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The_vagabond7 said:
I don't see the daily show as a "news show". I see it very much as a comedy show about news and politics, commentary mixed with jokes. I see it as extremely biased, goofy, satirical, comedy, but most importantly it wears that on it's sleeve. It never stops reminding you that it is liberal comedy. Something alot of news outlets fail to do, wear their biases on their sleeve. On occasion Stewart manages to really kick some ass, or take somebody to task or show the ridiculousness and hypocrisy of the "serious media", but for the most part he's a clown. And that doesn't bother me because he lets everybody know up front that he's a clown.

If Rush Limbaugh did that every episode, or anybody on fox news, I think it would be easier to not be disgusted by them. If somebody is going to be an ass, just say upfront "I'm an ass, and I'm just messing around, don't take anything I say very seriously, but every once and a while I'll make a point". So, no I don't watch the daily show for "news", but I do enjoy watching it every once and a while.

Let's be serious, everyone knows where Rush, Hannity, and Beck sit on the political spectrum.   Trying to cast them into the same situation as Stuart (ie "not to be taken seriously") is just an attempt to marganalize their views.

You shouldn't trust any political commentator to give you the full story anyways, but narrowing it down to specific people or groups who hold a certain viewpoint is a symptom of personal bias filtering out the people you happen to agree with.   

But really we shouldn't derail this thread because this is a much bigger discussion.