Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America?

1. Comedy is a dramatic performance that provides pleasure and humor, where the performance can come in many different forms. Stewart claims that his primary role is that of a comedian because he believes "comedy [is] a kinda of catharsis machine, a therapeutic filter for grappling with upsetting issues." The Daily Show is different from other comedy shows in that it serves other serious purposes other than to make people laugh. "Speaking thruth to power in blunt, somtimes profane language, while using satire and playful looniness to ensure that their political analysis never becomes solemn or pretentious." The show not only provides laughters, but also contribute to the society by discussing current issues.

2. "...it's really a gathering of curmudgeons expressing frusturation and upset..."
Curmudgeons: a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.
When Mr.Stewart was explaining how the offices for the Daily Show is run, he describes the morning meeting as a gathering of cantakerous people. I have never seen this word before in my life. I think word choice is one of the most crucial factor in building an effective speech. Even though Mr.Stewart may not say much, by utilizing decorative and creative words like Curmundgeons, he is able to speak persuasively, easily grabbing the listeners or readers' attentions.
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tongue-in-cheek-measure
bloviation fests
cognitive dissonance has become a national epidemic
throwing spitballs
looniness
grist for the funny mill
delve into
loftlike space
curmudgeons
colonoscopy
Carsonesque
high-frequency radar for hypocrisy
parsing the foibles
eviscerations
emperor has no clothes
bifocals
trendy hipsterism
hog-stomping Baroque
a hewing process
Aesopian logic and fury
overwrought speech of a shaken host
abscess
make wisecracks
grappling
sweat equity