Frum Compares Maddow To McCain's Hecklers

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/14/rachel-maddow-battles-dav_n_134508.html

Rachel Maddow sparred with former Bush speechwriter and National Review contributor David Frum, after Frum thought he'd cleverly ambush Maddow with the accusation that she was contributing to the low tone of the political discourse.

Basically, Frum objected to Maddow's injection of humor and sarcasm into her show as an example of how political culture was circling the drain. Maddow, obviously, had some disagreement with this contention, suggesting that her use of comic effect was not in any way equivalent to say...calling for someone's head on the campaign trail.

Of course, Frum seems to have a problem with political comedy in general. Back in July, he took to his "Diary" to caterwaul over the way Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert treat the conversation: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert obviously see themselves as something more than ordinary funny men. Recall Stewart's memorable scolding of Crossfire for hurting America; remember Stephen Colbert's preachy appearance at the White House correspondents dinner. They think something is very wrong with cable news, and so they satirize that wrong. In making their point, they themselves violate every kind of journalistic ethical rule. They say, "It's OK for us - we're fake news." That's a convenient excuse. But it's not really an adequate one.

Yes! It's almost as if The Daily Show and the Colbert Report have an established, intrinsic comedic conventions that are a thing apart from the two men's appearances in all other fora! And because they don't adhere to those conventions ALL THE TIME, like on Crossfire, or at the Duane Reade, they are violating some journalistic ethics.

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[nater551]

Good point. The O'Reilly and Hannity megalomania isn't there, which is refreshing

[acinodras]

How obnoxious to call Rachel Maddow out. Seeing as David Frum played a large part in keeping American whipped into a frenzy as Bush's speech writer, I think it's fitting that he now suffers from the monster he helped create.

[itsmarkwtf]

@croissantanyone:: Your dumb.

[itsmarkwtf]

What I dont understand is why on earth would you give anybody from Team Bush a chance to speak? All he did was recruit idiots for his administration. Go do some research on how many scandals he has under his belt.

[minisiets]

I love how Rachel Maddow can lay the verbal smackdown on somebody while at the same time not being an asshole while doing it.

[Hydrocodone]

thanx for reminding us of what's important. MSNBC and Maddows racist hatred won't fly. We're pulling all of our ads from MSNBC.

[shandcunt]

@98DevilDog79 You mean like when Bill O Rielly says "Now Look, Im not going to call you a pin head"

He didn't actually call anyone a pin head, in fact he said the opposite. it's funny how people take things the wrong way....

She gave facts about inconcsistencies in the campaign and then made a light joke about it....how is that lowering the conversation.

[shandcunt]

Fuck I Love Maddow, doesn't take shit!!

[gombis666]

Maddow wears underwear with dickholes in them

[98DevilDog79]

Nice excuses... Frun never made the comparison between her and cutting off Obama's head, he said the discorse is being lowered and shes contibuting towards it. She simply didn't want to sound stupid (to other stupid people) and made the comparison as if he had made it.

[Disney312]

@mervadine

she's hot.

[gombis666]

Cant wait for Crist to come out of the closet.