"There's a funny name for the place they call 'outside the beltway' - it' called America"

I just watched this great interview with Jon Stewart on Charlie Rose.



It's fascinating seeing Stewart without his persona on. He's obviously a passionate (he uses that word a lot), intelligent, thoughtful activist. I mean, you always know that he is, watching the program, but you get so used to thinking of the persona as him that it's interesting to see what's going on behind the scenes.

I'm working at an undisclosed location*, and not available for blogging or comment, but I think that you should see Jon Stewart completely wipe the floor with the Bush administration's former UN Ambassador John Bolton. It doesn't just demonstrate how the administration's ideological standpoint doesn't stand up to honest debate, I also think that Jon Stewart is a beacon of sanity and reasoned argument here. I love how he's always courteous to his opponent in person, where others might be tempted to gloat.

* The 2nd floor of the University Library, all the way to the right.