And I wonder what the lawmakers, Presidential candidates, media, and WH think about Stewart interviewing this international leader and cocaine producer.
From Reuters:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Political satirist Jon Stewart, host of the popular mock cable TV newscast "The Daily Show," will interview Bolivian President Evo Morales on the program on Tuesday, the show's network announced on Monday.
The guest spot by Morales will mark only the second appearance on the Emmy-winning show by a sitting head of state, following Stewart's interview a year ago of Gen. Pervez Musharraf, president of Pakistan and a key U.S. ally.
Bolivia's leftist leader is a staunch critic of the Bush administration, along with Latin American presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Fidel Castro of Cuba. He is in New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly.
In a first for "The Daily Show," Stewart will conduct his interview of Morales through an interpreter, who will translate the host's questions from English to Spanish and the Bolivian leader's answers from Spanish back to English, a network spokesman said.
The Bolivian president, the first indigenous leader of his nation, has faced fierce opposition from rightist political rivals and sometimes-violent street protests in recent months.
He has accused Bolivia's wealthy elite of trying to block his leftist reforms because they resent an Indian leading the nation. Last month, he charged the Bush administration was funneling U.S. aid to groups linked to his political opponents, which Washington has denied.
In another move sure to rankle the U.S. government, Bolivia said on Monday it would host a visit this week by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to tighten diplomatic ties and sign energy and industrial aid agreements.
Still, the United States decided earlier this month not to include Bolivia, the world's third-largest cocaine producer, on its list of countries singled out for economic sanctions for failing to meet their counter-narcotics commitments.
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Will Jon Stewart University get a fund cut. What a smack in the face to those who supported the rudeness given to the Iran President just because he has different idea. Now here comes a leader who doesn't like the Bush Administration as is the highest supplier of drugs in the world. I guess Americans don't mind illegal drug pushers but I think it is personal with the Iran President.
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