John Stewart has been part of a show that has educated millions of viewers on hundreds of topics. My children and their friends are engaged in discussions of many topics that they first heard about on the Daily Show. These kids are all on high school debate teams and the topics at competitions are social issues of the day.
The Daily Show clearly got them interested in the topic and while advancing only one side of most arguments, spurred their interest in a way that made them want to learn more. Their teacher/coach always pushes them to get as many sources and points of views as possible to use in these discussions. My son got in a discussion with me the other day and quoted some stats he got off the Reason Foundation website.
I remembered that we had had this discussion (about the minimum wage) before after watching the Daily Show. That day he had a discussion with his friends talking about the show and that sparked him to learn more about a topic. Thanks John Stewart.
Careful...!! You are ending up with an educated, thoughtful, intellectual human being there - that's a dangerous thing to be here in Oklahoma!! Like the Japanese saying about the nail that sticks up is beaten down!
