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do you, jon stewart, have obama remorse? >> i think people feel a disappointment in that there was a sense that oh jesus will walk on water and now you are looking at look at that he is just threading water. >> bill: but did you buy the messiah thing when he was campaigning. >> look. i don't buy the messiah thing with the messiah thing let alone with a politician. >> bill: you were a supporter of obama. now, do you regret? >> i thought he would do a better job. i was a supporter of mccain for a long time. >> bill: but you threw mccain under the bus. >> no, mccain threw himself under the bus. >> bill: i saw you. you pushed him. >> i would not push a man of that stature under the bus. i still love him. talk about remorse. >> bill: but you loved obama more. you pulled the lever for obama. >> what are you trying to say i'm a left -- >> bill: if you had to go back in a time capsule, could you vote for mccain? >> no. >> bill: no. >> no. i still wouldn't have voted for mccain. >> bill: standing by your man. tammy why net. >> i woul

up next, jon stewart has an answer for glenn beck and sarah palin. he's hosting his own rally on the national mall. he's calling it the rally to restore sanity and he wants people to bring signs that say things like, i disagree with you, but i'm sure you're in the hitler. [ female announcer ] you use the healing power of touch every day. ♪ now the healing power of touch just got more powerful. introducing precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving cream works quickly to activate sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals fast for relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 no more $2, $3 fees. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 no more paying to access your own money. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it'd be like every atm in the world was your atm. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 the schwab bank high yield investor checking(tm) account. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 zero atm fees. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 a great interest rate. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 no minimums. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 the biggest thing in checking s

not everybody and part of the theatrics jon stewart's buddy. marching to keep fear alive. here's stewart encouraging his followers to show up. >> you may be asking, you may be asking yourself right now sitting at home, but am i the right type of person to go to this ih÷$úkyyrally? the fact that you would even stop to askupcoming book "american freak show." there you are, willie. you guys are stars of the new hip culture, i understand. so i'm going to ask you this, lawrence, are you going, and then i'm going to ask willie, are you going and then ask why and what do you expect? is it dangerous to take on glenn beck on the national holy turf like this. >> oh it's fantastic. i couldn't miss it. i hope msnbc does wall-to-wall coverage of it. every hour of the day that day. yeah, these guys are great. they really you know find the vulnerability points in all of our politics. they find exactly where the joke is. and, look, if jon stewart and steven get out there, they -- they will forever change, i hope, the way we regard these different event that

i jon stewart joins us. i guess he didn't learn his lesson the last tim >> bill: continuing now with our lead story new war waged against fox news by liberals. joining us is jane, a democratic strategist. you heard morris and i. i think it's pretty apparent that this is a contrived deal. would you agree with that, the war against fox news is contrived? >> well, you know, it's a good thing to kind of bring up debate. >> bill: right. but it's organized. it's no accident that they go out and they say the same thing, jimmy carter, guy on cnn. and this web site, that web site. it's all the same. >> yeah. >> bill: how does that message get out? do these people like email? do you have an email base list that you get. >> in politics things are basically organized. there are times when you are going on a show you literally are reading politico and -- >> bill: sure. in a case like this. who would make that call, tim kaine the head of the democratic committee would he say we better go after fox news. it didn't work wit

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jon stewart playing a little home and home series. stewart visits o'reilly, o'reilly visits stewart. stewart talking about his book, that appearance on "open pa." bill o'reilly sad he never gets on oprah. >> didn't all of them help? >> no. >> how many? >> there's probably 12. >> how come they weren't all on oprah? >> i take the credit. >> i can't get on oprah. >> she doesn't like you. >> why? >> you're not likable. >> you're not likable. that's one way to put it. jon stewart went on to talk about fox as a whole and how bill o'reilly has now become the raging left winger of fox news. >> you've been overtaken by a more extreme version of you. you're like fox 1.0. you're the beta version. fox 2.0 has jumped over you to an extent that i don't think you could ever dream of and quite frankly i think you fear. i think deep down inside you can't believe what you've unleashed. >> i'm responsible for all this? >> you're not responsible for it but what you did is spread out the area and set up your stuff there and these other people just came pl

