Sunday October 5, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

This election has taken on a new dimension.
Welcome to the world of dueling comedians.

First came Sarah Silverman's plea to young Jews to schlep to Florida to convince their grandparents to vote Obama. Her video is all over the place.
Now comes Jackie Mason with his own You Tube shtik calling Silverman a Yenta and explaining that people should vote the way they want and that does not make them a bigot.
Both comedians are very entertaining and certainly more poignant than late night one liners.

The weird reality is that one significant reason this election is different from previous presidential elections is precisely because the battle over votes is being waged on so many new media fronts.

Another reality is that the elderly living in Florida are more likely to be influenced by their grandchildren than by the media and their grandchildren are influenced by comedians on You Tube.

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