AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH, you're killin' me with the Justified references. The "asshole" statement is probably my all-time favorite from the (best-ever, as you state) series. Sidenote: I can't wait for the coming reboot!
That said, I think there is a lot of truth in your analysis. What I miss more than anything is when it seemed news sources were actually held accountable for errors, misspeaks and lies. There was a time that what passes for news on some sources today would have been universally disparaged and discounted.
One of the reasons I loved the Jon Stewart version of the Daily Show is they'd hold people accountable by showing what they were saying now and what they said in the past.
As for Justified, I decided to re-watch the entire series and the first time I saw it I wanted to be Raylan Givens and this time I'd settle for being Art Mullens. Also, Tim Gutterson is deadpan hilarious pretty much every time he opens his mouth.
Walter Cronkite. But he never made me laugh, like Lee does. When I was in high school we got to visit The New York Times (I was on the high school paper staff). At that point in my life, I idolized journalism and got it ingrained into me the difference between Opinion/Commentary and The News/Reporting the Facts.
Just this morning some guy wanted me to sign a petition for the "No Label Party." He said we're not Republican or Democrat, not right wing or left wing. "
I thought I'd better see if they had any literature about their party first and told him so. He didn't have any literature. I could look it up online, but I'm not going to waste my time, when I can reread Lee's post and have a few laughs and... @Lee, do you watch Justified with a streaming service and if so, which one? Thank you!
Yup, I'm way funnier than Walter Cronkite, but a lot less trustworthy. I'm watching Justified on DVDs I checked out for free from the Kansas City Public Library.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH, you're killin' me with the Justified references. The "asshole" statement is probably my all-time favorite from the (best-ever, as you state) series. Sidenote: I can't wait for the coming reboot!
That said, I think there is a lot of truth in your analysis. What I miss more than anything is when it seemed news sources were actually held accountable for errors, misspeaks and lies. There was a time that what passes for news on some sources today would have been universally disparaged and discounted.
One of the reasons I loved the Jon Stewart version of the Daily Show is they'd hold people accountable by showing what they were saying now and what they said in the past.
As for Justified, I decided to re-watch the entire series and the first time I saw it I wanted to be Raylan Givens and this time I'd settle for being Art Mullens. Also, Tim Gutterson is deadpan hilarious pretty much every time he opens his mouth.
If readers didn't immediately think of Johnny Carson when they read the title of this article, they're a lot younger than I am.
We must be close to the same age because Who Do You Trust? was the first time I became aware of Johnny Carson.
Walter Cronkite. But he never made me laugh, like Lee does. When I was in high school we got to visit The New York Times (I was on the high school paper staff). At that point in my life, I idolized journalism and got it ingrained into me the difference between Opinion/Commentary and The News/Reporting the Facts.
Just this morning some guy wanted me to sign a petition for the "No Label Party." He said we're not Republican or Democrat, not right wing or left wing. "
I thought I'd better see if they had any literature about their party first and told him so. He didn't have any literature. I could look it up online, but I'm not going to waste my time, when I can reread Lee's post and have a few laughs and... @Lee, do you watch Justified with a streaming service and if so, which one? Thank you!
Yup, I'm way funnier than Walter Cronkite, but a lot less trustworthy. I'm watching Justified on DVDs I checked out for free from the Kansas City Public Library.
I was in high school when the Janet Cooke story broke. I have often wondered whether she ever saw "Absence of Malice." 😀
Great Paul Newman movie that I now may have to watch again.