We're regularly reminded by The Daily Show that comedians can make better journalists than newscasters.
This morning's clip on ABC, in which Laughing Liberally's Baratunde Thurston spent 5 minutes discussing the President's address, demonstrated that comedians can offer more serious commentary than most pundits as well.
When the anchor asked him to tease Speaker Pelosi's outfit, he turned it around to how proud she seemed. When the anchor wanted to focus on the "bromance" between the President and VP, Baratunde instead talked about their working relationship to get the job done. And when she gave him an open shot to tease Governor Jindal, he took a serious moment about the amazement that the GOP would hold up Katrina as an example of too much government help.
Then he said Jindal sounded like he was speaking to 5-year-olds.
Baratunde hit a great blend of entertaining and relevant, something our news coverage sometimes misses (the latter, that is).
With all the talk about MSNBC's 10pm slot, maybe Baratunde's name should be entered into the mix.
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