Interesting departure from John Stewart's straight-man news persona. In this 15-minute parody, he impersonates a character inspired by right-wing pundit Glenn Beck, in an attempt to expose Beck's tendency to make up facts to fit his partisan agenda.

One cannot fully depreciate Beck until Jon Stewart amplifies his insanity. (Or is it insaneHannity?)

It is definitely a POV piece, but important if only to cast a light on a demigogue who just might get traction in these stressful times. I can't help but think of CABARET in that the threat of fascism (and make no mistake about Glenn Beck as a classic fascist personality in a very clinical sense) was endlessly spoofed to its closed audience of sophisticates but ended up doing no good. I'd be catastophic to think that Jon Stewart and the DAILY SHOW would have the same result. Report like this can bring a lot of light and offer some media literacy, but unfortunately the HP is closer to the cabarets of Berlin than say, CNN or CBS. Whenever I watch Glenn Beck who actually is telecast in Seoul Korea of all places, and he says, ... More »