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Bangs craze ignited by Michelle Obama thwarts Jon Stewart’s inauguration coverage
On his show Monday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart poked fun at America’s apparent obsession with First Lady Michelle Obama’s fashionable new hairdo. On inauguration day, Stewart noted that “just as feared, Obama came out as a liberal.” The President called for action on climate change, acceptance of…
Jon Stewart annihilates GOP hysteria over Obama’s executive orders
On his show Thursday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart tore into conservatives who insisted President Barack Obama was a tyrant because of his proposals to reduce gun violence. Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to renew the assault weapons ban, restrict high-capacity magazines, and require universal background checks…
Jon Stewart: NRA is a Michael Moore-run conspiracy to discredit gun owners
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart ruthlessly mocked the National Rifle Association on Wednesday night over their latest controversial advertisement. The NRA’s new commercial called Obama an “elitist hypocrite” because the Secret Service protects his daughters, yet the President is skeptical that having armed guards in schools was the only…
Jon Stewart: Learning Armstrong was doping like finding out tooth-fairy isn’t real
On his show Tuesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart lampooned the news of Lance Armstrong admitting to doping, saying it appeared painful obvious in retrospect. He compared learning that Armstrong was using performance enhancing drugs to learning that the tooth-fairy isn’t real, “you think about it and, of…
Jon Stewart responds to Krugman: Trillion dollar coin still ‘stupid f*cking idea’
On his show Monday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart responded to criticism from Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman. In his column, Krugman attacked Stewart for lampooning his idea of minting a $1 trillion platinum coin to avert the looming federal debt ceiling battle. Krugman said Stewart typically employs…
Jon Stewart gleefully points out Murdoch’s ownership of anti-American network
On his show Thursday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart mocked the “four hour erection” of Fox News over Al Gore’s sale of Current TV. The late-night comedian ended up using their own criticisms to slam the owner of Fox News, Rupert Murdoch. Current TV, a fledgling cable network,…
Jon Stewart: AIG puts the ‘A’ in ‘a**hole’
On his show Wednesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart blasted AIG for considering a lawsuit over the government bailout that saved the insurance giant. Stewart insisted no one should be surprised by AIG’s behavior, since the company consistently acted like an “asshole” and made a “series of catastrophic…
Jon Stewart mocks Alex Jones rant: Guns needed to fight ‘imaginary Hitler’
On his show Tuesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart expressed his bafflement over conservatives who refused to even consider any new restrictions on gun ownership in the wake of multiple mass shootings. He noted that conservatives had blamed gun violence on movies, video games, mental health, and even…
Jon Stewart rips Paul Ryan a new one over Sandy relief funds
On his show Monday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart lashed out at Republicans who opposed funding for Hurricane Sandy relief. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) brought rebuke from within his own party after failing to hold a vote on Sandy relief before the 112th Congress ended. Though the…
Jon Stewart mocks ‘slippery sodomy slope Scalia’
On his show Thursday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripped “bullshit slippery slope” arguments that conservatives touted to defend their opposition to same sex marriage. Stewart noted that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) had recently compared same sex marriage to polyamory. “What Lindsey Graham is doing there is making…
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