Comedy Central refutes O'Reilly's claim

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

By David Bauder



Sept. 27, 2004 | NEW YORK (AP) -- The folks at Comedy Central were annoyed when Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly kept referring to "The Daily Show" audience as "stoned slackers." So they did a little research. And guess whose audience is more educated?

Viewers of Jon Stewart's show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch "The O'Reilly Factor," according to Nielsen Media Research.

O'Reilly's teasing came when Stewart appeared on his show earlier this month.

"You know what's really frightening?" O'Reilly said. "You actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but it's true. You've got stoned slackers watching your dopey show every night and they can vote."

Comedy Central executives realized, and O'Reilly acknowledged, that he was poking fun. But they said they didn't want a misconception to persist.

http://www.salon.com/ent/wire/2004/09/27/stewart/index.html

[Kierkegaard]

1. Ever notice that conservatives can't joke without sounding like

insulting pompous assholes?

[LizW]

3. Yeah, it's interesting -- the way I know someone's joking

is when they're funny.

To my knowledge, O'Reilly never has been.

[TahitiNut]

7. "Victim Humor" is never funny, imho.

Unless it's about Art, Matt, Bob, Bernie, Phil, ... :evilgrin:

[NMDemDist2]

2. i haven't gotten stoned in 12 years and I never miss the Daily Show n/t

[ghostsofgiants]

4. ...

[Cannikin]

5. kick

[juslikagrzly]

6. Damn!

I'm a stoned slacker and didn't even know it! What have I been missing?

[seabeyond]

8. and of course, on show oreilly told his people stewart people

are smarter, more educated. right. cause it is a no spin zone and fair and balanced, so of course he told his people they were stupid and stewarts people were smart

cause i am sure they did

[Hamlette]

9. Just wrote Bill and told him to correct himself on air...

...and if he didn't he's a coward.

hee hee

[Eloriel]

10. Okay, so now he'll just complaint about the "elitists"

:shrug:

There's ALWAYS a way for the O'Really's of the world to find something to criticize/twist/mischaracterize/demonize.

Always.

[Blitzburgh]

11. kick