Stewart interviews O'Reilly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUVuXgy3CVY

Here is the url for this interview. I don't think it is the whole thing and it could be cut in O'Reilly's favor because he is showing it on his own show but it still presents a good comparison with my previous posts. Once again I am impressed that these two do not get heated against one another. It is nice to watch people with different beliefs not yelling at one another. Stewart uses much more humor in his interview because his show is of a different nature. I take it that this interview was done shortly after Obama was elected. It starts by showing numerous clips of O'Reilly stating that he is is scared of what is in store for our countries future under Obama's leadership. While it may seem like a bunch of jokes Stewart actually tries to make the point that there is nothing to fear. I think O'Reilly's stance on the issue is representative of a large portion of the conservative population and is good to be addressed. There are certainly reasons to be concerned about Obama's leadership because so little is known about him but O'Reilly might take this to far. Being as concerned as O'Reilly is an overreaction and can cause more problems than it solves. Stewart does a great job of illustrating the overreaction by making fun of it. If there is something that we can learn from this, it is that we should try and keep a level head and not get lost by fearing the unknown. I plan on following this post with a South Park clip about conservatives overreacting to the outcome of the past election. Hopefully i can find the correct one.