Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska has long struck me as one of those folks who's just way too dense to be in the Senate. There are smart people in that body whose politics I think are just plain wrong but there are also Senators (and Congressfolks and governors and presidents…) who seem to lack a certain minimum number of I.Q. points. They leave you wondering how they got elected and about the ineptness of the person(s) who couldn't beat them.
Stevens is in charge of regulation of this thing you're utilizing right this moment…this "Internet." And on several occasions, he has displayed a shocking ignorance about this entity he helps regulate. Jon Stewart has been especially happy to exploit this ignorance for material. Here's a YouTube clip of Stewart doing just that.
So, as Mr. Carson might have said, "How…dumb…is Ted Stevens?" This dumb. He's "considering" going on (more likely, angling to appear on) Stewart's show and defend his comments.
Quick rule of thumb: It's darn near impossible to beat a clever comedian in his own ball park. It's his audience, his equipment, his director, his schedule, his everything. On neutral ground, Ted Stevens would have a hard time not being sliced 'n' diced by a quick-witted guy who knows how to work a crowd the way Jon Stewart knows how to work a crowd. When you also give the comedian Home Court Advantage, it's like challenging The Flash to a potato race. You not only cannot win, you cannot not suffer a humiliating defeat. This also applies to cases where someone thinks they're going to go on with Colbert or Letterman and show that they're just as fast and funny. Can't be done.
Based on that news article, The Daily Show will doubtlessly extend an invite to Senator Stevens. Will he accept it? If he does, I think that's grounds for impeachment or recall — whatever it is they do to Senators — right there. On the grounds of Extreme Stupidity or at least some kind of death wish.