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Originally Posted by lifer
Thanks. That's the first time I've seen that. It was funny to a point, but a little bit cheep to submarine those guys like that. It's easy to win an argument or make people look foolish if you come prepared to do so, and they are taken off guard. I think Stewart underestimates his responsibility as a member of the media. Everything he says about being on a comedy network and things like that is obviously true, but it is also true the a large segment of American (and Canadian) culture gets its political news from The Daily Show. For that reason I think Carlson maybe had a decent point about Stewarts' interviews. That pales in comparison the the many more good points Stewart had about Crossfire. "Partisan Hacksmanship." Hilarious.
Still, a hilarious clip of Stewart pounding on a clown that is often in need of a verbal lashing.
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John is fully aware how much impact his show has and how many people get information from it. And I am always disappointed when he has "important" guests on his show, and they get a free pass. Especially the ones that he rips on, on a daily basis. I understand why he doesn't do it. But it's still disappointing to watch. But with his show he has painted himself into a corner. It started off as very much about the jokes and more recently has been focusing on giving legitimate opinions about politics. It's a comedy show, a comedy show that barely fills a half hour segment. They don't get that serious about the issues. A good example of a comedy/serious news show, would be Bill Mahers show. Lot's of jokes and low brow humour, but also has semi-serious debates with guests with jokes scattered throughout. Also, if he starts trashing his guests and asking them the hard questions, people are going to stop coming on his show. To be honest, I am not sure if John could run a serious new show. I think he likes the comfort of being able to fall back on humour when he gets pressured.