| | Jon Stewart to Fox host: 'You and Shep...have your moments'
 When Fox News's Chris Wallace appeared on the Daily Show on Wednesday, Jon Stewart was prepared with footage to confront him on Fox's unrepentant Obama-bashing. However, Wallace revealed himself to be fully aware of Fox's biases and even admitted he had been moved by Barack Obama's election.
Wallace began by announcing that when Karl Rove brought cookies in the shape of a Fox News screen to the set on election night, he had handed two to Wallace, saying, "This one, specifically, give to Jon Stewart."
Stewart took the cookie nervously, as if wondering whether it might explode in his hands. When Wallace insisted that he eat it on the spot, Stewart responded solemnly, "Let me tell you something. ... Let me tell you why I'll eat it. Karl Rove can't hurt me any more."
"I have to say this," Stewart went on to acknowledge -- as Wallace protested "you're going to get me in trouble" -- "you and Shep Smith both have your moments."
Smith recently berated "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher for saying that an Obama presidency would mean "death to Israel" and called out Ralph Nader for using the phrase "Uncle Tom."
"We're all very happy," Wallace replied to Stewart. "Except for Sean Hannity, who's too busy in the bathroom crying."
"The last week, bless their hearts, they tried so hard," Stewart suggested sweetly.
"ACORN was a legitimate story," insisted Wallace straight-faced, after which both men broke up in laughter.
Stewart then showed Wallace "a little compendium of, like, the last two days on Fox News." The clips included the introductions to an hour-long feature on "Obama & Friends: History of Radicalism," a story asking "Will Senator Obama deliberately bankrupt the coal industry if he becomes president?" and segments on Rashid Khalidi, Rev. Wright, and "whether or not Obama's half-aunt is registered to vote."
"You didn't see our coverage," challenged Wallace, "because you and Stephen Colbert were crying when at 11 o'clock when they announced the president."
"Yes, imagine people having human emotions to an historic moment," Stewart retorted, as the audience erupted in cheers. "Imagine a country coming full circle from slavery and that affecting me on a deeply personal level."
"Coming over here seemed like such a good idea 45 minutes ago," Wallace confessed ruefully. However, he quickly snapped back and asked Stewart, "Do you really think that Barack Obama is not going to mess up like every other politician?"
Stewart explained that for him, despite Obama's imperfections, "For the first time since I can remember, and this includes the Clintons, somebody is speaking in a manner that matches my sensory perceptions. ... This guy speaks, I recognize him as human."
Wallace acknowledged in response, "Honestly? I am excited. ... Anybody who was a child of the civil rights movement and of the 60's ... I never thought I would see it in my life, and I think it's wonderful for the country. ... I hope he does great."
"For a second there ... you looked like you were welling up," observed Stewart.
This video is from Comedy Central's The Daily Show, broadcast November 5, 2008.
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