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...originally attracted to the show because I sometimes think people take politics too seriously," Stewart said. "I liked the idea of having an informal discussion about politics where everyone is laughing...
According to Stewart, she landed a spot on the show after first sending a "ridiculous" joke fax to its producers last year. Stewart also says the show heard of her as a result of her participation in a conference for student leaders sponsored by the Young America's Foundation--an outreach organization with the goal of introducing American youth to the principles of the Conservative Movement...
...reached out to us," said Dawn Defalco the segment producer who booked Stewart...
Defalco was interested in doing a show on the rise in campus conservatism and thought Stewart's letter made her stand out as someone with "very strong opinions...
...Stewart, who was flown first-class to Los Angeles, put up in a hotel suite and paid to appear, was prepared to talk about campus conservatism and the "disconnect between older and younger feminists." However, after events in Congress that day, the topics of the show ere changed to gun control and displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms--two issues on which Stewart does not consider herself particularly conservative...