I've written before about how the media class in Washington (and many politicians) act like they're still in high school (here and here for starters). A dKos poster examines Begala, Carlson, Carville, et. al.'s reaction to Jon Stewart speaking truth to their power in that light.

So: they're in. Then along comes another nerd named Jon Stewart, who manages what they haven't been able to accomplish: #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, cover stories in Rolling Stone and TV Guide, and all the rest.

Jon is King Nerd! Jon is the new Cool Guy! Hell, he even gets John Kerry to sit down at his table! Everyone make friends with Jon!

Only...Jon doesn't want to be their friend. Jon sees their clique for what it is. And when they figure that out, they get nervous. And defensive. And mad. Really mad. And they don't know how to deal with it.

Who's this guy who doesn't know how to, you know, like, play the game? Who's this guy that doesn't think Andrea is the smartest girl in the class, or that Hemmer is just d-r-e-a-m-y?

And he reminds them that they're not doing their homework, and that there's a whole world outside high school that doesn't give a shit whether Mary is gay or Bill gets head behind the bleachers. In short, he reminds them that there's a whole world beyond their little high school, and that it may actually be bigger and more important than their own little cabals and gossip.