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[–] Breadbear 6 points 36 points (+42|-6) ago 

I doubt the idea is: "Wow, Jon Stewart is so unbiased he should host a debate!"

I would assume it's more along the lines of: "If Jon Stewart sat Hillary and Bernie down, he'd ask the questions I'd want to ask and challenge them on the shit I'd want to challenge them on", or something like that.

Fuck yeah, I'd watch that debate. I wouldn't be expecting some kind of super formal, objective, strictly-regulated thing. I'd want to see how those two, together, dealt with JS's interpretive framework and worldview, which clearly resonates with his viewership. People want him to moderate a debate because they think he'll call shit like he sees it; in that sense, the bias is exactly the attraction.

That being said, yeah: of course the petition is wishful thinking. Nobody's going to agree to that shit. Just tryna explain the appeal as I see it.

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[–] Gerplunckamo 2 points 5 points (+7|-2) ago 

That makes sense. Have an upgoat for your trouble.

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[–] Internet_Refugee 2 points 0 points (+2|-2) ago  (edited ago)

Boom! You did it, /u/Breadbear. This is the comment I wanted to see.

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[–] TheBuddha 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I don't even like Jon Stewart but I'd certainly watch a debate that he moderated.

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[–] tpdplsio 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I don't really get it since he'd often treat guests on his show with kid gloves and not ask hard questions. But I agree that he's built a brand up around being unbiased, trustworthy, and anti-establishment which is probably where this is coming from.