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. >> jon, the folks are the normal people. >> is beck teed off that colbert and jon stewart will hold a rally much like he did? >> >> bill: caution, you are about to enter not spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the black panther polling place story explodes. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. back in january of 2009, three black panthers were charged with violating the voting rights act. that civil action stemmed from two black panthers standing in front of apology place during the presidential election. one of them holding a club. there is no doubt the panthers committed the act and they didn't even bother showing up in court to fight the charges. nevertheless, in may of 2009, the obama administration moved to dismiss criminal action against the panthers. and that caused a national outcry. today, testifying in front of the u.s. commission on civil rights in washington, christopher coyotes, the former chief of the justice department's voting section flat out accused the obama administration of

she can do whatever she wants. >> no such luck for jon stewart. oprah threw up a bunch of pictures rapid-fire word association and threw up a shot of glenn beck. here's what jon said. >> that's glenn beck. >> yeah. >> yeah, he's my moneymaker. you know what i call him? >> what. >> a kid's college fund. >> glenn beck's making a lot of people a lot of money. >>> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? your disparaging texts and e-mails are next and "morning joe" now just moments away. the most powerful half-ton crew in america has a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles. chevy silverado half-ton a consumers digest best buy and the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. now get 0% apr for 72 months on 2010 silverado half-ton models with an average finance savings around $5,600. [ dog barking ] [ sniffing ] [ male announcer ] missing something? like 2 pairs of glasses for $99.99 at sears optical, with bifocal lenses for just $25 more per pair. hurry in to sears optical today and don't miss a thing. sadly, no. oh. but

>>> and you may have heard that jon stewart and stephen colbert are coming to town. is this comedic fodder, street theater, or cultural criticism? >>> dick cabot on "satire and social change." i'm howard kurtz, and this is "reliable sources." >>> network presidents are very much like baseball managers. job security isn't part of the package. jeff zucker told me he knew he might be shown the door when cable giant comcast agreed to buy nbc news from general electric, but that didn't make him any less emotional about being booted from the place he spent the last quarter of a century. >> jeff zucker, the ceo of nbc news universal, a former executive producer this broadcast and the "today" show, announced he'll be leaving his post pending comcast assuming control of the company with regulatory approval. he is a 24-year veteran of the company orcheas he p-- or, as ht it in a note to employees, that would be all of his entire adult life. >> from his early days as katie couric's producer, zucker kept the news division strong, managing the transitions from couric to meredith

. >> jon, the folks are the normal people. >> is beck teed off that colbert and jon stewart will hold a rally much like he did? >> >> bill: caution, you are about to enter not spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the black panther polling place story explodes. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. back in january of 2009, three black panthers were charged with violating the voting rights act. that civil action stemmed from two black panthers standing in front of apology place during the presidential election. one of them holding a club. there is no doubt the panthers committed the act and they didn't even bother showing up in court to fight the charges. nevertheless, in may of 2009, the obama administration moved to dismiss criminal action against the panthers. and that cause a national outcry. today, testifying in front of the u.s. commission on civil rights in washington, christopher coyotes, the former chief of the justice department's voting section flat out accused the obama administration of

do you, jon stewart have obama remorse? there was a sense that oh, jesus will walk on water but now you're looking at me like oh, look at that, he's just treading water. >> laura ingraham watched the stewart-o'reilly shootout very closely last night and had some critiques. uh-oh! also tonight, police taze some men who led them on a high speed chase in florida. >> one person running. >> and now the cops may be in trouble. megan kelly has been investigating. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now! >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. a shocking political poll in new york state. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. conservative carl paladino backed by the tea party is running for governor against new york attorney general andrew cuomo whose father used to be the governor of the state. paladino is running on a mad as hell ticket saying he will dismantle what he calls the corrupt legislature in albany. >> by now, i think you're seeing the differe

stewart. stephen colbert is now are almost becoming activists and they're almost doing more than the politicians are these days do you think that there's any negative to that because he is in fact a comedian that he takes away from the issue i mean i think that there could be i think that you have these t.v. personalities and they're not journalists and they don't say their journals but their t.v. . says you the journalist but. they have mass influence alone and they have if you look at the numbers especially for glenn beck daily show and colbert report these three shows alone i mean we're talking many many many more people than watch for example the nightly news or subscribe to newspapers a lot for a lot of people this is how they know what's going on in the world by these three men i think that they could use that in a very negative way i think they all personally believe that they're using it in a way that's positive certainly stephen colbert has an interesting character because he is a. pa

plus, jon stewart announced his rally to restore sanity in washington last night. can he do for liberals and progressives what glenn beck did for conservatives a week ago? three decades after kennedy challenged carter for the nomination, in 1980, carter says we could have had comprehensive health care reform in the '70s,

it. >> oprah winfrey tweeted i think jon stewart is on to something. would you consider going october 30, 21s 2010. in honor of the type of discourse that i think we need to propose, i would just like to say this. suck it, colbert! oprah mentioned my rally, not yours! >> whup dedo. oprah tweeted about you. just so happens that i got a tweet from gail. she even retreated it to the authorities. >> geraldo: so funny. love them or hate them, jon stewart and stephen colbert are at the forefront of political debate. colbert testified about migrant farm workers. >> americans farms are for too die pendent on immigrant labor to pick fruits and veggables. the obvious answer is for all of us to stop eating fruits and vegetables. eventually americans may consider taking these ons again. or maybe that is crazy. maybe the easier answer is to have scientists develop vegetables that pick themselves kimberly guilfoylthemselves. >> kimberly: that is one solution. here to give us his take is steven crowder. what do you think about the testimony of colbert. there is a lot

thanks a lot. >> greta: next, bill o'reilly versus jon stewart. versus jon stewart. don' ♪ for he's a jolly good fellow ♪ the meeting's tomorro in dals ♪ ♪ we need to finish tho projections ♪ ♪ then output the final presentations ♪ ♪ sally, i'm gonna need 40 copies, obviously collated ♪ wht's going on? when we're crunched for time, brad combines office celebrations with official business. it's about efficiency. [ courier ] we can help. wh you ship with fedex, you can work rht up until the lastinute. it gives you re time to get stuff done. that's a great idea. ♪ i need tspeak with you privately ♪ ♪ i found your resume on the printer ♪ everyone! ♪ i found your resume on the printer ♪ [ male announcer ] we understand.® you need a partner who gives you more time. fedex. [ female announcer ] it starts with you falling in love with the most personalized moscustomized piece of furniture you will ever own. ♪ get that one piece right and the rest of the room will just fall into place. it starts with you introducing yourself to the world of eth

and jon stewart fifth. 34% positive, 22% negative. what does all this mean? clearly the fox news channel has become the most important media outlet in the country. i don't think there is any question about that secondly, our cable competition doesn't even show up. third, network news does remain a force but no longer leads. fourth, the republican race in 2012 wide open. and, fifth, president obama has an enormous problems to overcome. and that's the memo. a bit later on, bernie goldberg will analyze the media component of the poll. but, for now, our top story reaction, joining us from washington fnc political analyst brit hume. good news for us and always -- and what was the most surprising thing you saw in the poll. >> the poll was arrangely in line with the other polling we have seen. the only real stunner is that 49% of the public believe that you are having a positive impact on the debate in america. and only 32% thought negative. you know, they need to rerun those numbers. >> bill: you think so? maybe the question wasn't worded properly. [ laughter ] >>

jon stewart announces a big washington rally of his own throwing down a gauntlet on what is fact, what is fury. >>> and our "person of the week," a 9-year-old commanding the attention of the powerful. >>> good evening. as we came on the air last night, we knew a strange storm was descending on new york. but we now know it was something rarely seen in the past 50 years. trees torn up. roofs torn off. cars crushed in a matter of seconds at rush hour. the national weather service experts are puzzling whether it was a tornado evoking that iconic picture in 1976, the tornado near the statue of liberty. after that the armada of hurricanes in the atlantic, and we asked dan harris to look into what this strange weather means, and he's in the middle of the damage tonight. dan? >> reporter: diane, good evening. we're coming to you from queens, a neighborhood that got hit very hard by this storm. as you know, this is not a part of the world where they're used to tornadoes which is why this storm has so many people scratching their heads tonight. >> oh, my god. this is crazy. >> reporter: in a met

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so jon stewart, kind of seizing wanted to host a rally. so he proclaims it, and en colbert decl, igo to have my own rally while j stew n tow >> it is on! october 30th, on the mall. because now is not the time to take it down a notch. now is the time for all good men to freak out for freedom! >> i heard about your march to keep fear alive, stephen colbert. you will see me on the washington mall on october 30th! >> they're obviously having some fun at his expense. now, "the daily show" coincidentally will be in washington during the time of the scheduled march. or the scheduled rally there. taping shows to air october 25th and 28th. and he's also -- jon stewart, by the way, promoting a new book called "earth: the book." >> okay. a little promo there too. those guys are so good. no wonder everyone loves them so much. they're so funny. >> keep fear alive. >> there's always -- this controversy kind of pops up every couple of months when there's kind of this magazine cover, people say ooh, what did you do to it, did you doctor it. remember years

. >> dueling rallies on the mat mall from jon stewart and steven colbert. we are taking a look coming up. i'm a homebuilder. my father brought me up to give back to society... felicia jackson promised her late sister that she would take care of her children. but she needed help. i used my american express open card to get half a million points to buy building materials to help build the jackson family a new home. well, i know if my dad was still around, he would have told me, with no doubt... he would have told me it's a no brainer and i knew that from the start. it was an honor. booming is moving forward by giving back. >>> as with take a look down at the washington monument, it is right in the heart of the national mall which fits in well as tv comedy hosts are preparing to give glen beck a run for his money. >> jon stewart and stephen colbert are bringing their special brand of humor to the nation appear capital. >> will thomas discovered since last week's announcement thousands of people are answering that call. >> for tonight, i announce the rally to r

. >> dueling rallies on the national mall from jon stewart and steven coal barrett thought to be kind of a response to last month's -- colbert thought to be kind of a response to last month's restoring honor rally. we're taking a look coming up. >>> it's a massive attack on twitter that reached the white house. find out how hackers were able to take advantage of the website. >>> and parents know they have to protect their credit, but now thieves are going after children, what you can do to protect your family from financial disaster. >> keep it right here. fox 5 news at 10:00 just getting started.  >>> two tv comedy hosts preparing to give conservative commentator glenn beck a run for his money. jon stewart and stephen colbert are bringing their special brand of political humor to the nation's capital. they're calling on america to join them on the national mall just days before the midterm elections. fox 5's will thomas discovered since last week's announcement thousands of people are answering that call. >> for tonight it i announce the rally to resto

but jon stewart and steven colbert are getting serious. they're calling their fans to march on washington on october 30th, they're dueling rallies due to a recent event held by conservatives. >> tonight i announce the rally to restore sanity. [ cheers and applause ] >> it is happening, people! it is happening! it is happening! a real gathering! we will gather. we will gather on the national mall in washington, d.c., a million moderate march, where we take to the streets to send the message to our leaders and our national media that says, we are here! we're only here, though, until 6:00, because we have a sitter. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is on! october 30th, on the mall. because now is not the time to take it down a notch. now is the time for all good men to freak out for freedom! >> so let's bring in cnn deputy political director, paul steinhauser to talk about the rising influence of really -- talking about political outsiders. some people may say, oh, this is a joke, and wonder, you know, if it's really or not. but i have to tell you

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and in a little while, you'll hear him with jon stewart. today what he had to say about the president, the tea party, and his children and his future. >> i have been very lucky in my life. i have been to 75 countries. i have seen it all. i don't really have a bucket list like that. when it stops being fun, i will get out. i think. >> shepard: it's still fun. >> bill: some days but it's a war. it coming. i didn't realize i was drifting into the other lane. [ kim ] i was literally falling asleep at the wheel. it got my attention, telling me that i wasn't paying attention. i had no idea the guy in front of me had stopped short. but my car did. my car did. thankfully, my mercedes did. [ male announcer ] a world you can't predict... demands a car you can trust. the e-class. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial. ♪ just don't feel like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies? [ glass shatters ] more passion for the one you love?

as you remember, jon stewart came to this side last week. it was bill's turn last night and here's a little clip from that. >> ♪ oh he's sharp as a tack he's number one the best of the best he's bill o'reilly ♪ >> come and join us! come and join us! >> very well done. >> wow. sweet. quite an entrance. >> very, very nice. at one point, mr. stewart did ask mr. o'reilly to show up at the big rally that stewart and colbert are planning for the end of october and o'reilly said i'm not going to show up. you'll got a big crowd and wouldn't get any credit for it. o'reilly did mention colbert, by the way, in this little snippet and look out for a pinhead. >> the drone program is not illeg illegal sympathizers, absolutely legal but i do want -- colbert is a drone on the way. >> no. >> yep. don't even joke about it. that's terrible. >> they're waiting for him to be alone. >> that's not even -- no. you know what that was? that was a pinhead remark. >> was it? is he your buddy? >> glenn beck did wish colbert and stewart a lot of success and it sounde

. >> what do you make of jon stewart and -- i know you are a jon stewart fan. will you be on his show later today. what happen do you make of his rally? >> i think it's courageous. >> to restore senators. >> and prezefsh fear. it will be an interesting vent. it will a large turnout. it will a lot of humor and it will be interesting to see how they avail any alignment to a liberal followsty and stay out of politics and retain their role as humorous. >> larry: it's a retaliation to the tea party and the glenn beck rally. >> that is what i sur mice. i don't think jon stewart told his viewers what his motivations are. but to bring rationality to thedy discussion. >> larry: jimmy carter is going to be 86. what he does have planned next? we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] at ge capital, we're out there every day with clients like jetblue -- financing their fleet, sharing our expertise, and working with people who are changing the face of business in america. after 25 years in the aviation business, i kind of feel like if you're not having fun at what you do,

our pal jon stewart seized upon that to do this. >> there are two inches that are tragic here. number one, -- thelma has turned against andy. >> i don't know that is. >> i knew it that was andy's squeeze. >> i remember barney. >> neal lou. >> he a girlfriend? >> i hope so. i hope he just wasn't into barney and floyd. can you imagine aunt bea, a gay wedding. thelma lou was barney's girlfriend. andy went out with helen, busted o'reilly, who is the pinhead now. check your facts old man, because we are holding your feet to the fire! [ applause ] i expect a full retraction, on air, otherwise i might never trust fox again. >> bill: well the problem is that shortly after i made the thelma lou mistake, i corrected it on the the air! somehow jon didn't mention that. so who is the pinhead now? by the way, stewart will be on the factor next wednesday. that should be interesting. i'm trying to get thelma lou. that is it for us tonight check out the fox news fact for website. different from billoreilly.com. we would like to you spout off about the factor from anywhere if the world. oreilly@

. >>> jon stewart and stephen colbert coming to the national mall >> . the hosts of the daily show and the colbert report will have dueling rallies. this happens october 30. the event is being called the rally to restore sanity, for jon stewart. and for stephen colbert, the march to keep fera ar alive. >>> one step closer to the world's biggest airline. >> and property is on the rise. john nelson as those stories and more. -- rob nelson. >> the recession pushes the poverty rate to a 15-year high. 44 million americans live in poverty. that is one of seven people. millions north stay above the poverty line because of government benefits and other assistance. the head of the johnson & johnson consumer division is retiring next year. her division is responsible for a string of embarrassing recall which included children's tylenol. gm builds the new ceo thinks it will take several years for taxpayers to get their allowed money back. the remaining $43 billion will be repaid through the company's initial public offering which will be expected later this year. p

now jon stewart and steven colbert are going to hold dueling rallies of their own. jon stewart's called the rally to restore sanity. >> you may be asking yourself right now, sitting at home, but am i the right type of person to go to this rally? the fact that you would even stop to ask yourself that question as opposed to just, let's say, jumping up, grabbing the nearest stack of burnable holy books, strapg on a diaper and just pointing your car towards d.c., that means i think you just might be right for it. >> he went on to say we're here but only until 6:00 because we have a sitter. stephen colbert holding a dueling rally on the same day to restore fear. that's what his is all about. still ahead on "way too early," why your awake? you are checked out for the weekend. texts and e-mails are next and "morning joe" just minutes away. [ male announcer ] mix it. blend it. sprinkle it. sweet! [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. [ male announcer ] savory. fluffy. yummy. sweet! [ female announcer ] splenda®.

jon stewart announces a big washington rally of his own throwing down a gauntlet on what is fact, what is fury. >>> and our person of the week, a 9-year-old commanding the attention of the powerful. >>> good evening. as we came on the air last night, we knew a strange storm we know it's something rarely torn up. cars crushed in a matter of seconds at rush hour. national weather service experts are puzzling whether it was a tornado evoking that iconic picture in 1976, the tornado near the statue of liberty. after that, the armada of hurricanes in the atlantic and we asked dan harris to look into what this strange weather means and he's in the middle of the damage tonight. dan? >> reporter: diane, good evening. coming to you from queens, a neighborhood that got hit very hard by the storm, as you know this is not a part of the world where they're used to tornadoes which has so many scratching their heads tonight. >> oh, my god. this is crazy. >> reporter: in a metropolitan area, saturated with smartphone captured from so many angles including these pictures which window. >> am i really in

then, jon stewart goes after us÷ >> bill: did you see that? there is an interesting piece of tape floating around the net tea party rally and talked with other african-americans and minorities. >> have you seen any people of color around? >> as i look around, no. >> you have seen any people of color around? >> no, i have not. >> have you seen any people of color around? >> yes. >> you? >> one. [bell] >> do you see any people of color around? >> no, not really. >> have you seen any people of color around? >> people of color? no. >> bill: all right. now, who is that guy and what was the point. >> bob parks of the media research council. he does videotaping there. the point was -- i don't know if you got the irony there but bob parks is african-american. and i was talking to african-americans. >> bill: they almost defeated their own purpose though by looking around saying there is nobody -- what did mr. parsons want to accomplish? does he say that there is a substantial amount of african-americans at the tea party? >> he was there. no look, this

. >> larry: what do you make of the jon stewart and -- i know you're a jon stewart fan. >> i am. >> larry: you'll be on his show later tonight. >> that's true. >> larry: what do you make of his raly? >> i think it's quite a courageous. >> larry: rally to restore sanity. >> right, and to preserve fear i think is what colbert says. well, i think it will be an interesting event. i think there will be a pretty large turnout. i think there will be a lot of humor in it, and it will be interesting to see how they avoid any alignment towards a liberal or a conservative philosophy and make sure they stay kind of out of politics and still retain their role as humorous. >> larry: but it's obviously in retaliation to -- to the tea party and the glenn beck rally. >> that's what i surveys because jon stewart hasn't told me that. i don't think he's told his viewers yet exactly what his motivations are, except, you know, bring rationality back to the political debate on the discussion. >> larry: jimmy carter is going to be 86 in less than two weeks. what's he got planned next? maybe the next decade? or t

jon stewart is right. bill o'reilly is concerned when glenn beck goes outs and calls the president a racist and a marxist and a this and a that. 1.0. >> good analysis. >> the voice of reason. >> very interesting. >>> remember february last year, joaquin phoenix. who can forget this appearance? the stuff of legends. >> turned out to be part of a movie. last night joaquin phoenix returned to letterman for the first time. look at him all cleaned up and handsome. >> a huge, big guy. >> a year and a half ago you come out and honestly it's like you slipped and hit your head in the tub. and i knew immediately something ain't right. >> i hope i didn't offend you. >> oh, no, no, no. i'm telling you it was so much fun. it was batting practice, you know what i mean? every one of them was a dinger. >> joaquin phoenix said to letterman, you've interviewed many people so i assumed you'd know a difference between a character and a real person. >> he's doing a documentary. >> a film called "i'm still here," documentary of

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jon stewart works hard. the guy, as you always say, he's brilliant. you think he's one of the smartest guys on tv. >> i think he has one of the unique ways to key into exactly what's happening, whether it's right or left causing it i don't think matters as much as being able to connect with people as to the ridiculousness of the situation. chris, i do think there's a tinge of anger in a lot of his anger. >> no question. that's what gives it weight and bite, and he admits to being angry every day and the show gives him the catharsis. it gives him the chance to point things out. it's not just anger for the sake of anger. you know, he did something three, four weeks ago that maybe you guys covered. i certainly didn't. i don't know that the media got to it somewhere else, the street media before him. but pointing out that fox has been taking all these shots at the mosque and who is funding it, and then to go and do the homework to say, well, news corps second largest investor is a saudi prince. that's reporting as much as it is anger or humor. >> willie g

. >> larry: what do you make of the jon stewart and steven -- i know you're a jon stewart fan. >> i am. >> you'll be on his show later tonight? >> that's true. >> larry: what do you make of his rally? rally to restore sanity? >> and to preserve fear is what they said. i think it will be an interesting event. i believe it will be a pretty large turnout. i think there will be a lot of humor in it and it will be interesting to watch how they avoid any alignment towards a liberal or a conservative philosophy. and make sure they stay kind of out of politics and still retain their role as humorous. >> larry: obviously in retaliation to the tea party and the glen beck rally. >> that's what i surmise. jon stewart hadn't told me that, i don't think he's told the viewers exactly what his motivations are except, as i say, to bring rationality back to the political debate and discussion. >> larry: jimmy cart her be 86 in less than two weeks. what's next? maybe the next decade? or two? we'll be right back! (announcer) everything you need to stay balanced on long trips. residence inn. eggland's best