re: #43 Killgore Trout

Agreed for the most part, but not on these two points:

I do find it very interesting that although Maddow is probably smarter than Stewart

I think he’s brilliant. Check out his interview on NPR, Fresh Air for more insight into his genius.

He’s a comedian/satarist and becoming an advocate reduces his pool of likely jokes by 50%.

I’m not convinced that he avoids advocacy for the sake of his humor; I think that he believes that (partisan) advocacy is ineffective as a political methodology.