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anthonybaxterone of the finer rants I've heard in the last 12 months just popped up again on the ipod. This is from the audiobook of the daily show's America: The Book, and is the introduction to Chapter 7: The Media.
"A free and independant press is essential to the health of a functioning democracy. It serves to inform the public on matters relevant to it's well-being. Why they've stopped doing that is a mystery. I mean, 300 camera crews outside a courthouse to see what Kobe Bryant is wearing when the judge sets his hearing date, while false information used to send our country to war goes unchecked -- what the fuck happened? These spineless cowards of the press have finally gone too far, they have violated a trust. Was the president successful in convincing the country? Who gives a shit? Why not tell us if what he said was true? And the excuses! My god! The excuses! 'Hey, we just give the people what they want'. 'What can we do, this administration is secretive'. Oh, but the last season of Friends really is news! The unmitigated gall of these weak-willed -- you're supposed to be helping us, you indecent piles of shit! I -- fuck it. Just fuck it!"
"This is the editor, again. We sincerely apologise for this false start. The authors have assured us that it was a momentary lapse of restraint caused by a deadline-induced Red Bull binge. In no way was it meant to portray any sense of anger and/or disappointment in the behaviour and standards of the modern media"
"A free and independant press is essential to the health of a functioning democracy. It serves to inform the public on matters relevant to it's well-being. Why they've stopped doing that is a mystery. I mean, 300 camera crews outside a courthouse to see what Kobe Bryant is wearing when the judge sets his hearing date, while false information used to send our country to war goes unchecked -- what the fuck happened? These spineless cowards of the press have finally gone too far, they have violated a trust. Was the president successful in convincing the country? Who gives a shit? Why not tell us if what he said was true? And the excuses! My god! The excuses! 'Hey, we just give the people what they want'. 'What can we do, this administration is secretive'. Oh, but the last season of Friends really is news! The unmitigated gall of these weak-willed -- you're supposed to be helping us, you indecent piles of shit! I -- fuck it. Just fuck it!"
"This is the editor, again. We sincerely apologise for this false start. The authors have assured us that it was a momentary lapse of restraint caused by a deadline-induced Red Bull binge. In no way was it meant to portray any sense of anger and/or disappointment in the behaviour and standards of the modern media"
