http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2012/01/the-republican-reality-show-the-rise-and-fall-of-not-romney/ Informed reflection on the events of the day Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.23 http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2012/01/the-republican-reality-show-the-rise-and-fall-of-not-romney/comment-page-1/#comment-23488 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:54:00 +0000 http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/?p=11282#comment-23488 I actually found it extremely difficult to watch the debates and understand why watching “The Jersey Shore” is easier and more entertaining for you. I just can’t take it. I also agree that Postman’s critique sometimes makes sense and that the Republican debate is a case in point. I should have cited it.

]]> http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2012/01/the-republican-reality-show-the-rise-and-fall-of-not-romney/comment-page-1/#comment-23487 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:01:00 +0000 http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/?p=11282#comment-23487 Your article is interesting in that you mention both Ien Ang’s “Watching Dallas” and Josh Gamson’s “Freaks Talk Back,” but leave out Neil Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death,” which you have criticized in previous posts for its negative bias towards the presence of politics in media entertainment. Personally, I have an easier time watching an episode of “The Jersey Shore” than The Republican Debates.

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