Citizen B's Favorite News: Watch Where You Point That Criticism

I had to post this picture from PunditKitchen.com because it fits so perfectly with this article.

Tucker Carlson of MSNBC believes that comedian Jon Stewart is a horrible pundit, incorrect and annoying. This article from The Daily Beast starts by railing on Stewart for railing against Jim Cramer.

You'll remember my post about spin. This is a good time to look at the author and consider this editorial (it's an editorial, not a news article). Tucker Carlson was the former host of CNN's Crossfire, on which he got into a heated argument with Jon Stewart in 2004.

In this editorial he is angry that Jon Stewart does not ask hard questions in his program. It's as if Carlson forgot that Stewart is on Comedy Central. If Carlson thinks Stewart should be reprimanded for not asking politicians hard questions, then he really should criticize Ellen Degeneres, Regis Philbin, and The View, all of whom have had politicians on their show and talked about fluff subjects.

Since Carlson doesn't believe Stewart is a serious journalist (and he's not supposed to be- he hosts a comedy show), he seems quite annoyed that Stewart stayed after the show to continue arguing for his case. Is that passion, knowledge on the subject or is it just pride?

The Daily Show is a comedy show based on a daily news format, poking fun at the news. He has a right to an opinion just like Rush Limbaugh does. It seems to me reading this article and watching the Crossfire segment that Carlson is moping about Stewart being popular.