Quote of the day

"Someone asked [Bill Moyers] why I invited Jon Stewart to be the first guest on the Journal's premiere in 2007. 'Because Mark Twain isn't a available,' I answered."

Stewart v. O'Reilly: A tie?

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart practically matches O'Reilly's ratings.

The Pew Reasearch Center asks the quesion

How popular is The Daily Show? According to a survey...in April 2007, 16% of Americans said they regularly watched The Daily Show or the Comedy Central spin-off, the Colbert Report. Those numbers are comparable to some major news programs. For instance, 17% said they regularly watched Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor, and 14% watched PBS’ NewsHour with Jim Lehrer regularly.

Of course, the question really is: which show (Stewart or O'Reilly) presents more reality-based news.