*Boggles at all the Jon hate on the first page* To each his own, I guess. Personally, I love the man.
But smug? I find him very modest. I've heard him, so many times, belittle his own knowledge and intelligence, and even (especially) the show itself. He's obviously a very intelligent man, though, and politically savvy. I remember hearing him have a pretty in-depth discourse with an expert on Middle Eastern affairs (which I find hopelessly confusing, trying to keep up with who has done what to who, and when, and how it affected relations between factions, etc), and the guy being interviewed was surprised and very impressed with Jon's understanding of it all. Maybe the OP equates smart with smug?
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But smug? I find him very modest. I've heard him, so many times, belittle his own knowledge and intelligence, and even (especially) the show itself. He's obviously a very intelligent man, though, and politically savvy. I remember hearing him have a pretty in-depth discourse with an expert on Middle Eastern affairs (which I find hopelessly confusing, trying to keep up with who has done what to who, and when, and how it affected relations between factions, etc), and the guy being interviewed was surprised and very impressed with Jon's understanding of it all. Maybe the OP equates smart with smug?