Crossfire

Having little to no political knowledge or interest, Crossfire was originally very difficult to watch let alone follow. However some points stood out to me as very interesting. Jon Stewart made a very good point as to the fact that Crossfire was theater. He was implying that the other two men were simply actors trying to make the politicians look good. This became more apparent as the one man was obviously a democrat and the other republican. Jon pointed out that the show wasn't a debate show because it was simply two sides arguing. Jon stood as a neutral, unbiased opinion. Even the way he was dressed showed this as he was wearing a simple sweater while the other two were dressed in suits and ties. This causes people to immediately take his side and really trust him as an honest opinion. The other men just kept arguing and arguing while Jon did his best to make it a debate while making it funny and pointing out the flaws in media today.