The joke is on us! Geithner sought economic advice from -- Jon Stewart?

Geithner Visited Jon Stewart in April, Though Not for Laughs

By Ian Katz - Nov 4, 2010 12:00 AM ET

In the midst of debates on financial regulation and China’s currency in April, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner sat down to discuss the U.S. economy -- with comedian Jon Stewart.

Geithner and Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” held an off-the-record meeting at Stewart’s office in New York on April 2, according to Geithner’s appointments calendar, updated through August on Treasury’s website.