I don't understand this comment - the context of the 2004 quote was not "just meaningless satire", it was a response to: * claims that Jon Stewart's show was a

I don't understand this comment - the context of the 2004 quote was not "just meaningless satire", it was a response to: * claims that Jon Stewart's show was a biased news source * attacks from various groups, particularly Fox News an it's ilk, that he should stop telling political jokes because their feelings were hurt * Tucker Carlson trying to tell Jon Stewart in that debate that he had a responsibility to be unbiased. Jon Stewart's point was that satire on a comedy channel is not a real news source and doesn't seriously present itself as a primary news source, and is in fact a satirical political commentary show. The point was not that satire is meaningless and should be disregarded.