A Politically Themed Entertainment Program
Jessica Fernandez
October 30, 2010 was the day the long awaited “Sanity and Fear Rally” took place on the National Mall in Washington D.C., hosted by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Tens of thousands of Americans came together to see what kind of effect a dueling rally had and the many jokes these two comedians were going to produce. Denying this rally as politically based, they referred it more as a call to action for the rational majority of America, so they will get out and vote on November 2nd. The rally consisted of the two comedians hosting different musical performances such as The Roots, as well as promoting the idea of talking rather than shouting different opinions. All ages descended on the mall, with many posters and signs filled with wry, humor remarks. Some of these remarks were political but some were just to get a laugh. There were also many fans that couldn’t go, so there were at least 20 satellites feeds in major cities around the nation. Though opposition to the event view the rally as having bias toward the Democratic party, Stewart and Colbert denied ties or allegiance to any party and the fans stated that their main reasons for coming to the event was because they felt alienated or just wanted to smile. With a Facebook page that has a quarter of a million followers and thousands who clicked “attending”, this entertainment based rally created a positive place for the rational majority of Americans to engage in tempered political discourse.
Additional Reading:
http://www.latimes.com/news/sc-dc-stewart-rally-web-20101030,0,3299738.story
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