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Stewart: Egyptian protesters mad at U.S. no matter what
On Tuesday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart took issue of the unfriendly reception for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during her visit to Egypt this past weekend. Clinton’s motorcade was pelted by tomatoes and shoes, which prompted Stewart to ask the local protesters what was going…
Jon Stewart mocks Romney: ‘Retroactive retirement’ worst use of a time machine ever
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Monday night express his disappointment with Mitt Romney for not going back in time and killing Adolf Hitler. Stewart was poking fun at a senior adviser for Mitt Romney, who claimed the Republican presidential candidate had “retired retroactively” from his equity firm Bain…
Jon Stewart mocks reactions to the health care ruling
On his show Thursday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart mocked CNN and Fox News for falsely reporting that the individual mandate in President Barack Obama’s health reform bill had been struck down by the Supreme Court. Both networks claimed the individual mandate was ruled unconstitutional. “It was a…
Jon Stewart demolishes Gov. Christie for opposing marijuana decriminalization
On his show Wednesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart lampooned New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for his opposition to decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana. The New Jersey Assembly has passed legislation that would reduce penalties for marijuana possession, but Christie plans to veto it. Christie said…
Stewart: Fox News is ‘fox who cried wolf’ on ‘Fast and Furious’
On Tuesday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart again waded into the muddy waters of “Fast and Furious,” the pseudo-scandal currently rocking the right wing of the political world while barely seeming to exist to most people on the other side of the aisle. Republican outrage at…
Stewart: Obama vs. Romney, who can out-pander to Latinos?
On Monday’s edition of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart had a look at the presidential candidates’ attempts to pander to Latinos, who are a key constituency in this year’s election. To set up the discussion, Stewart introduced the topic as a telenovela, or Spanish-language soap opera, entitled “Los Panderos,”…
Stewart: Democrats hypocritical on ‘Fast and Furious’ executive privilege
Thursday night on “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart discussed President Barack Obama’s decision to invoke executive privilege to protect documents from the “Fast and Furious” operation from scrutiny by an investigative committee headed by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). Stewart’s take on “Fast and Furious” is different than most left-leaning…
Stewart: Fox gives old people ‘giant Reagan-boners’
Wednesday night on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart eviscerated one of the day’s non-stories, the supposed chilly body language between Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama at the G20 summit in Mexico. “Really?” Stewart asked, “Body language? Are we really going to try and divine…
Stewart: Republicans huge hypocrites on immigration
Tuesday night on “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart took on the overwhelmingly negative reaction on the part of Republicans to President Barack Obama’s Friday immigration reform announcement. Republicans like Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), omnipresent Sunday talk show guest Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), and former Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) chided…
Stewart to Michigan: Vaginas not like Voldemort or Beetlejuice
Monday night on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart discussed the controversy raging in the Michigan state house wherein Democratic legislator Rep. Lisa Brown (W. Bloomfield) was barred from speaking on the house floor because she used the word “vagina” to underscore a point in a debate about…
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