Intervention Post

I would say that in 2011, the line between entertainment and politics has become very blurred. Some people choose to get their information from shows like The Daily Show or The Colbert Report, while others choose FoxNews or CNN. FoxNews and CNN are viewed as more credible sources, while the other two are viewed as comedy shows that provide political information.

Another source of political information are satirical cartoons such as South Park and Family Guy. They are notorious for placing characters in their shows and attempting to rip their worlds apart. A more interesting dynamic is when local news or another news source actually feature clips from these cartoon satires and then provide commentary. This dynamic truly represents just how blurred this line has become.

In this clip a news show is showing a clip of Obama from South Park in which he mentions change. Everybody should get the joke South Park is making, as you couldn't hide from Obama's slogan prior to the 2008 election.



Been trying to embed for 30 minutes, this video is being stubborn.

Here's the URL, I'm pretty sure it just doesn't want to be embedded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6ar55-1a9E