Jon Stewart: Alive and Well

“‘Jon [Stewart] has chronicled the death of shame in politics and journalism,’ says Brian Williams, the NBC Nightly News anchor who is a frequent Daily Show guest. ‘Many of us on this side of the journalism tracks often wish we were on Jon’s side. I envy his platform to shout from the mountaintop. He’s a necessary branch of government.’ Glenn Beck is an even more frequent Daily Show presence—as a target. The Fox News star takes a different view—surprise, surprise—praising Stewart while dismissing him as mere entertainment. Even as he’s built an enviable political base, Beck knows he’s a showman, and he thinks that makes Stewart a kind of brother.”