NEW YORK - After his outburst on CNN's "Crossfire," "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart will have a few words for "60 Minutes." The comedian will be profiled on this Sunday's broadcast of the CBS news program. Though taped before Stewart's harsh comments of "Crossfire" and one its hosts, Tucker Carlson, he did have the subject of TV news on his mind.
"You know ... what has become rewarded in political discourse is the extremity of viewpoint," Stewart says on the show. "People like the conflict. Conflict baby! It sells. Crossfire! Hardball! Shut up! You shut up!"
While many have questioned the veracity of the Fox News slogan "Fair and Balanced," Stewart thinks that frustration deserves to be leveled elsewhere as well.
"Well, CNN says, `You can depend on CNN.' Guess what? I watch CNN. No, you can't!"
Otherwise, Stewart is mostly full of jokes.
"Here's what I wonder about Dick Cheney (news - web sites), and the reason that maybe they keep him only in loyalty-oath audiences: If he becomes angry, I do believe he turns into the Hulk."
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