Does Jon Stewart like Bill Kristol? It seems like they are buds and I think Kristol is an idiot.

[Hamlette]

Kristol pushed the war in Iraq and Palin. he's been wrong about everything the last 8 years. But he and Jon banter as though they like each other. And Kristol comes on Jon's show pretty often.

Insight?

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. Good question. No insight here. I don't even get Stewart.

And Kristol is beneath contempt and beyond comprehension.

[DrToast]

2. Kristol is usually pretty entertaining on TDS

I think that's why Jon Stewart likes him. Obviously they're pretty far apart politically.

[New Dawn]

3. Kristol is a Neocon

That makes him not just an idiot, but an evil idiot.

[Shoelace]

4. sure hope not - sometimes Stewart has to play both ends to the middle

so he doesn't get shot methinks!!
Anyway, a short bio on Bill Kristol who is the #1 Neocon in the world:

Kristol is associated with a number of conservatively aligned think tanks: he was chairman of the New Citizenship Project from 1997 to 2005, he cofounded the neoconservative Project for the New American Century (PNAC) in 1997 with Robert Kagan, he is a member of the board of trustees for the free-market Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, and he is a member of the Policy Advisory Board for the neoconservative Ethics and Public Policy Center. Kristol has also been an attendee at Bilderberg Group conferences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kristol

(he's financed by Rupert Murdoch of course)

[scheming daemons]

5. There's mutual respect, because they're both Jewish. But politically, they are far apart.

[Crunchy Frog]

6. He just knows how to behave in a civil fashion with people he disagrees with.

A dying art.

[Smarmie Doofus]

9. Tucker Carlson?

>>>>>He just knows how to behave in a civil fashion with people he disagrees with.>>>>

[Crunchy Frog]

11. I thought he was very civil with *ucker Carlson. Downright restrained.

Uncivil would have been smashing his face in. :evilgrin:

[mwei924]

7. He's like the regular token conservative guest.

Usually a conservative going on the show has a book to promote or something. Plus, he's so ridiculous that the audience gets a few kicks out of his appearances. Jon doesn't have to make jokes.

[Anwen]

8. That's not the vibe I get...

Jon treats all of his guests with courtesy and respect, no matter how much he disagrees with them. Personally, I thought he was looking at Kristol in disbelief during the interview. I definitely don't get the impression that they're buds.

[pansypoo53219]

10. jon stewart is the cat

kristol is a lively little mouse.

[PretzelWarrior]

12. he was toying with him. He showed up in 2006 right after.

I hope he makes it back on there when the GOP is one giant smoldering crater. I think Stewart didn't pounce with all of his ability so as not to jinx it 4 days out.