Maureen Dowd Snags Rolling Stone Cover Story On Colbert-Stewart

The New York Times op-ed columnist snags a double interview with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert — “Stewart-Colbert ’08” — just in time for those mid-term elections.

But lest you thought the story would be merely about Stewart and Colbert, think again. This is Maureen Dowd, after all. Her “self-deprecating” lede:

I thought Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert might be a little nervous to meet with me.

Then, you know, just to show us how well-read and qualified she is to make such assessments:

A recent Indiana University study found that The Daily Show was just as substantive as network television news during the 2004 election.

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