By Otto
I recently read an article in The Wichita Eagle; "Politics
of Late-night TV".
The article points out that in
recent years, the line between politicians and entertainment has blurred.
According to the article, politicians use to avoid ever going on late night
talk shows, such as Johnny Carson. That has changed and now politicians count
on talk shows to get publicity and it seems to be more positive for them to do
that. I would point out that it also works the other way. The nightly and
morning news casters, who come on at 5:30pm, or 7:00am (Central Time here)
often cover their own networks TV shows for news, such as Dancing With The Stars.
I've noticed more and more that
entertainment, culture, news and politics overlap. We can see that here on Counter-culture Journals. We are mostly
about culture and entertainment. But often there are political types of culture
and entertainment. We can't keep them completely separated.
There was a time not so long ago when it would have been
inconceivable for a sitting president to visit any late-night talk show, much
less one on basic cable. But President Barack Obama did just that Tuesday night
- for the third time as chief executive - to bid farewell to Jon Stewart, who
leaves "The Daily Show" next month.
In their years on the air, Stewart and his peers David
Letterman, Jay Leno and Stephen Colbert have mined the campaign trail for
countless punchlines and transformed late-night comedy into a critical arbiter
in the political conversation. In stark contrast to the Johnny Carson era, it
is now routine for D.C. players to appear in the guest chair.
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