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.

According to Stewart, the only conservative booked on the show, the producers encouraged her to "find points of contention" and "play devil's advocate."

As a result, Stewart characterized the taping of the show as a "painful and miserable experience."

"I went home and called everyone I knew and told them not to watch the show," said Stewart.

After viewing the episode, Stewart believed that her appearance was much better than she had originally thought.

Current Council President Noah Z. Seton '00 believes that Stewart did very well, despite the last-minute change of agenda.

"She went on a very difficult show for a conservative to go on. The format of Politically Incorrect is to have two liberals, one conservative and a comedian whose job is to make fun of the conservative," Seton said. "She did outstanding, I was very happy and proud for her."