Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly create problems over poetry
The United States democracy basically works on the notion of two main parties dominating the majority of votes and taking turns, not literally, over the presidential office. The Republicans and the Democrats are well known for sharing opposite points of view and constantly creating trouble against each other.
Polemics Over Rapper’s Presence
As the presidency run is getting closer as days go by, all sorts of polemics are being created much more easily. One which only involves television hosts began because of an invitation made for rapper Common to join the White House and read poetry together with other guests. One of the comments made about his presence came from Sarah Palin, who said “It’s just so lacking of class and decency.”
The fuss began when Bill O’Reilly criticized the invite because Common has in his lyrics some sort of reference to violence and defending cops who murdered citizens. On his show, O’Reilly said “On ‘The Factor,’ we are not objecting to Common’s style. We fought the good fight years ago against gangster rappers. He is not a gangster rapper, but now society has generally accepted all rappers. What we object to is that Common is sticking up for two convicted police killers. There is no way around that.”
Encounter Between Jon Stewart And Bill O’Reilly
Once O’Reilly made his statement, The Daily Show’s host, Jon Stewart, answered back by just questioning who actually cares about the poetry reading. As far as Stewart is concerned, the problem is an exaggeration from the opposition, who, according to him, forgets that Bono has also written lyrics in the same style, and so has Bob Dylan.
To get things sorted out between both hosts, O’Reilly invited Stewart for a debate between the two of them to discuss the matter. Once they were in front of each other, nothing changed much, as they kept their original opinions. Stewart went on making jokes about the situation, and O’Reilly ended the debate by stating that Stewart is funnier than most liberals.