You know how comforting it is to go to McDonald's sometimes? You know it's not gourmet, it's not home cooking, it's not good for you... but you know exactly what it will taste like and where the bathroom is and you always think it'll be better than it is.That's what the Daily Show is for me. It's familiar. It's always the same. It's slightly stale. It's not the best out there, but it'll do. And i know... what to expect.
i watched the coronation today and i knew as i watched it precisely which things John Stewart would make fun of, which ones he wouldn't, and how he would do it. It was cake.
i knew he'd poke fun at how Rick Warren said Obama's kids' names. i knew he'd poke fun at the Reverend's closing prayer, but in a cute soft way. i knew he'd make fun of Cheyney in a wheelchair. And i knew he wouldn't make fun of Obama's complete inability to get through his oath of office, despite 8 years of making fun of Bush's blunders.
Then finally... i was surprised... slightly. i noticed that Obama's speech was largely exactly the same as dozens of speeches Bush gave. Not the same ideas... but many were the exact same words. So John did manage to put together a montage of the clips. i'll hopefully have that soon as a link. i'd rather not do the work myself.
Ah, predictability... feels like home.
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Just thought you'd like to know, it was the supreme court justice who messed up the oath. He decided to go without notes and he said the wrong thing. That's why Obama stumbled. :)
This explains why John didn't make fun of it? Doubt that very much.
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