Frank Rich states that JonStewart ought to take Dan Rather's place...

[tinfoilinfor2005]

Wouldn't that be GRRRRRRRREAT????

[Hobarticus]

1. CBS's rating would go through the roof...

Put Lewis Black on every night, too.

[michaelwb]

3. Heck

Replace Andy Rooney on 60 minutes with Lewis Black...

[Hobarticus]

5. NOW you're talking!!!

It's actually a reasonable evolution...

"Did you ever think..." to "I don't care WHAT you think!"

[mattclearing]

2. Just replace CBS Evening News with The Daily Show.

It would be a vast improvement.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

9. kick, kick, kick, kick

[Skittles]

10. we would certainly get more truth in the news

that's for sure

[Roland99]

11. And NBC can replace its Nightly News with Weekend Update!

[BarbaRosa]

4. Yes, but doesn't Jon's

freedom come from reporting "fake" news? Corporate MSM would feel the need to compel him to -tow the line.

[Hobarticus]

7. Jon's news isn't fake...

He's just stating out loud the absurdity that everyone sees in the news.

You're right, though, he pulls no punches, and that wouldn't be popular with the pursestring people.

Would't it be nice....

[tinfoilinfor2005]

6. another one of those ideas that just won't work

because it makes way too much sense.

[leesa]

8. The only reason they want this is to suppress his message. Why would

anyone think it would be a good idea for him to work for the worlds largest arms dealer?

[retread]

12. No, won't work because The Daily Show is a comedy show and CBS News is

a joke.