You really believe that Dex? I can see the Keith Olbermann/Glen Beck coin. But Stewart is a different animal.
K. Olberman (saw a few times) is more like David Letterman to me.
There are similarities - GB/JS
Background
Radio comedian/Stand up comedian
Strong belief-Religious/Strong belief-Agnostic
Methods - (heavy) teacher, (light) sarcastic, humor / (light) teacher, (heavy) sarcastic, humor
Populist/Populist -
Their politics are different but their solutions, positions and responses are predictable.
Politics
- the problems
Progressives, Big Government/The Right, Big Business
Politics - the solution
The individual, less government/more government regulation & programs
Among the three - KO, GB, JS - Stewart brings the least information & knowledge to the table and in a way the least novel - except for the sarcasm. He does have the occasional insight - similar to a lot of comedians. I think if JS were to do a regular 1 hour show like GB or KO without interviewees and gags his weaknesses would show. They don't in the current formant.