Writer’s strike be damned, The (A) Daily Show continues to trek on - and really doesn’t seem to be missing a beat. In fact, the show doesn’t seem ANY less scripted than it does when they DO have writers.

John Stewart’s identical twin was apparently in attendance (he doesn’t actually have twin - there was a guy who just happened to look exactly like him).

John’s headlines touched on the recent Bill Clinton attacks on Barak Obama. Including a bit with the “forced to work” John Oliver. (for those that don’t know - John Oliver is here in the US on a Visa, and if he refuses to work he’ll be deported) Then on McCain’s victory in the most recent Republican primary - even including a written and drawn Garfield parody comic strip (how is that NOT a violation of the WGA rules?)

The guest tonight was Editor of Newsweek John Meacham. They opened the conversation by talking about Hilary Clinton and basically taking different shots at her. Then moved on to discussing the way that the narrative of “making a president” is shaped by the media - and how voter’s don’t really care. The conversation moves into how the news media is in the storytelling business, and how the main bias in the media is “conflict” - and how the media is completely driven by it.

All in all, a very interesting interview - and an interesting perspective from the Editor of a major news magazine.