John Stewart is a WMD! (Weapon of Mediawhore Destruction)

[nostamj]

In what will become THE video clip of the week on the internet, Jon Stewart ambushes the ambushers and turns the harsh light of truth on a 'news' show that is more comedy than news than his own program.

Begala was rendered virtually speechless while Tucker sputtered and whined about being LECTURED.

well bowtie blowhard, you WERE being lectured!

while you tried to smear JS for not being hard-hitting in his interview with Kerry, you couldn't even grasp the irony of expecting a COMEDY program to be more serious about the NEWS than you are!

I had pretty much given up completely on Crossfire as it has become mostly overheated crossTALK virtually devoid of content.

after this edition, CNN should quietly retire this tired, tired show.

Jon eviscerated BOTH of them AND CNN.

BRAVO JON STEWART!!!

[Lefty48197]

1. Stewart chewed both of them up tonight

Don't go looking for the hilarious Jon Stewart, we all know. Tonight, he showed why he got on TV in the first place. He's there because he's pissed off. He's p.o.'d because those that are supposed to be reporting the news, are generally handpuppets for the parties/candidates. Stewart took it to both of them tonight. Think of it as a "dark comedy". The highlight was when he called Tucker Carlson a dick. Priceless...

[scarletlib]

16. He just became an new dad too and believe me

nothing changes your outlook and sharpens your concerns for the future than the arrival of parenthood. You start thinking about the future world your new little guy will be living in and you can get awfully focused.

Go Jon go!

[theoceansnerves]

2. argh!

i just heard about this! i never watch crossfire. i hope a clip of this entire thing surfaces somewhere!

[angryinoville]

3. JS actually called Tucker a bigger dick in person than ...

he is on the show. It was priceless. i only caught the tail end of the program

[killbotfactory]

10. AHAHAHAHAHA Awesome!

Jon Stewert rocks.

[mchill]

4. Jon Stewart is my new hero

Tucker was devestated. Totally missed the point that JS runs a comedy show..so lost in his own delusional world of "news."

[kayleybeth]

5. Agreed

Stewart was absolutely incredible. I wish I had taped it.

[Vickers]

6. Man, to get schooled like that on live TV...what a riot!

It was breathtaking!

Best.

Journalism class.

EVER!!!!!!!!!

[Not Me]

7. Is crossfire repeated later in the day?

[nostamj]

11. no. CNN does not repeat Crossfire

it never really matter... until TODAY. god I would love to watch it again!!!

[kokomo]

12. I don't think they repeat it but I want to buy a tape of this show.

[kayleybeth]

13. No, it only airs once.

The transcript will be out later though. Hopefully someone taped the show and will put it out there on the "internets" soon.

[Z_I_Peevey]

8. My God, that was a thing of beauty.

I missed everything between the first commercial break and the female audience member's (final, I think) question. Please, those of you with a TIVOed copy, please somebody give us a transcript.

[Soup Bean]

15. Her question set the stage for him to ram his whole point home.

She knew it, too. She was also performing public service. PATRIOTS! On CNN! Who would have believed it?

[a_random_joel]

9. It was amazing!!!

My jaw is still on the floor!

And thank goodness for TIVO!

[Snivi Yllom]

14. crossfire sucks big time

time to put that show out of its misery