Tucker Carlson-Jon Stewart exchange redux?

[question everything]

I did not watche Jon Stewart on Larry King, but the WSJ's Daniel Henninger reported on this exchange:

Larry King suggested to Jon Stewart that the current low ebb of the Democrats and Republicans was good for Mr. Stewart's business.

Larry King: "So, in a sense you're happy over this."

Jon Stewart: "No."

King: "This gives you fodder." Mr. Stewart replied that if government "began to solve problems in a rational way rather than just a way that involved political dividends, we would be the happiest people in the world to turn our attention to idiots like, you know, media people, no offense."

King: "So, you don't want it to be bad?"

Stewart: "Did you really just ask me if I want it to be bad?"

King: "Yes because you . . . "

Stewart: "What are you -- I have kids. What do you think? I want things to corrode to the point where we're all living in huts?"

King: "You don't want Medicare to fail?"

Stewart: "Are you insane?"

[Selatius]

1. I remember King torpedoed Kucinich over universal health care.

He even interrupted him during the Democratic primary debates to call him a socialist over again several times during one debate King moderated.

King has an agenda.

[obxhead]

2. he was great at that point.....

He said he would much rather poke fun at the media than the Government. :)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. I watched it...

I swallowed my repulsion for Larry King, and I cheered during that exchange. Jon soooo shot him down. My hero! :loveya:

[Random_Australian]

4. That man. Is cool. n/t

[KharmaTrain]

5. King Was Clueless

I remember when Larry King actually was a good interviewer. Now he's turned into someone's goofy uncle who asks the most stupid questions. Usually the guests let him get away with it...Stewart knocked it out of the park.

I saw the exchange live and nearly spit up my beverage when I heard that exchange. While King was trying to do the age-old separate the comic from the politics game, Stewart doesn't play that, thus King just threw one into Jon's wheelhouse and he didn't miss it. I think C & L had this clip up on Tuesday...that transcript doesn't do the justice to the sound of incredulism in Stewart's voice.

[Lisa]

9. "are you insane?!!" -- and his wide-eyed look ...

It sure seemed to me that he could not believe Larry King would ask such a question. (If he was just pretending-- I think we should rethink his description of himself as the 4th-male-lead-in-"Death to Smoochy", because in that case, he can definitely act!)

[ArbustoBuster]

6. A fundamental disconnect

Media talking heads like Carlson or King keep reacting to Jon Stewart as if he were one of themselves: Sedate herd animals. Instead, Stewart basically uses his wit to deflate the talking heads' idiotic jabber.

I hope they never catch on. It's great watching Stewart skewer them!

[Hatalles]

7. Don't know if it's true... but I wouldn't be surprised.

Larry King asks some the most innane and ridiculous questions on television...

[Swamp Rat]

8. Larry King's dentures practically fell out when Jon didn't answer his BS

questions. CNN would be much better off if they got rid of that nasty creature. :eyes: