The Daily Show uses humor and satire to poke fun at modern day events and the news media. In this particular piece we find “twitter” the newest text message phenomenon on the table for discussion. Congressmen, instead of paying attention to Barak Obama at the state of the Union address are “twittering” away on their cell phones. The men who supposedly lead the nation are not even abiding by what many consider to be a common courtesy, turning off your cell phone. What is the deeper issue here? Possibly respect. Stewart makes a comparison form in the beginning of the report to a 7th grade classroom. How there are rules in seventh grade classrooms to avoid this behavior all together. However, after diving a bit deeper maybe it is possibly that societal norms are changing. Is what used to be considered disrespectful no longer considered rude? Now is it a socially accepted action to text someone in the middle of an important event or conversation? Stewart makes us questions what our society considers polite and rude, and how this is changing in his five minutes of commentary on twitter.

“Twitter Frenzy.” The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Comedy Central. March 2, 2009. Viewed March 31, 2009. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=219519&title=Twitter-Frenzy