How Comedy Informs Us

In America there is a 4-times a week comedy progam (programme) called The Daily Show. In one survey it was found to be the top news source for 18-30 year olds. Many people decried the survey as trash (rubbish) or even worzse found the survey to be troubling. But I believe it is much easier to find the heart of a story through sarcasm than any other journalism device. That is why i am going to inform you that I find a great deal of my information on British Politics from watching episodes of "Have I Got News for You". I find I can find what is important to Britons much quicker this way than reading the BBC website for a month. Every civilization needs humor (humour) to survive, the great ones can also use it to inform.

Who I am and why I am writing this blog

Hello to the internets,

To get this started I just completed my college (university) degree in December. I graduated in December and with the current job climate, yes the ability to get a job is just as bad here as it is in Britain, I have a great deal of free time on my hands. One of the positives is that I have been able to follow the British election closely. Well as closely as possible from internet sites and video clips that are not blocked with a "not available in your area" stripe. I hope though I can learn even more about British politics and British people through this blog and hopefully I can add some color (colour) to this campaign.