Again, I really don’t think this was satire. I don’t think Stewart is an anti-science Trumper, but I think he is genuinely worried about the dangers he sees in science- driven elitism, and wants to set some other authority (humanism perhaps?) above science. This is not an uncommon position among certain kinds of liberals (e.g., those still losing sleep over genetically modified crops).
What we needed was a transition from his comic bit (however successful or not it was) and at least a few minutes of serious discussion. On Thu, 17 Jun 2021 at 4:20 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > . >> > > As I watched the Stewart rant I thought his problem is he hasn't done > standup in front of an audience for years and his performance was off. He > wasn't clear about the point he was making - I think his point was if you > say "trust the science" it doesn't mean trust only the science you agree > with. As he built his rant his beats were off and as he got up and walked > to the audience he didn't pause to see if the audience was still with him. > If he spaced the buildup more it would have come out more like satire and > less like a right wing talk radio rant. > > As for Carvey, he must be some kind of acquired taste. So many people I > respect in comedy talk about what a genius he is and every time I watch an > appearance I don't find him funny. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFqssQGDVPmr8hjwhDL4gyQOr9EjzSXed-zuyEPQMmw-g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFqssQGDVPmr8hjwhDL4gyQOr9EjzSXed-zuyEPQMmw-g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BTvBZBsPMOC6f%2BcckrsarbpgvE4Sm8dS%2Bp5UOen02ULg%40mail.gmail.com.
