jon stewart. >> he is large on my show at all times. >> last summer, our network carried the stephen colbert-jon stewart rally on the mall in washington. talk to me about your network plans to be involved in active in the coming elections. >> is something of great interest to jon and stephen and their audiences. we have this in the annual -- biannual thing we call in decision. our next round of in decision is coming up. that is what we call our coverage. they have become very important stops for a lot of people who are looking to send a message. despite the fact that we are a comedy channel, they will be right in the thick of it. we are not a news organization. we are there to make people laugh and take a look at the world and ultimately make fun of it. that is what they will be doing, but we look forward to it. having an election year on comedy central is our equivalent of an olympic year. we get a lot of attention. more viewers watch us because they like the olympics. it is a good time for us. >> you have a new book coming down -- there is a new book coming out. are you concerned that a gop house or the people that follow them might

. >> there you go, jon stewart dealing with a buddy of his in anthony weiner. stephen colberter one of jon stewart's buddies talking about sarah palin, remember, her versus of paul revere's ride. >> he who warned the british that they weren't going to be taking away our arms by making sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells. >> as you know, the lame stream media jumped over the former governor palin for those comments. last night, stephen colbert bravely took up her cause. >> those who say it's implausible for paul revere to have ridden a horse while ringing a bell and firing multiple warning shots from a front-loading musket, all i can have to say is prepare to eat historical re-enactment. first, we reinsert a farthing. hey, the british are coming, here's a warning shot, okay! now, to warn the next town, the british, that they're on their way, i just have to reload. [ laughter ] okay. [ bell ringing ] i certainly hope paul revere was wearing a cup. >> stephen colbert, i don't know if that helps sarah palin's cause, but it's funny, anyw