Remembering Jon Stewart vs. Tucker Carlson on Crossfire

[JPZenger]

Tucker Carlson on MSNBC is in the news for having recently called Canada America's retarded cousin.

Let's remember Jon Stewart vs. Tucker Carlson on Crossfire. Shortly after this exchange, Crossfire was cancelled. Here's some highlights/excerpts. The full text is at the link at the bottom.

CARLSON: Is John Kerry -- is John Kerry really the best?
STEWART: ... I thought Lincoln was good.
CARLSON: Is he the best the Democrats can do?
STEWART: I had always thought, in a democracy -- and, again, I don't know -- I've only lived in this country -- that there's a process. They call them primaries.
...I think, oftentimes, the person that knows they can't win is allowed to speak the most freely, because, otherwise, shows with titles, such as CROSSFIRE or "HARDBALL" or "I'm Going to Kick Your Ass" or...Will jump on it. ... I have privately, amongst my friends and also in occasional newspapers and television shows, mentioned this show as being bad....I felt ... I should come here and tell you that ... it's not so much that it's bad, as it's hurting America.

...STEWART: Here's just what I wanted to tell you guys....Stop. Stop, stop, stop, stop hurting America.
STEWART: ... you're not too rough on them. You're part of their strategies. You are partisan, what do you call it, hacks.
CARLSON: ...I want to contrast our questions with some questions you asked John Kerry recently.
STEWART: If you want to compare your show to a comedy show, you're more than welcome to. ...
I didn't realize that -- and maybe this explains quite a bit... is that the news organizations look to Comedy Central for their cues on integrity. ...I'm here to confront you, because we need help from the media and they're hurting us...(APPLAUSE)
CARLSON: ... I think you're a good comedian. I think your lectures are boring...
STEWART: Now, this is theater. It's obvious. How old are you?
CARLSON: Thirty-five.
STEWART: And you wear a bow tie. Now, listen, I'm not suggesting that you're not a smart guy, because those are not easy to tie....you're doing theater, when you should be doing debate...
...CARLSON: You had John Kerry on your show and you sniff his throne and you're accusing us of partisan hackery?
STEWART: Absolutely.You're on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls.
What is wrong with you? (APPLAUSE)
CARLSON: Well, I'm just saying, there's no reason for you -- when you have this marvelous opportunity not to be the guy's butt boy, to go ahead and be his butt boy. Come on. It's embarrassing.
STEWART: I was absolutely his butt boy. I was so far -- you would not believe what he ate two weeks ago.
STEWART: You know, the interesting thing I have is, you have a responsibility to the public discourse, and you fail miserably.
CARLSON: You need to get a job at a journalism school, I think.
STEWART: You need to go to one. The thing that I want to say is, when you have people on for just knee-jerk, reactionary talk...
CARLSON: thought you were going to be funny. Come on. Be funny.
STEWART: No. I'm not going to be your monkey.
STEWART: I watch your show every day. And it kills me...It's so -- oh, it's so painful to watch.
You know, because we need what you do. This is such a great opportunity you have here to actually get politicians off of their marketing and strategy...
CARLSON: We're going to take a quick break.
STEWART: No, no, no, please... Please. Please stop...

After the commercial break:

First question of Stewart from CARLSON: Tell us, what do you think about the Bill O'Reilly vibrator story?
...STEWART: You know what's interesting, though? You're as big a dick on your show as you are on any show."

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0410/15/cf.01.html

[Suich]

1. Ah-h-h-h-h! I remember it well! n/t

[baldguy]

2. As a journalist, Jon Stewart is LIGHT YEARS ahead of Tucker Carlson.

And as entertainment, Jon Stewart is LIGHT YEARS ahead of Tucker Carlson. If there was any justice in the universe, Carlson would be hosting a carnival ring-toss game - and be grateful in doing so.