Update [2006-6-7 20:1:0 by guyermo]:
The repeat is on RIGHT NOW if you haven't seen it yet!
Bill Bennett walked out carrying America: the book in what must only have been an attempt to pacify the audience and the host. It didn't work. Jon Stewart tore him a new one so large he doesn't even need his large intestine.
I was waiting all night for the video, and now Crooks and Liars has a partial up.
For those who missed it, and have a slow connection, there's a rough transcript below, also from Crooks and Liars, of the exchange that took place just before Jon had to go to commercial.
Update [2006-6-7 8:52:4 by guyermo]:
Now more transcribed goodness below.
Stewart: So why not encourage gay people to join in in that family arrangement if that is what provides stability to a society?
Bennett: Well I think if gay..gay people are already members of families...
Stewart: What? (almost spitting out his drink)
Bennett: They're sons and they're daughters..
Stewart: So that's where the buck stops, that's the gay ceiling.
Bennett Look, it's a debate about whether you think marriage is between a man and a women.
Stewart:I disagree, I think it's a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish.
Check out the video. It literally is must see, and it will make your entire day go better. If anyone has/can find a full transcript, feel free to either post a link or snippets and I'll promote them to the diary when I get home from work.
As a bonus, here's where Bill and Jon take on polygamy
[Bennett] The question of this debate is how do you define marriage, where do you draw the line. Immediately on the heels of this debate-
[Stewart] Don’t go slippery slope on me because that’s ridiculous
[Bennett] No it isn’t. What do you say to the polygamists? What do you say to the polygamists?
[Stewart] You don’t say anything to the polygamists. That is a choice to get three or four wives. That is not a biological condition that I gots to get laid by three or 4 women that I’m married to. That’s a choice. Being gay is part of the human condition. There’s a huge difference.
Update [2006-6-7 17:46:29 by guyermo]:
The full interview is available
here via Youtube (hat tip to
MJB), or
here via Comedy Central.