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Ben Karlin, executive producer of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” during a Q&A Friday on WashingtonPost.com:
Question: “Why do YOU think the show resonates so well as a source of political news?”
Karlin: “Many people in this country have strong bullshit detectors. For some reason, most major media outlets have turned theirs off out of fear of being labeled partisan.”
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