Jon Stewart Named 8th Most Influential Pundit
Remember yesterday when I told you the UK's Telegraph had named Stephen Colbert the 11th most influential US political pundit? And then remember when I said this?
With no mention of Jon Stewart on the list yet, I can only assume he'll
be somewhere in the top-10, which will be unveiled tomorrow.
Well, look for my name near the top of The Telegraph's upcoming Most Skillful List-Results Assumption Makers list, because the top-10 is out today and Jon Stewart is in it:
8. JON STEWART
The liberal host of the Daily Show on Comedy Central mixes comedy and
political satire, but it is his serious moments that have carried him into
the realm of punditry. A frequent of critic of George W Bush, he also
embarrassed his friend John McCain for speaking at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty
University, having previously denounced the preacher and his ilk as “agents
of intolerance”. McCain was forced to concede that he was descending into
the “crazy base world” of politics.His show gets more serious as it endures, with guests such as Howard Dean and
Harry Reid in the space of a week. A relentless critic of combative pundits,
he is widely judged to have humiliated Tucker Carlson, formerly of CNN and
MSNBC, and Chris Matthews during on-air jousts.
Speaking of Howard Dean, his Daily Show appearance from last night is after the jump.
PS Karl Rove is #1 on the list.
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