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The Way Debates Should Be

By Warren Rojas
Posted October 22, 2012 at 12:13pm

On the eve of the last presidential debate, stars aplenty took to Comedy Central to help raise money for and awareness about autism programs, an all-celebrity-hands-on-deck spectacle that included a mock debate between two media gasbags.

“Daily Show” host Jon Stewart took great pride in bringing together polar opposites Chris Matthews and Bill O’Reilly, of MSNBC and Fox News fame, respectively, for a first-ever helium-fueled showdown.

Here’s the pair insulting each other at the onset:

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