After all, he did say he was sorry.
Yes, it's circling the wagons with Stewart. But the wagons are ALL tilting far far left and anti-American pro-terrorist.
The only place I heard the football commentator discussed was on the Mike & Mike show, and they were pretty scathing about the things he said.
Remember how Norman Mailer championed the convict writer Jack Abbott? Abbott was out of prison about a week before he murdered a poor waiter who (he thought) had treated him disrespectfully.
It's certainly true that journalists generally have immunity from the kind of questions that routinely get asked about business leaders and politicians. This is fertile territory that could keep a lot of bloggers busy for a long time.
Stewart's "caught on tape" remarks shattered the carefully constructed facade that left-wing lawyers are professionals first and partisans second. Hence, a lot of people who support her publicly are privately exasperated. And these were remarks she made when she knew she might be taped -- imagine what she says when she thinks no outsiders will hear!