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user-inactivated · 3511 days ago · link · · parent · post: Jon Stewart, Patron Saint of Liberal Smugness
I agree. To whatever extent he embraced and played to his audience, as a profit-motivated individual/brand he can't be blamed. However, I think Stewart left true 'comedian' territory a long time ago. In some ways he's closer to a standard-bearer or a figurehead or what have you, to a certain type of person.
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user-inactivated · 3510 days ago · link ·
Yeah. My immediate thought is, if you were to look for a modern-day equivalent, there isn't one per se but Stewart and Colbert are along the same lines. EDIT: The modern-day equivalent is probably something more like the editorial board of the Times.