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Nolan Finley Says 'Daily Show' Missed Some Points in Water Shutoff Story

November 23, 2014, 2:42 PM

Detroit News conservative columnist Nolan Finley, who discussed Detroit water shutoffs last Monday on the "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," writes that he got off easy.

I was mostly right, although, in fairness, I felt I got off easy. Jon Stewart's schtick is slaying conservatives, and I expected the worst. So why do it in the first place? Why not? I enjoyed the sparring, had fun with the reporter and crew, and knew exactly what I was getting into.

I just wish it had been funnier. . . .:

Like every other outsider who has come to Detroit to report on the water shutoffs, "The Daily Show" seized the narrative of a heartless city closing the taps of the desperately poor. But the issue is much more complex, and Stewart's crew was certainly not alone in missing the layers.

He didn't want to come off as defending some of the city's incompetence when it came to addressing cutoffs, he says, and he wishes the segment had included a key message:

What I wanted most to convey is that in Detroit, soaking the rich is not an option, because there are so few wealthy residents and the corporate community is too thin. If you don't pay your bill here, your neighbor, who may be just as bad off as you are, has to cover it.


Read more:  The Detroit News


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