
I follow American politics very closely, since a few years ago. Before that, I normally only knew what was reported in international media. It started with the discovery of The Daily Show, actually, and me falling in love with Jon Stewart’s tone of voice. I watched not only the shows as they came out, but also his old shows backwards using Comedy Central’s archive. I have therefore watched every show since around 2006, and some even older than that.
Today, I start every morning – I wake up very early – with a routine that keeps me up to date with both late night comedy and the news.
- The very first step is always to type in news.google.com. I have set my browser to list U.S. news. If you don’t, they’ll use your location. So Google will list the highest read topics in the news. From there, I select articles that seem interesting. I usually read 2-3 every morning.
- I then often go to New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today and The Hill. I used to subscribe to Wall Street Journal, but since I stopped, I don’t go there much, because most of their articles are locked.
- After this, I go to msnbc.com, and then to Rachel Maddow and Morning Joe. I love Rachel, who almost always starts her shows with a history lesson, and then often digs into stories others have missed, tying today’s events back to the history lesson. I don’t love Joe Scarborough, who is a Republican, but I watch him to balance all the otherwise ”liberal media”, and because he has a good variety of guests which leads to interesting discussions. Other favourites that I don’t always have time for are Lawrence O’Donnel amd Chuck Todd.
- Then it’s time for CNN. I take a look at the top stories, and then I check out Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper.
- ADDED after I published this:
- Don Lemon, CNN
- Brianna Keilar, CNN
I have one email subscription: Borowitz at The New Yorker. I read his satirical articles right away.
Now it’s time for late night comedy, which is not always updated in the Swedish morning, so often I need to go back and check when I get home from work.
I only watch political satire.
Three comedians have one show per week: John Oliver on Sunday nights, Sam Bee on Wednesdays and Bill Maher on Fridays. I subscribe to HBO Nordic to be able to watch Oliver and Maher, but they don’t always come out there fast enough, so I often have to use Youtube instead. So Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays I busy myself with their shows.
John is my favourite, pretty much like Rachel is in the news sphere, because I learn from them and they talk about issues that others don’t. But Sam is so amazingly funny and to the point, and I love her feminist perspective. Then there’s Bill that sometimes crosses my line, but I don’t have to agree to appreciate.
Then there is of course SNL, which gets watched on Sundays. To watch it from Europe, you need a proxy to simulate being in the U.S.. We use VyprVPN.
Also, there are three daily shows that I watch. First, there’s literally The Daily Show, which is not as good as it used to be, but still pretty amazing. I love Trevor Noah. You need the proxy for this as well.
I also watch Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers. Stephen is a comedian with a touch of seriousness, and Seth is the opposite.
What about Fallon, Conan and Corden? Well, they’re not political, so I get bored with them quite quickly. But I watch them sometimes.
Hope this can be used to inspire someone.
Want a taste? Here is a rising star:
Amy Hoggart from Full Frontal:
Photo of Rachel Maddow: Paul Schultz.
Det är inne att jämföra V och SD just nu. Sensmoralen ska vara att V är lika illa som SD, typ. Allt dumt man säger om SD ska helst även kletas på V, för att uppnå någon sorts rättvisa.
Så det har inte blivit ett smack
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Så vad handlar då Sakines raseri om? Jo, att kommunen inte dessutom hade diskuterat jämställdhet i sitt föreläggande. De hade ENBART tagit fasta på det mest uppenbara, dvs den omedelbara effekten för barnen, och inte i sitt förordnande dessutom skrivit en politisk essä om vikten av jämställda förebilder för små barn.
För mig är SD min antites. De står för allt jag är emot. Det finns i princip inget överlapp, förutom att jag är monarkist. Flödet från M till SD är därför ganska obegripligt, eftersom jag i hela mitt vuxna liv, sedan 1985, röstat på M i varje val, och ansett att nästan alla politiska förslag varit sådant jag stått bakom. Jag har följt alla debatter i alla val. Jag har haft ett öppet sinne och även prövat andra partier mot mina åsikter. Och jag har ändå valt M, varje gång. Ibland lätt, som 2006, 2010 och 2014, ibland motvilligt som 2002. På något sätt har människor med diametralt olika uppfattning om nästan allt röstat precis som jag. Det upphör aldrig att förundra mig.
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