Jon Stewart Is Better Than "Many of the Blatherheads on Television Today"

MSNBC's Michael Ventre has an editorial up today making the case that Jon Stewart is a better newsman than those in the mainstream press:

Stewart is a funnyman first and may never be
taken seriously as a journalist. But the journalistic portion of his
show is done better than most of those offered by many of the
blatherheads on television today.

He
interviews fascinating people in the news. He goes toe-to-toe with
individuals who have been at or near the seats of power in the world,
from Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf to Ralph Nader to former U.S.
presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, and many others.

Each
time out he is often funny, but always prepared. He’ll gently needle
Lynne Cheney about her husband, but he’ll also get some straight
answers. He’ll crack jokes with Obama, but he’ll also zero in on topics
that Gibson and Stephanopoulos would miss because they’re focused on
juicy campaign tidbits and personal foibles rather than issues people
care about.

Ventre goes on to suggest that the next presidential debate be moderated by Stewart and Colbert. I, on the other hand, think that if a debate is going to be moderated by two Comedy Central personalities it should be Mr. Hankey and that Scrubs rerun where the guy dies. Those two are sharp as a tack!

After the jump, check out The Daily Show's coverage of ABC's recent Democratic debate.