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I think it would have had a greater effect if Stuart for the last speech started out by saying "I am a comedian/commentator and I use humor everyday to make a point, but right now I am going to do something you haven't seen before - I am going to be serious"
And then made that same speech without the humor element.
I think it would have made a greater impact.
I can see where you're coming from, and, I kind of agree. The problem with humor is that it confuses the message and it takes some effort to look at what the person said and understand the message. I've seen, on this board, how people have totally misunderstood someone like Stewart, claiming that what he said backs up their opinion. When, in fact, what he said is often the opposite. Just goes to demonstrate how important it is to think critically. That, coupled with the view that Stewart is some intellectual heavyweight, makes it tricky for some people to see what he says and context it.