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Originally Posted by kb coolman
You're right. I retract the second part of my statement.
I would want to see the unedited version of the interview before forming an opinion on Noelle Nikpour. I'm not saying she's not an idiot (some of those comments she makes are just stupid no matter how you edit it), but I'm not one to form my opinion of people based on TDS. Unless they're talking about Glenn Beck, because they're spot on regarding him.
I tend to give the benefit of the doubt to the show for various reasons...
(1) a lot of times they pick the people precisely because they know what their answers are going to be. Usually, they've already made such statements to a 'straight journalist.'
(2) As I said above, none of the comments she said are that rare. You can find similar statements by people made on their own accord. Again... you can find similar things on this very forum.
(3) I work in the media industry and know a few people who have worked on that show including a lawyer. I know their vetting process. The lawyers there are not going to let them edit things to a degree that would not withhold legal scrutiny should someone sue. Furthermore, I'm not even aware of any prominent people complaining that they were edited to misrepresent their views. If this was the case I'm pretty sure there would be a long record of such claims.
The show doesn't find its humor by making people out to be something they're not. The humor in the show comes from exposing people's contradictions, faulty logic, etc.