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Mitch PerryMarch 26, 2015

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Jon Stewart and his comedy writing team over at The Daily Show has never lacked for content when it comes to mocking Florida, so it was a natural that the Comedy Central franchise would take note of the recent report that Gov. Rick Scott has banned the terms “Climate change,” and “Global warming,” from use […]

Mitch PerryMarch 26, 2015

Jon Stewart and his comedy writing team over at The Daily Show has never lacked for content when it comes to mocking Florida, so it was a natural that the Comedy Central franchise would take note of the recent report that Gov. Rick Scott has banned the terms “Climate change,” and “Global warming,” from use […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 13, 2015

My TweetDeck was filled with comments of respect for David Carr around 1:30 a.m. this morning. I had turned to it immediately after reading of his shocking death on the website of his beloved New York Times. Eric Deggans has called him the finest media reporter of his generation, and he was that, and a whole lot […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 20, 2015

It wasn’t that long ago — 2010 perhaps? — when I still eagerly anticipated watching the State of the Union address from Washington. But no mas. In January of 2010, my first year writing for Creative Loafing, the editors thought it would be cool for me to “live-blog” the event. And it was sort of […]

Mitch PerryDecember 1, 2014

Welcome back to the working week. This holiday weekend I did what I do most weekends – see a motion picture at a local movie theater. Actually I saw two over the holiday break; the Jon Stewart directed “Rosewater,” and “Citizenfour,” the documentary directed by Laura Poitras on NSA leaker Edward Snowden (of which I’ll […]

Guest AuthorNovember 4, 2014

In a recent interview on “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart asked Fox political commentator Bill O’Reilly: “Does white privilege exist?” O’Reilly denied the existence of white privilege but conceded that blacks carry more of a burden than whites. What exactly is the burden? Some argue the burden is carried within institutions such as education, employment, […]

Guest AuthorJuly 16, 2014

In sports, the numbers tell us each day how an athlete is doing. The hitter’s batting average, the quarterback’s passing percentage, these numbers tell us in black and white whether a player is up or down. It’s similar in show business and its cousin, politics; there are Nielsen rating services and political polls. But we […]

Guest AuthorDecember 12, 2013

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It’s never a good idea to take on an issue after Jon Stewart has had his way with it, but you know what they say about fools. The subject, in case you missed it, was the Obama-Castro handshake at the Nelson Mandela funeral celebration. Fox and CNN went gaga with speculation and condemnation over the […]

Guest AuthorNovember 12, 2013

Some of my favorite television shows start with a content warning such as “TV-MA, L, S, V”, warning mature audiences that language, sexual content or violence may be depicted. No need. I’m fine with all that. I suggest another warning: P. No, not profanity or pantomime. Politics. Think of the times you’re watching something that […]

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Daily Show takes hilarious shot at Rick Scott’s ban on “Global warming”

Daily Show takes hilarious shot at Rick Scott's ban on "Global warming"

Mitch Perry Report for 2.13.15 – RIP, David Carr

Mitch Perry Report for 1.20.15 — And now for the most disappointing night in American politics

Mitch Perry Report – 12.1.14

Vanessa Lopez-Littleton: Black infant deaths point to flaw in health system

Mark O’Brien: Old games by the same names

Doug Clifton: Breathless talk of Obama-Castro handshake ignored crucial issue

Karen Cyphers: TV needs a ‘P’ warning: beware of political content!