Gads - I can't miss today's Daily Show

The word all over the blogosphere is that Jon Stewart has killed CNN's Crossfire.

Crossfire was the televised political equivilent of wrestling or the Jerry Springer show. You had your left wing pundit and your right wing pundit and they'd try to shout the other one down. It was a freak show where you folks tune in to boo the pundit they dispised most.

Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's daily show made an appearance last October. But instead of jumping through their hoops and plugging his book, Jon stood up and declared that the emperor is wearing no clothes. He said what we all knew, deep down. The show is a sham fight that accomplishes nothing and actually divides America through a false dichotomy. "Please," Jon pleaded, "Please stop. Stop hurting America."

Well, CNN's new president Jonathan Klein said last night, "I agree wholeheartedly with Jon Stewart's overall premise." This from the Times story where it outlines how commentator Tucker Carlson will be looking for somewhere other than CNN to ply his trade and how Crossfire, for all intents and purposes, will be axed.

Now, I've an opinion on all this... but it will have to wait. The Daily Show starts shortly and I need to whip up a batch of popcorn.