Pathetic Whine 'O the Week
by digby
Rush, the "entertainer":
“What do I think of Colbert getting Letterman’s gig? I’ll give you the short version: CBS has just declared war on the heartland of America. No longer is comedy going to be a covert assault on traditional American values, conservative values — now it’s just wide out in the open. What this hire means is a redefinition of what is funny and a redefinition of what is comedy and they’re blowing up the 11:30 format under the guise of ‘the world’s changing.' It’s the media planting a flag, here. It’s a declaration.”
I guess old Rush thought Letterman's open revulsion for George W. Bush was apolitical? Or did he think it was funny? Either way, he's misinformed. "Comedy" (the real thing, not the fratboy insults he dispenses every day) has a well known liberal bias. It really does. Witness how many upfront right wing political comics there are. Right. Dennis Miller and Victoria Jackson.
On the other hand, in the space of two short weeks Colbert officially became an enemy of the left and the right. You can't be more mainstream than that.
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