http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/obama-jon-stewart-and-change/?partner=rss&emc=rss
President Obama has made an appearance on Jon Stewarts comedy show, "The Daily Show". This episode was taped in Washington, in a Theater a few blocks away from the White House. This was a fun chance for Jon Stewart to give an extra plug for his Rally to Restore sanity and March to keep Fear Alive. For Obama, as always, it was a chance to get the word out to voters to get out and vote when their voting day comes along. "Getting out the vote is 'on the top of every to-do list of every person working in a campaign at any point in the country,’" (said by Robert Gibbs). Of course, having a President on a "fake news show" will mean him getting poked at by the host, and Jon Stewart never fails to do that. But, I also think its a good thing. It shows that our President is out to show hes friendly, funny and wants to get the attention of everyone, and not just people who watch serious news shows the stereotypical late night shows. "The lines between entertainment and news are increasingly blurred – in part because Mr. Obama has been willing to bring his presidential platform to settings his predecessors might have regarded as unconventional, to say the least." He has also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and on The View. Obama is really willing to reach whatever people are watching and getting the word to go vote out.
hmm...the lines between entertainment and news *are* increasingly blurred. that can be a good thing or a bad thing, i think. not that there's a problem with the president appearing on the daily show, but think about what the blurred lines mean in the production of everyday information.
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