"Space is on the verge of becoming an adventure again, Windows Vista is flopping, and Mario Kart will be out for the Wii soon. I think the future will be okay."
Yeah, but will Jon Stewart smile at all after 2008? OK, he's a professional, but will we smile watching him? I just can't imagine that the Daily Show will be the same with a Dem. in the White House, esp. one who actually tries to govern the country in a responsible manner. Is the price worth paying ... ?
There are always humorous Republican scandals to cover. Larry "Wide Stance" Craig under any other administration is still Larry "Wide Stance" Craig.
I don't think we really need to hand-wring about The Daily Show and a Dem White House. More important is getting a deal for the writers so they can work again.
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See Ezra, he's not a Paul-bot after all.
Posted by: Chris O. | January 29, 2008 10:25 AM
Indeed Chris, disaster averted. By the way, your Captcha system is totally unreadable.
Posted by: Jake | January 29, 2008 10:28 AM
"Space is on the verge of becoming an adventure again, Windows Vista is flopping, and Mario Kart will be out for the Wii soon. I think the future will be okay."
Posted by: Trevor | January 29, 2008 10:30 AM
And XKCD, in turn largely swayed by the Lessig endorsement. Maybe these things do matter?
Posted by: Anthony Damiani | January 29, 2008 11:01 AM
Yeah, but will Jon Stewart smile at all after 2008? OK, he's a professional, but will we smile watching him? I just can't imagine that the Daily Show will be the same with a Dem. in the White House, esp. one who actually tries to govern the country in a responsible manner. Is the price worth paying ... ?
Posted by: Egypt Steve | January 29, 2008 12:05 PM
There are always humorous Republican scandals to cover. Larry "Wide Stance" Craig under any other administration is still Larry "Wide Stance" Craig.
I don't think we really need to hand-wring about The Daily Show and a Dem White House. More important is getting a deal for the writers so they can work again.
Posted by: Andrew | January 29, 2008 12:16 PM
The daily show is not about doing political commentary. it is about doing commentary on political commentary.
I don't expect Fox News or Lou Dobbs to magically stop being idiots. I'm sure it'll still be relevant.
(And +1 to settling the writer's strike...)
Posted by: dbt | January 29, 2008 1:01 PM
The Daily Show is pretty good at skewering Dems too.
Posted by: Ricky B | January 29, 2008 1:56 PM
Washington is a "target-rich environment". I'm not worried about the Daily Show, no matter what happens.
Posted by: jenga | January 29, 2008 11:11 PM