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verbicideI mean, I really want to see John Kerry interviewed by Jon Stewart on the Daily Show tonight, but the snark in this Washington Post article about the aforementioned event is cracking me up.
An excerpt:
The rep also noted that Stewart's show was a great way to reach young voters. And another Kerry camp rep, who had returned our call earlier in the day, noted that "another presidential candidate" -- that would be Bill Clinton -- went on Arsenio Hall's late-night show in 1992 and that had not turned out badly for either.
Of course Arsenio Hall did not ask tough questions, which Stewart does, we pointed out. If Kerry wants late-night softball questions, might it not be better to book him on Jay Leno's show?
"Unlike President Bush, [Kerry] answers hard questions and, unlike Bush, he's running a positive, issues-oriented campaign and has encouraged young people to vote and not to stay home" on Election Day, the spokesman shot back.
Earlier, before being clawed by Kerry's reps, we spoke to "Daily Show" executive producer Ben Karlin, a charming man who did not take offense at our questions and who promised that the Comedy Central program would try especially hard to resemble an actual TV news show tonight during its Kerry encounter.
An excerpt:
The rep also noted that Stewart's show was a great way to reach young voters. And another Kerry camp rep, who had returned our call earlier in the day, noted that "another presidential candidate" -- that would be Bill Clinton -- went on Arsenio Hall's late-night show in 1992 and that had not turned out badly for either.
Of course Arsenio Hall did not ask tough questions, which Stewart does, we pointed out. If Kerry wants late-night softball questions, might it not be better to book him on Jay Leno's show?
"Unlike President Bush, [Kerry] answers hard questions and, unlike Bush, he's running a positive, issues-oriented campaign and has encouraged young people to vote and not to stay home" on Election Day, the spokesman shot back.
Earlier, before being clawed by Kerry's reps, we spoke to "Daily Show" executive producer Ben Karlin, a charming man who did not take offense at our questions and who promised that the Comedy Central program would try especially hard to resemble an actual TV news show tonight during its Kerry encounter.
