Sunday, August 25, 2013

Crossfire

When I found out we were watching "Crossfire" I really did not know what to expect. I had never seen the show but I could tell immediately that by the title it was not a friendly talk show. From the very first couple of minutes you could tell the show was not going to be pleasant because of all the sarcasm that was being thrown at Jon Stewart. To me, when you put two people with strong beliefs against each other, the debate will go nowhere. Since the two hosts were attacking Jon Stewart with questions and not listening to his views, it made the debate seem less genuine but almost rehearsed and fake. The hosts had a lot of emotion behind every question they asked. They only cared about how they felt and were completely one-sided.  The men only asked Jon the questions because they had to, not because they cared to listen to the other side of the debate. Watching the show made you wonder what was the point of having a guest or even a debate. If you never listen to the other person, why have them on for a debate show?

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