Somewhat obvious

Pew has a new research survey out that found viewers of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report were among the most knowledgeable Americans while Fox News viewers were among the least. I don’t think this is terribly surprising. Fox News is a steady diet of party line bullshit and slanted propaganda. Al Franken coined the term "disinfotainment" to define Rush Limbaugh’s particular brand of editorialism. Fox can were that label proudly.

In contrast, the Daily Show and Colbert Report offer funny commentary on the issues of the day. If one does not know what John Stewart or Stephen Colbert is talking about, the jokes are not funny and one is disinclined to watch (Sidebar – On any given day, Colbert’s Word segment is probably the funniest couple of minutes on TV). I am not saying that only smart people watch those shows but it seems unlikely that a bunch of dunces are going to sit through something they cannot grasp. How many eight year olds do you think watch Masterpiece Theatre?