On Jan 30, 2009, at 7:29 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote:
> Look: it's not a good idea. It was a decent joke: I laughed out loud;
> maybe your man-on-the-street doesn't get, but that doesn't make it
> unfunny.
I just listened to the Glen Ifill segment (<http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=216982
> - last segment), and the laughter occurred when Stewart introduced his plan as a 'trickle up' plan, and again when he concluded his presentation with '... and then everything will be unicorns and rainbows'. But the laughter was succeeded by some 'man on the street' applause, like they got it.
martin