Organizing for America | A Canadian for Obama: COMIC RELIEF—Your Source for REAL Election Issues Information.

COMIC RELIEF—Your Source for REAL Election Issues Information.

By Canadian for Obama - Sep 11th, 2008 at 2:15 pm EDT

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Tags: Colbert Report, craig ferguson, daily show, david letterman, Jon Stewart, late show, stephen colbert

Last night I watched Senator Obama on the David Letterman Show and thought "gee, this is one of the best interviews that I've seen with the senator". I learned a lot of new things about Barack. He seemed at ease and it was like watching a conversation between two reasonable and intelligent individuals. That was a refreshing treat after the smut that the so-called mainstream media has been perpetrating for the past several days.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hf6qd8b65s

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZXc5AVHgaE

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0gt3BQqa-A

Following on the heels of Letterman was Craig Ferguson on the Late Late Show doing a diatribe on the ridiculous antics of mainstream media's non-coverage of essential issues. He opines that people want to hear from real people about real issues "...this is a very important election but you wouldn't know it by the news coverage". "Why are we talking about animals and cosmetics?" "Why is John McCain hanging around while his vice-presidential candidate is up there [Alaska] campaigning to be president?" "What are you going to do for this country, pal?" To the TV news media "...take this thing seriously". To the public "...if you don't vote, you're a moron! It is your DUTY to vote!"

Craig Ferguson - If you don't vote, you're a moron.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdRVQ4xwwmQ

Do me the honor of being my fellow Americans and vote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1good-Ifdg&NR=1

Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) and Stephen Colbert (Colbert Report) have also made points, in their inimitably comic ways, 'outting' many outrageous claims by the McCain campaign by showing clips of Republican operatives that are in direct opposition to their assertions.

I find it bizarre that the source for real election issues is coming from television's comedians. Then again, the administration of the last 8 years, while it cannot be characterized as funny by any measure, has been an absolute abusurdity.

Thanks Dave, Craig, Jon and Stephen for telling it like it is and showing us the truth through a bit of comic relief.

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