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October 10, 2007
Lewis Black tells us what not to think about
"I'm not comfortable with any issue that can't be expressed through men's jewelry."
I hope I captured that correctly. I was laughing pretty hard through Lewis Black's whole segment on the Daily Show.
Black lambasted the U.S. Congress and the national pundits for continuing — will we ever get a reprieve? — to waste time on petty nothingness like Barack Obama's lapel pins and Rush Limbaugh's jingoistic entertainment and poorly aimed newspaper ads that feature bad puns.
I laugh, and yet I cringe, because the crusty comedian is dead right. Why does it take Comedy Central icons to remind us of what is important? Don't get me wrong, as I'm glad they do; but what is wrong with the media and our elected representatives?
Look, I know some of us are conservatives, and some of us are liberals, and yet others are, well, other. But I don't think that fact has to reduce our discourse to absurdity. I think we can act upon our suppositions of how to fix things, even while those differ, and get to work on them; and, perhaps most importantly, leave alone what isn't broken.
UPDATE: Stephen Colbert revealed his flag nipple ring. That way, even if he takes his jacket or shirt off, he's still showing his patriotism. I think we should elect him.
UPDATE 2: This thought just struck me: irreverence is the new capital.
Humour | By joe lance | 12:04 AM