Daily Show vs.O'Reilly viewers

[Alleycat]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/28/tv.stewart.oreilly.ap/index.html

Stewart's 'stoned slackers'? Not quite
Comedy Central defends audience against O'Reilly tease
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 Posted: 10:02 AM EDT (1402 GMT)


NEW YORK (AP) -- The folks at Comedy Central were annoyed when Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly kept referring to "The Daily Show" audience as "stoned slackers."

So they did a little research. And guess whose audience is more educated?

Viewers of Jon Stewart's show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch "The O'Reilly Factor," according to Nielsen Media Research.

O'Reilly's teasing came when Stewart appeared on his show earlier this month.

"You know what's really frightening?" O'Reilly said. "You actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but it's true. You've got stoned slackers watching your dopey show every night and they can vote."

[krkaufman]

1. You've gotta be number-twoing me...!!

O'Reilly had the audacity to say that it's "scary" that Stewart may have an influence on this election?

What's more frightening: Someone who's humor is based in speaking truth to power? Or someone who is a particularly vile, deceitful cog in the power elite's propaganda machine?

Please.

I'm just glad I didn't hear about Stewart's appearance. I might have convinced myself to watch.