Not Funny, But Whatever.

Adam Cadre is, among other things, a programmer, a comic-book writer, and an accomplished novelist. He's been reading through the complete writings of Mark Twain and writing about each book in his Calendar which is very similar to a blog but isn't quite one, I don't think. The latest entry, inspired by Twain's Christian Science clarified something that's been tugging at my mind, about politics and the media and Jon Stewart.

I was watching The Daily Show, particularly the film about presidency of the past four years. It's online in a few places, go search if you haven't seen it. But what struck me was, it wasn't funny. Oh sure, there were some moments of hilarity, like Bush stating hesitantly, "I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah." But I didn't see the same comedy punchlines that The Daily Show usually aims for.

I wasn't upset, but I was unsettled. And I think it's because I started to realize, right there, that somehow a fake news show has become one of the only sources of real journalism left.

But, go read Cadre's essay. It's worth your time. And while you're at it, add adamcadre to find out about updates when they happen.