The press can hold its magnifying glass up to our problems, bringing them into focus… — Jon Stewart

The press can hold its magnifying glass up to our problems, bringing them into focus, illuminating issues heretofore unseen, or they can use that magnifying glass to light ants on fire. And then perhaps host a week of shows on the sudden, unexpected, dangerous flaming ant epidemic. If we amplify everything, we hear nothing.

2010
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Stewart, Jon. Speech at the National Mall. Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. 30 Oct. 2010, National Mall, Washington, DC, USA.

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