According to the Drudge Report, Tucker Carlson (one of my idols), and John Stewart of the Daily Show had choice words during Stewart's appearance on the CNN show Crossfire, of which Carlson his co-host. Unfortunatley, I missed the show due to marching band practice.

CNN editors were busy this weekend cleaning up a transcript from Stewart's Friday appearance on CROSSFIRE. One CNN executive called Stewart's performace "belligerent."During the live program, Stewart slammed host Tucker Carlson: "You're as big a **** on your show as you are on any show."The awkward exchange came at the end of an 8 minute segment between Stewart, Carlson and co-host Paul Begala.

CARLSON: You had John Kerry on your show and you sniff his throne and
you're accusing us of partisan hackery?
STEWART: Absolutely.
CARLSON: ...you have this marvelous opportunity not to be the guy's butt
boy, to go ahead and be his butt boy. Come on. It's embarrassing.S
TEWART: I was absolutely his butt boy. I was so far -- you would not
believe what he ate two weeks ago.
STEWART: You know, the interesting thing I have is, you have a
responsibility to the public discourse, and you fail miserably.
CARLSON: You need to get a job at a journalism school, I think.
STEWART: You need to go to one. The thing that I want to say is, when you
have people on for just knee-jerk, reactionary talk...
CARLSON: Wait. I thought you were going to be funny. Come on. Be funny.
STEWART: No. No. I'm not going to be your monkey. BEGALA: Go ahead. Go
ahead.
STEWART: I watch your show every day. And it kills me.
CARLSON: I can tell you love it.
STEWART: It's so -- oh, it's so painful to watch...
CARLSON: Is this really Jon Stewart? What is this, anyway?STEWART: Yes,
it's someone who watches your show and cannot take it anymore. I just can't.
CARLSON: What's it like to have dinner with you? It must be excruciating.
Do you like lecture people like this or do you come over to their house and sit
and lecture them; they're not doing the right thing, that they're missing their
opportunities, evading their responsibilities?CARLSON: I wouldn't want to eat
with you, man. That's horrible.
STEWART: I know. And you won't.

Before appearing on CNN, Stewart blasted reporter and CROSSFIRE co-host Bob
Novak."I would not have him on the show. I have standards," Stewart explained to
the NEW YORKER's Ken Auletta. "I wouldn't do it. He shouldn't be on television.
CNN should not have him on the air. He should not be amongst civilized people."

Posted by Ryan S. on Monday, October 18, 2004 at 1:20 AM | Permalink |