it speaks poorly of the news media.
i think people find a guy who doesn't swallow any bullshit and is willing to practically spank all the other news outlets with comedy and honesty pretty damn refreshing.

i mean, look at the media focus on useless crap like michael jackson's death and "are nick and jessica going to get back together?!" instead of important things like health care reform and the war in iraq/afghanistan-most "news" today is boring and petty.

having long winded that all out- i totally love brain williams too.