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Tim’s Light Reading (5-13-2011)
1. Beneke and Stephens on Barton and Stewart
Chris Beneke and Randall Stephens discuss “The Daily Show’s Limits” in a May 10, 2011 Christian Century article. Here’s the opening one-third of the piece (bolds mine):
“Open conversation that leads to nothing.”
That’s how Jon Stewart summed up his interview with popular right-wing historian David Barton. He was right. After 30 minutes of glib back-and-forth with Barton (ten of which made it onto TV), Stewart was flummoxed, worn down, unfunny:
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As the air left the room, Read more
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