Jon Stewart won't be on CBS Eve. News

[bookman]

Sad news for those of you who got all hopeful when Les Moonves recently declared that Jon Stewart was among those being considered to replace Dan Rather as anchor of the CBS Evening News: The network is now pooh-poohing the very notion. "CBS News executives insist that Moonves has no plans to put Stewart on the Evening News," reports New York magazine in an in-depth story about the inside workings and uncertain future of the CBS News. "If anything, Stewart is considered a more likely candidate to replace Andy Rooney as a commentator on '60 Minutes' if the 85-year-old essayist ever retires." According to the magazine, when he mentioned Stewart in a press conference a short while back, "Moonves was only riffing." (New York magazine)

[Georgia_Dem]

1. Of course not.

Stewart tends to criticize the media too much for it to regard him favorably.

[EFerrari]

2. Jon is a comedian, not a presstitute! nt

[LTR]

3. Is Comedy Central owned by Viacom?

If so, the '60 Minutes' thing doesn't sound too far from reality.

[nyrnyr1994]

4. Wow I didn't know he was really being considered....

for this, they mentioned it on the daily show earlier this week, when Stephen Colbert referred to him as "Douchebag McJokerstein" :crazy:

[freesqueeze]

5. Bring Fake News To Networks (Or Uncover It)

It would never work. Something about this strikes me as unbelievable.

I really enjoy Stewart in his current role:

http://www.freesqueeze.com/JonStewart.htm

[SeveneightyWhoa]

6. Um, Jon Stewart is a comedian.

This would really help CBS' credibility, wouldn't it? :eyes: