Jon Stewart har även skrivit en bok som toppat försäljningslistorna de senaste veckorna. I den skriver han bland annat "The role of a free press is to be the people's eyes and ears, providing not just information but access, insight and most importantly context." När Jon Stewart blev inbjuden till CNN:s debattprogram Crossfire förväntades han antagligen dra några skämt och göra lite reklam för sin bok, men istället gick han till attack mot Crossfire för att ha misslyckats med sin uppgift. Programmet finns som en filmsnutt här och som text här, men några citat är:
STEWART: See, the thing is, we need your help. Right now, you're helping the politicians and the corporations. And we're left out there to mow our lawns.
BEGALA: By beating up on them? You just said we're too rough on them when they make mistakes.
STEWART: No, no, no, you're not too rough on them. You're part of their strategies. You are partisan, what do you call it, hacks.
och:
BEGALA: Let me get this straight. If the indictment is -- if the indictment is -- and I have seen you say this -- that...Ouch. Det är så en sågning ska gå till!
STEWART: Yes.
BEGALA: And that CROSSFIRE reduces everything, as I said in the intro, to left, right, black, white.
STEWART: Yes.
BEGALA: Well, it's because, see, we're a debate show.
STEWART: No, no, no, no, that would be great.
BEGALA: It's like saying The Weather Channel reduces everything to a storm front.
STEWART: I would love to see a debate show.
BEGALA: We're 30 minutes in a 24-hour day where we have each side on, as best we can get them, and have them fight it out.
STEWART: No, no, no, no, that would be great. To do a debate would be great. But that's like saying pro wrestling is a show about athletic competition.
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