Why Jon Stewart Should Fear Obama

Here’s something to think about in the wake of a likely Obama victory: What will happen to Jon Stewart? The Hollywood Reporter notes a whole corner of showbiz and TV news has risen in prestige over the last eight years as the opposition to the Bush administration. Think Stewart and his mockery of White House press conferences; Olbermann and Maddow; Franken; Colbert; and so forth. With Obama in the White House, these left-leaning personalities will likely have to try a different tack, one that could lessen what makes them so appealing—their righteous indignation. Of course, Franken may be able to try out new material in front of the Senate.