So I was browsing through The Huffington Post when I came across a media article about The Daily Show. Jon Stewart was on Bill O'Reilly's show the other day so O'Reilly decided to come on The Daily Show. I found the entire interview to be very entertaining overall, but what is more interesting is the fact they came together in agreement on something!
The started out by referring to Fox News as the Temple of Doom which I have to agree with. Everyone on that network seems to feel the world is about to end and that is how they talk to their audiences. Stewart gave O'Reilly a compliment by saying he was the fairest when speaking of Obama and his agenda out of anyone on the network, and I also agree with that.
But what the both agree on is that corruption has to end. Corruption in politics and the MEDIA. In order to campaign they have to raise money. When asking for money they are told basically "If I support you, I want this and this" which puts the campaigner in a tight spot. But to get the media on your side costs a lot of money. O'Reilly said upwards of 150million just to run for president! That is absolutely ridiculous when media is supposedly "free". Both Stewart and O'Reilly agreed that the corruption was a major issue and they mentioned it within the media several times. The link to the article with the videos is here so you can feel free to watch it. I highly recommend watching it. I was very interested and the after interview "analysis" that Stewart did was hilarious!
On a side note about the Temple of Doom here is something funny. I have always disliked Fox News and I have never hidden that fact. In an interview with Rolling Stone's President Obama expressed his view of Fox and he also (for good reason) dislikes him. That can be found here.
It is very interesting to see such different personalities come together, twice, and actually agree on something. You and I will disagree when it comes to liking Fox, because I happen to be a fan, but I will agree with you that the network does have more of a negative connotation about its stories. I will support the network, however, by saying that the country is in a VERY negative place at the moment and Fox is simply reporting on the current state of affairs. While I do turn to MANY other outlets for information, I appreciate the fact that I do not feel like Fox is sparing my feelings or only reporting the "good news" of the day, but that I am seeing a more accurate picture of what is going on. I know that people laugh when they see accurate and Fox in the same sentence, but the same could be said about accurate and CNN or MSNBC. I guess its just all a matter of what lenses you view things through. All in all, I agree with you on the O'Reilly / Stewart saga though!!
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