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== Jon Stewart on ''The Daily Show'' ==
== Jon Stewart on ''The Daily Show'' ==
Jon Stewart, a [[liberal]], is currently the host of ''The Daily Show''. In the past he often satirized [[George W. Bush]], the war in [[Iraq War|Iraq]], Congress, and American foreign policy.<ref>[http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20060711_jon_stewart_bush_diplomacy/ Jon Stewart Mocks Bush’s Claims on Diplomacy], July 11, 2006.</ref> Stewart will display video clips, sound bites, and news stories in which Republicans and other conservative politicians are made to look silly, using clips which are often edited or taken out of context so that they appear to be contradicting themselves. The sound bites of clips are typically edited to make Senate speeches appear ridiculous. However, due to Stewart's political values, he has typically provided an easy ride to President [[Obama]] and most other liberals.
Jon Stewart, a [[liberal]], is currently the host of ''The Daily Show''. In the past he often satirized [[George W. Bush]], the war in [[Iraq War|Iraq]], Congress, and American foreign policy.<ref>[http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20060711_jon_stewart_bush_diplomacy/ Jon Stewart Mocks Bush’s Claims on Diplomacy], July 11, 2006.</ref> Stewart will display video clips, sound bites, and news stories in which Republicans and other conservative politicians are made to look silly. The sound bites of clips are typically edited to make Senate speeches appear ridiculous. However, due to Stewart's political values, he has typically provided an easy ride to President [[Obama]] and most other liberals.
Jon's interviews have ranged from semi-serious policy discussions, with [[Barack Obama]] and [[John Kerry]], to comedic conversations with comedians like [[Don Rickles]] and [[Steve Martin]], to verbal "smack-downs" of those in the media such as [[Jim Cramer]] and [[Chris Matthews]].<ref>''Comedy Central''. [http://blog.indecisionforever.com/2009/03/10/cnbcs-jim-cramer-responds-to-jon-stewarts-response-to-cnbcs-jim-cramer/ CNBC's Jim Cramer Responds to Jon Stewart's Response to CNBC's Jim Cramer], March 10, 2009.</ref> Stewart occasionally analyzes upcoming or newly released [[books]] with their respective [[author|authors]].<ref name=aboutdailyshow/>
Jon's interviews have ranged from semi-serious policy discussions, with [[Barack Obama]] and [[John Kerry]], to comedic conversations with comedians like [[Don Rickles]] and [[Steve Martin]], to verbal "smack-downs" of those in the media such as [[Jim Cramer]] and [[Chris Matthews]].<ref>''Comedy Central''. [http://blog.indecisionforever.com/2009/03/10/cnbcs-jim-cramer-responds-to-jon-stewarts-response-to-cnbcs-jim-cramer/ CNBC's Jim Cramer Responds to Jon Stewart's Response to CNBC's Jim Cramer], March 10, 2009.</ref> Stewart often analyzes upcoming or newly released [[books]] with their respective [[author|authors]].<ref name=aboutdailyshow/>
Even with his liberal bias, it is clear that Jon Stewart has an unshakable following in America. The New York Times has even published an article asking the question, "Is Jon Stewart the most trusted man in America?"<blockquote>
Though this spot is the program’s mocking sendup of itself and the news media’s mania for self-promotion, it inadvertently gets at one very real truth: the emergence of “The Daily Show” as a genuine cultural and political force. When Americans were asked in a 2007 poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press to name the journalist they most admired, Mr. Stewart, the fake news anchor, came in at No. 4, tied with the real news anchors Brian Williams and Tom Brokaw of NBC, Dan Rather of CBS and Anderson Cooper of CNN. And a study this year from the center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism concluded that “ ‘The Daily Show’ is clearly impacting American dialogue” and “getting people to think critically about the public square.” <ref>"New York Times" [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/arts/television/17kaku.html]</ref>
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With all the claims radical Republicans make about Stewart's immature attitudes towards politics and crude presentation of the news, his real target is the media.<blockquote>
In October 2010, Mr. Stewart hosted a "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" on the Washington Mall for over 200,000 people. He took aim on the one American institution that everyone could agree to hate: The Media, turning his sights on what he called “the country’s 24-hour political pundit perpetual panic conflictinator.” <ref>"New York Times" [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/jon_stewart/index.html?scp=1&sq=rally%20to%20restore%20sanity&st=cse]December 28, 2010</ref>
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He believes that media like MSNBC, Fox News, and Conservapedia are destroying the minds of America because of their ability to distort events in their own manner. For having this liberal bias, Stewart presents the news in a comedic way that is as non-bias a way as he is able to do. A truly good, influential, and respectable man who should be listened to rather than attacked by other media outlets.
== Audience ==
== Audience ==