Stewart To Rally Critics: “Not Necessarily What They Wanted It To Be About”

Jon Stewart returned from his long weekend, having spent one less day off than the indefinitely suspended Keith Olbermann, and was ready to talk about the MSNBC host and others in the media who had critiques of his rally from the left.

After explaining the point, he turned to the suspension.

People from Olbermann (and Rachel Maddow) to Bill Maher, Stewart heard from some unlikely sources of critique over the last week. After joking about a follow-up rally on Saturday to explain the rally, Stewart went on to give his take on what the point was. “It was to suggest we be more judicious with our blanket slander,” he said. Also:

Contrary to what some people may believe, I do think the rally was about something, just not necessarily what they wanted it to be about or what they think it’s about.

This transitioned to the Olbermann suspension and subsequent ending-of-the-suspension. As Stewart put it: “MSNBC: it’s a stupid rule, but at least it was enforced poorly.”

Then it was time to talk about the cost of Pres. Barack Obama‘s trip to India, and the inflated rhetoric from Fox News (and those who got it right). While complimenting Glenn Beck for what he said on TV, Stewart contrasted it with what he had said that day on the radio. “Thank God TV’s Glenn Beck doesn’t ever listen to radio’s Glenn Beck,” he said.

Here’s the segment, from Comedy Central:

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