Comments by "Acid Joke" (@PWMoze) on "Trevor Noah Gives Tongue Bath To The Powerful At White House Correspondents Dinner" video.

I think Trevor's biggest mistake was not being particularly funny. But you missed the point Jimmy. He wasn't saying that American journos speak truth to power, he was saying that they have the right to and so therefore they should strive to, despite the culture of corporate sponsorship, endorsement and the lack of independence. I think he is well aware of how sycophantic and hypocritical they are generally, but wanted to remind them that the opportunity to be independent is there, so should they chose to take it. Of course he wasn't going to be too subversive, he's not stupid. He was probably grateful just to get the chance to make jokes about the President and the media elite in front of them all. If he was going to act like Guy Fawkes and blow the whole place up he'd hardly have been invited or he would have had to simply perform his routine to silent disapproval. Also that's why Jimmy Dore doesn't get an invitation to speak at such events, it would just be too dull.
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