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.
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.