Boston Bombings Coverage: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Tuesday’s post featured Fareed Zakaria’s take on the Boston bombings, some of the rare “good” coverage of the attack. Jon Stewart, on the other hand, makes a living covering the “bad” and the “ugly” of American news. Today’s post features the “bad,” CNN’s embarrassing Boston bombings blunder.
Daily Show on Second Amendment Hypocrisy
In the wake of terrorism in Boston, Jon Stewart chronicles Congressional Second Amendment hypocrisy. Legislators who were unwilling to curtail the Second Amendment in order to combat the scourge of violence in our inner cities (which has caused nearly a million American deaths since 1970) were more than willing to sacrifice other Constitutional liberties in order to combat terrorism (which has caused approximately 3,400 deaths since 1980).
Daily Show on Immigration Reform
Jon Stewart and Al Madrigal discuss the GOP’s proposed path to citizenship and Latinos proposed path for the Republicans to the White House.
Sandra Day O’Connor on the Daily Show
Jon Stewart spends two segments talking with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. It is not the best interview, but Part I is available here (5:35) and Part II here (4:39).
More entertainingly, Jon Stewart discusses the Voting Rights Act and Justice Scalia here (7:48).