I’m not so sure. Its main promoter, John Stewart, seems to switch from funny to serious whenever he needs to make a point. The Rally to Restore Sanity seems to be meant more to alter the American media discourse than to entertain. Of course, those goals aren’t mutually exclusive; but there’s no reason to let the goal of entertaining people undermine the goal of promoting sanity in politics.
Isn’t this a comedy event to begin with?
I’m not so sure. Its main promoter, John Stewart, seems to switch from funny to serious whenever he needs to make a point. The Rally to Restore Sanity seems to be meant more to alter the American media discourse than to entertain. Of course, those goals aren’t mutually exclusive; but there’s no reason to let the goal of entertaining people undermine the goal of promoting sanity in politics.