Pictures and stories are circulating of and about a Daily Show crew in Fairbanks for Gov. Sarah Palin's resignation Sunday. They were just one set of many photographers and reporters there for the media blitz on Fairbanks.
Reporter Jason Jones (at left, with The Alaska Standard reporter Dani Carlson) apparently hit AP photographer Al Grillo on the head or hat, blaming Grillo and the rest of the media for Gov. Sarah Palin's resigning, or something.
Jones also threw a cup of coffee at the Channel 2 News satellite truck, for the same reason, to get back at the media. The truck operator, who was in cahoots, came out to contribute "What the F--- are you doing?"
Obviously he's just having fun, but the idea's kind of harsh and maybe more what the crowd and the then-governor were getting at. I mean, blaming the Alaska media? Isn't that who Sarah blames? Was it really Turkeygate or Gobblegate or whatever, or was it the national press? The Daily Show?
The media, of course, all of them, were made a focus when during her speech Palin declared they were liars, that we were making "stuff" up, and that it was dishonoring the troops, somehow.
From How we said goodbye to Sarah, by Lynne Snifka, a.k.a. Monster House:
"So, how about, in honor of the American soldier, ya quit makin' things up," she said, though she didn't specify what.
In the press box, some reporters shifted uneasily, as though a volley of eggs or spoiled vegetables was about to be launched.
And other journalists, too, commented on feeling uneasy.
I'm guessing Jones' story will be some sort of commentary on the media, its credibility and its enemies now and in the future. And there are likely many other cameo appearances by Alaska journos on the Daily Show story.
Whatever it is, Los Anchorage's typewriting monkeys are currently hitting refresh every once in a while at The Daily Show.
Update: I just watched the show, and I have to say, Jon Stewart had a great take: Of all the things to blame mainstream media for, is it stories about the cost of Palin's wardrobe that bother her, or the false reports of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? I think he's insinuating the former.
Here's the Jason Jones piece:
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Conan also had jokes on the Tonight Show, starting his monologue off with Palin jokes. William Shatner performed her speech later as a jazz poem:
Here's the full video of the Palin speech.
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