Jay compiles a fantastic list of “What’s going on here that we don’t understand, do we, Mr. and Mrs. Jones?” He asks for help understanding what thread runs among the topics.

I left a comment, basically repeating a post from a few days ago:

Great list, and I agree with Shrinkette: Sounds like you’re gestating the blog entry we’re all waiting to read.

I think you can see one of the pivot points in Stewart’s refusing to be CrossFire’s “monkey”: The journalists want to entertain and the entertain wants to tell the truth.

The entertainer is the pivot here because I think part of the new — but transient — narrative is that “The media are the last to know”…and in particular, the last to know that they’ve lost their pompous, false claim on our trust. “The media are the last to know” is a comic trope since, obviously, they’re in the knowing business. Hence, the narrative has become comedic. Their every protestation of seriousness — from Dan Rather’s apology to Sam Donaldson’s toupee — now only makes them look more ridiculous.

Go read the list and leave Jay a comment that makes sense of it all…

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