Monday, May 09, 2005
Stewart: 'It's only going to get better'
Source: Wisconsin State Journal Too bad there's no chance of CNN getting Jon Stewart because he would be the one that would get CNN headed in the right direction of moving ahead of FNC. With that said here's a pretty good article on the guy that played a role in convincing Jon Klein to ax Crossfire.
Julie Hinds writes: George W. Bush came out of the 2004 presidential election a winner. So did Jon Stewart.
The host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" was hands-down the hottest media figure of the campaign season. He was the face on the cover of all the right magazines. The hippest path to reaching the youth vote. The guy John Edwards sat next to when he declared his candidacy. The one John Kerry bantered with in a bid to seem more human.
At times, it seemed as if Stewart could do no wrong. His fake news show was voted the best news and information program by a national group of TV critics. He went toe-to-toe in a debate with Ted Koppel and didn't blink. He ventured into the spin zone with Bill O'Reilly and came out smelling like a rose. And he got CNN's "Crossfire" put on the chopping block. All of which the 42- year-old comedian ducks or downplays.
"By the way, it's only going to get better," he says about his glowing reviews. "Apparently, there will never be a downslide." MORE
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