Rumble 2012 HD - Jon Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly

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The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium: O'Reilly vs. Stewart 2012 is a debate between Bill O'Reilly of The O'Reilly Factor and Jon Stewart of The Daily Show and moderated by CNN news anchor E. D. Hill. It took place on October 6, 2012 in Washington, D.C., starting at 8 pm with most of its audience viewing via Internet stream and subsequent download.[1] According to The New York Times, O'Reilly and Stewart "have been guests on each other’s programs since 2001" but "rarely agree on anything except their mutual respect for each other."[2]

The name of the event evokes the 1974 boxing match the Rumble in the Jungle;[3] each participant was given a "championship belt" by the moderator following the debate.[4]

The format of the debate was broken up into two sections: the first half followed the usual "presidential debate" format, while for the second half, the three took seats closer to the audience and answered questions posted by the audience and viewers on the Internet. While the discussion topics were essentially the same as the presidential debate a few days prior, much of the event was laced with humour: an oft reused gag was the notable height difference between 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) O'Reilly and the 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Stewart – to compensate, Stewart had a mechanical riser built into his podium, which he would often use for comic effect.

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