This is a thorough and helpful analysis of the meanings and messages at the rally for those of us not lucky enough to be able to attend.

Maybe I read too much or, maybe I read the "wrong" authors but I felt Mr. Kurtz's interpretation of the rally, which I watched on C-Span (wow! C-span, who knew C-span would have so many different uses "back in the day"), was hollow and incomplete, although he picked-up on the concrete message: Bad media. My concern is "bad media" isn't balanced or, am I not balanced anymore? I'm an Olbermann/Maddow fan and when Olbermann "ranted" toward Bush about starting an illegal 'war' against Iraq, I thought that was a good thing but, on the other hand, O'Reilly 'ranting' against "baby-killer Tiller" over and over again wasn't a "good thing." There's a difference.

Good observations about Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally for Sanity (and/or Fear). I found the author's analysis to be reasonable and grounded on facts.

A wider view on the political furor, televsion's role in the conflict, and how much a talk show host can do. Critical first-hand observations added to insight of the system as a whole.