What’s the old ad slogan?  “Two Great Tastes that Taste Great Together.”  Yep, Jon Stewart on Bill O’Reilly this week was like having someone put chocolate in my peanut butter.  This was a clear Reese’s moment and I loved it.

Setting aside my personal political views, I honestly like both personalities.  Jon brings a tremendous wit, intelligence and cynicism to nearly all things political and is just damn funny.  O’Reilly, while not as funny in the comedic sense, brings passion and conviction to the topics he covers and has served as a counter-point to the more left leaning news sources on television.

What struck me about the dialogue here is that both parties carried it off in a respectful manner, getting in digs where they could, but remaining true to their positions.  Too often political discourse turns into a shouting match, and I was glad these two gentlemen actually had fun with the exchange, and give viewers opposing points of view on a topic.

In my mind, this is what we try to do at 1CAST.  By bringing together the world leaders in news and information, we enable users to get multiple angles on any given topic so “they” can make up their own mind and not have it made up for them.  It’s incredibly important that we as a society understand the issues affecting our world by reviewing alternate viewpoints and engaging in respectful dialogue.  If Stewart and O’Reilly can make this happen, then perhaps there’s hope for the rest of us.

Anthony Bontrager

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