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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:27 AM Original message |
TIME: Now that Walter Cronkite has passed on, who is America's most trusted newscaster? |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. Jon Stewart really isn't a "newscaster," is he? |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I agree |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. "People just appreciate" |
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Rob H. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. You should've seen him dish up a heapin' helpin' of red-ass |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. "You're on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls." |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I remember seeing that live on CNN |
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pepperbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. you don't get the irony that a comedian is considered to be the most |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
3. A Shame They Didn't Offer Ellen Goodman As a Choice |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Um, I think that's Amy Goodman, not Ellen. n/t |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Oops |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. If people "trust" Jon Stewart more than "real" newscasters |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. "Truth is at the core of what they do, not spin." |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
6. Amy Goodman. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I value a small handful of similar journalists, but I'd go w/Amy too |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. yep |
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kjackson227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
7. Is KO considered a newscaster? Anyway, I'd choose him. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
11. John Steward was the first one that came to my mind and ironically |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
12. Clearly the deities have a sense of humor. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
17. Parody of reality is now realitiness. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
18. Jon is a political comedian but cuts through the BS with truth. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. "Newscaster"? WTF? |
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Spike89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. We used to label commentators |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Very well put. It's a scary time when people have to look elsewhere than "the news" for news |
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