#12 Jon Stewart

In Jon Stewart's sketch "Let's Leave it There", Stewart addresses the phoniness apparent in the media, especially CNN. Stewart's first point is on CNN's stupidity of fact checking a SNL skit. First, its an SNL skit...it was meant to not be taken seriously and meant to be laughed about. Second, CNN goes and wastes their time fact checking a humurous skit when they could be spending the news time and fact checking power to fact check other more important news. CNN is obviously not allocating their time correctly because they "leave it there" so many times during important news times. CNN has the time to thoroughly analyze and fact check a SNL skit but does not have time to complete or conclude debates on important issues such as health care. They show news that have incorrect numbers and do not spend the time to fact check whatever they are showing the public. By using the power of numbers, CNN is able to deceive and convince the public. Stewart also makes a solid point on one debate where a CNN reporter is unsure if she could fact check a piece of information. OF COURSE, you can fact check it. CNN is a 24 hour news channel, it has 24 hours to check facts on important issues like these. The last point that Stewart points out is how they cut off important debates, to watch youtube videos. Once again, a waste of time. News channels should use the time they have wisely and stop wasting time on irrelevant news and focus on important issues.