The Daily Show on the Republican Double Standard
One of the reasons I love The Daily Show is because they often bring such stark clarity to the bullshit that’s endemic to the American political process. They do it to Republicans and Democrats alike, but some of their recent shots at the Right have been especially pointed and clever. For example:
When a Democratic candidate shifts their stance on a position or two, that’s “flip flopping.” When a Republican candidate reverses himself on everything he’s stood for in the past, that’s just hunky dory.
When Hillary Clinton complains about sexism in the media, it’s a shrill call for gender-based favoritism. When Sarah Palin does it, it’s courageous. Also, it’s perfectly okay to pick on teen mothers and their parents when the mother in question isn’t a Republican vice presidential candidate.
It’s only comedy in the sense that if you didn’t laugh you’d have to cry.
