America's Anchors - Maureen Dowd interviews Stewart & Colbert for Rolling Stone

[im10ashus]

thought Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert might be a little nervous to meet with me. I was the real news commentator, after all, and they were the mock. They threw spitballs at presidents; I interviewed presidents before throwing spitballs at them. I had crisscrossed the globe to cover news stories, while these guys just put on dark suits and threw up imported backgrounds on a green screen. No doubt they would try to impress me with some weighty discussion about world affairs or the midterm elections. But when I walked into Colbert's office at The Colbert Report, just off Tenth Avenue in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen, the two barely acknowledged me. Stewart, rumpled in a gray tee over a long-sleeved shirt, khaki cargo pants, black Timberland boots and a Mets cap, was sprawled in a chair with takeout coffee. Colbert, neat in a long-sleeved navy shirt, blue pants and wire-rimmed glasses, was sitting up straight next to him, holding a paper plate of fruit. They were already deep in a weighty discussion.

COLBERT: If honeydew is ripe, I think it's the king of melons.

STEWART: Nah, I think given the choice of melons . . .

COLBERT: You'd go cantaloupe.

cont'd...

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/jon_stewart_stephen_colbert_americas_anchors/page/1

[Botany]

1. I loves me some Daily and Colbert Report

Good stuff

[im10ashus]

3. And I LOVE that Stewart is in Ohio this week.

They are both a major plus to the democratic process, IMHO.

[cspanlovr]

2. Excellent!

[Jacobin]

4. LMAO

I would recommend anyone read this.

[davidwparker]

5. I love them too.

[tanyev]

6. I love that photo of Colbert!

:kick:

[im10ashus]

7. They both are so hilarious.

Iconic comedic geniuses, in my opinion. They are broadcasting live on election night. It will be Emmy material, I am sure.