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Old August 28th 08, 06:57 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:53:16 +0000, D Peter Maus wrote:


You DON"T get it. The issue is not whether satire is a valid form
of presentation, the issue is whether a satirist is a credible source of
news.

To get back to your original assertion, Jon Stewart is a
satirist. Not a reporter. He deals in perspective. He presents HIS
perspective. He doesn't report facts.

A clown may base his act on facts. But he is not a factual source.


Communication of a concept is effected nonetheless.