There is a big difference between having a spirited debate among artisans over an issue rife with intricacies and grey areas, and literally eviscerating a bigot into a quivering mass of Jell-O in front of a studio audience. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out John Stewart showing Bill Bennett the intricate pleasures of getting your ass reamed on the Gay Marriage “debate”.

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Honestly, I can’t understand why hard-right conservatives still fail to take John Stewart seriously. Yes, he is the host of a fake news show (still waiting for someone to show me the “real” ones). But he is still the smartest guy in the room. I’m impressed by anyone who can even keep up with the guy (check out Reza Aslan from January 24th this year) but am utterly shocked that anyone with a vacuous mind like Bennett’s would even dare to show his face and expect to outwit the genius that is Stewart.

But that’s what happens when you come down on the wrong side of history. I mean look, I’ve had many a brilliant epiphany in the midst of a college drug haze. But when I wake the next day, I still had enough grey matter to realize how silly they were. Likewise for Bennett, the arguments that must have seemed so brilliant by the glow of last night’s burning cross must inevitably evaporate in the cold hard logic of rationale daylight.