Neo-Conservative Pundits Love Jon Stewart
During the past administration, The Daily Show took sharp aim at the Bush administration, and by extent, the neo-conservative movement. For that reason, you'd think the neo-conservative pundits would want to steer clear of his show, but as it turns out, everyone loves Jon Stewart.
Conservatives like Stewart because he's providing them a platform to reach an audience that usually tunes them out. And they often find that Stewart takes them more seriously than right-wing political hosts, who are often just using them to validate their broad positions, do. Stewart will poke fun, but he offers a good-faith debate on powder kegs — torture, abortion, nuclear weapons, health care — that explode on other networks.
According to the rest of the article, prominent conservatives like Bill Kristol, Cliff May, and John Bolton love Jon Stewart.
In fact, they love him so much, I hear they would all agree to marry Jon Stewart if a.) Jon wasn't already married to his lovely wife and b.) gay marriage didn't lead to the destruction of the sanctity of opposite marriage. Boy, they are staunch, those conservatives!
"Maybe he's discovered that interesting discussion attracts viewers," suggested [John] Bolton. But it's more than that. At the end of the day, the spirited debate on The Daily Show doesn't leave people feeling queasy or upset — and that includes the guests with whom Stewart spars.
YAY for political discourse! Let's give three cheers for the continued practice of intelligent discussion on comedy shows!
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