Jon Stewart: Bill O'Reilly Is 'Voice of Sanity' on FOX

By PopEater / Wire Services Posted Feb 4th 2010 06:24AM

Jon Stewart told Bill O'Reilly that the "no spin zone" ringleader had become the voice of sanity on Fox News Channel, although "that's like being the thinnest kid at fat camp." The host of 'The Daily Show' and Fox's kingpin exchanged some good-natured shots Wednesday during Stewart's appearance on a network he relishes mocking. Stewart tossed off jokes but also criticized Fox for being a "cyclonic perpetual motion machine" opposing President Barack Obama. "They have taken reasonable concerns about this president and this economy and turned it into a full-fledged panic attack about the next coming of Chairman Mao," Stewart said.

O'Reilly said the Obama attacks were primarily coming from Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck, who have two of the highest-rated programs on Fox. O'Reilly called Beck an "everyman."

"He just spouts," O'Reilly said. "He spouts for what he believes. If you think Beck spouts for the Republican Party, you're out of your mind." O'Reilly pointed out that Fox is like a newspaper with news and opinion pages, an idea Stewart poked fun at.

"Fox in and of itself doesn't say you're a news network all day," he said. "What is it, you're news from 9 to 11, then you're opinion, then you're news again from 1 to 2:30 except for the Jewish holidays? And then on alternate parking days you're news, but Christmas, you're not?"

Fox cut off the taped interview at that point, saying more would be shown Thursday.

Both men have appeared on each other's show before, but it was Stewart's first time back since 2004. O'Reilly annoyed Comedy Central by calling Stewart's audience primarily "stoned slackers"; on Wednesday, he amended it to "stoned slackers who love Obama."

According to reports, there was a dispute over who initiated the return visit. O'Reilly said on Fox earlier Wednesday that Stewart's representatives had asked for him to come on the show. Comedy Central spokesman Tony Fox said an O'Reilly producer requested the appearance.

Of course, this was no 'Crossfire' take down. But Stewart has been know to critize the state of the media. During the 2004 interview with CNN personality Tucker Carlson, Stewart criticized the state of television journalism and pleaded with the show's hosts to "stop hurting America." Stewart even went as far as asserting that 'Crossfire' had failed in its responsibility to inform and educate viewers about politics. By January 2005, CNN announced that it was canceling 'Crossfire.'

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Thursday 04 February

By RUTH

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SOMEONE KNOW E-MAIL FOR FOX CNN AND MSNBC C-SPAN

By ROYSMOM

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Why on earth would anyone have msnbc's e-mail?

By ck

Ruth if you can't figure how to contact CNN or MSNBC then I am guessing you fall into the category of FOX news fan. It really doesn't take a lot to figure these things out or to fact check. As for Stewart, he is a genius of pointing out the ridiculous.

By Jim

SHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhh everyone! I'm trying to hear what Stewart has to say about our economy. You know the old saying: "When Jon Stewart talks, people listen!"

By art

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look at the bottom of the screen.

Don't forget to check out the other top news story on Pop Eater: Paris Hilton saw her shadow the other day. Winter is over! YEAH!!!

By Tasha

OMG ... I would love to have Jon and Bill in bed, the two of them pleasing me would be the best sex ever, just think about it, two men from two different extremes working to please a woman!

By Jackie

Get em Jon!

By Tim

get 'em Jon, my ass! Jon is fkn brain dead, just like you jackie!!!! crawl back under your fkn rock and wait for the trash truck!

By JO

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Yeah, Jon is a total idiot himself! All you have to do is look at him to see that, but, boy, when he opens his mouth....... well, I guess there's nothing good to say, so I'll quit.

By ruth

I KNOW A WAY TO GET A HEALTHCARE BILL TAKE AWAY THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE THEY DON'T GET IT BACK UNTILL WE ALL AMERICANS GET THE SAME WASHINGTON DC GETS, FINAL , FAIR YES YES

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By Bill

I agree with your point. Unfortunately our country could not afford it. 220,000,000 people with Ferrari insurance.

By misty

tell you what, why dont you just pick a neighbor and pay for their medical and maybe another neighbor will pay for yours...?That way those of us who take personal responsibility wont have to pay for all you leeches. Make better choices in life and stop looking for the next hand out.

By elizabeth

That sounds like a great plan...send it on to O'Reilly and see if he will put it on the show !!!

Friday 05 February

By TC

Right Misty, if you believe that millions of Americans don't have healthcare because of poor life choices, perhaps you need to get adult supervision before you're allowed to post anything.

By roger corning

Yeah, I agree with you. They got theirs, to hell with the people who elected them. With the in-fighting neither party can get anything done.

By mark

Gee! I haven't heard that one before.

By M

Anyone who watched this would be crazy to side with Stewart.
I am with FOX NEWS because they deal with reality and facts.
And other news stations are starting to wake up to that fact.

I'd rather NOT be with the party of STUPID and that is clearly what Stewart is.

By Val

You are stupid if you think Faux- er Fox- News is unbiased material and a good source to news.

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