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Jon Stewart on the sequester: Students will have to get jobs feeding sick children to old people
On his show Monday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart observed the United States seemed doomed when it came to looming across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester. After reviewing a list of federal programs that would be cut, Stewart donned a hazmat suit and in a panic warned,…
Jon Stewart stupefied by crazy Russian videos: It’s a live-action Grand Theft Auto game
On his show Tuesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart remarked that while America had its problems, at least God wasn’t hurling gigantic rocks at the country. A huge meteorite exploded above Chelyabinsk last week with the force of 30 Hiroshima nuclear bombs, injuring 1,200 people and damaging thousands…
Rice tells Stewart: GOP wasting time probing origin of Benghazi talking points
On his show Thursday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart interviewed Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., about the controversy surrounding the Benghazi attack. Rice noted that Congress had already received ten hearings on the deadly attacks, along with thousands of documents. She told Stewart that Republicans…
Jon Stewart summarizes the State of the Union: Bridges are death traps!
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Wednesday night reviewed Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, analyzing how the President intended to save America from becoming a “Applebees-laden dystopic hellscape.” Stewart was particularly alarmed by Obama’s claim that the United States was home to 70,000 structurally deficient bridges. “Shouldn’t…
Jon Stewart: ‘Every time Dick Cheney laughs, an angel gets stabbed in the dick’
Just before President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address, Jon Stewart found himself enraged by former Vice President Dick Cheney’s criticisms of the President aired on CBS. Among other things, Cheney called Obama’s policies flawed and said he was trying to hurt America’s reputation in the world and take…
Daily Show blames Manti Te’o: Pope questioned ‘relationship with someone he talks to all the time, but has never actually met’
Like most of the world, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart expressed shock Monday night that Pope Benedict the XVI was resigning at the end of February. “I assumed the Papacy was a lifetime commitment …like being in the mob or a correspondent on 60 Minutes. I just assumed you were…
Jon Stewart slams Obama’s hypocrisy over classified drone memo
On his show Wednesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripped into President Barack Obama for not releasing a classified memo that provides legal justification for the use of drone strikes against suspected terrorists. Recently, a confidential document was leaked to the press that outlined some of the legal…
Jon Stewart mocks Republican’s transparently Orwellian rebranding
On his show Tuesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripped into Republicans for attempting obscure their political philosophy by changing the language they use. Conservative strategist Frank Luntz, for instance, has called on Republican candidates to “adjust” their “language errors.” “See, Republicans aren’t bullshitting you, they’re adjusting language…
Jon Stewart on Super Bowl ads: Candy feels pain, kissing a Jew is controversial, and a man ‘f*cking’ a horse
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart reviewed the Super Bowl on his show Monday night, lampooning the events highlights and bloopers. Stewart was particularly intrigued by the new and controversial Super Bowl ads that aired. He noted companies had decided to send the message that “our candy feels pain when…
Jon Stewart mocks NRA chief: Let’s only pass laws that criminals will follow
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Thursday night mocked the various arguments that National Rifle Association chief executive Wayne LaPierre provided against gun control. At a Senate hearing on gun violence, LaPierre explained that citizens of the United States needed high-power firearms to both defend themselves from an overbearing…
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