Being on Comedy Central has become a cover for the Daily Show producers. You saw how quick they were to throw out a report saying their viewers are more educated after O'Reilly made a joke on his show. I think they want to be seen as the cutting edge, breaking the system show without any of the responsibility. The more serious guests they get, and the more serious they treat those guests, the weaker this argument becomes. When they stop taking themselves so seriously, then they can start using that excuse again.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."