Fox News didn’t take Stewart’s jabs lying down. On the O’Reilly Factor, host Bill O’Reilly referred to Stewart as a “devoted Fox News critic.” He also said Stewart was a “key component of left-wing TV” because he holds so much credibility among younger Americans.
Goldberg replied to Stewart by accusing him of giving a “lap dance” to New York Times columnist Frank Rich, a frequent GOP critic, when he was on his show.
“You practically had your tongue down his throat,” Goldberg said on the program as if he were speaking with Stewart.
And Stewart milked that for two shows.