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Ken Mehlman Holds His Own Against Jon Stewart

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Posted on Jun 14, 2006
Ken Mehlman and Jon Stewart

Ken Mehlman dukes it out with Jon Stewart

The chairman of the Republican National Committee did a surprisingly good job ducking and parrying the jabs that the “Daily Show” host launched at him over the Bush administration’s record of lies and deceit. (Stewart got in a few zingers, but Mehlman is as good as they come.)


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Stewart: You’re the guy—I have sympathy for you because you’re the guy who has to spray perfume on these turds. You know what I mean? You’re the guy that has to go out and like no matter what (garbled) It’s not an easy job. I mean what happened to these guys…

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By V. Lovejoy, June 15, 2006 at 9:49 am Link to this comment
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The chairman of the Republican National Committee did a surprisingly good job ducking and parrying the jabs that the “Daily Show” host launched at him over the Bush administration’s record of lies and deceit???  Mehlman barely said anything?!  I am really confused as to what part of that interview you are referring to, Mehlman mostly sat there like an idiot.
(Stewart got in a few zingers, but Mehlman is as good as they come.)? Is this as good as they come?  Mehlman is a robot who repeats the party’s lines and as noted previously, he can barely remember what the party lines are or has so much trouble getting them past the bile in his throat he cannot express them.

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By Dave, June 14, 2006 at 6:46 pm Link to this comment
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Are you kidding me?  I thought Stewart gave him a break because he tanked so badly.  He said absolutely nothing except the standard “we’ll stand down…”  which Stewart finished for him.  He and his line o’ crap can surely only appeal to the troglodyte 29% that still supports this dangerously incompentent and corrupt administration and their disastrous policy in Iraq.

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By greenpagan, June 14, 2006 at 1:36 pm Link to this comment
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Mehlman is an idiot. Another opportunistic Hof Jude. He should be ashamed of himself!

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By susan, June 14, 2006 at 11:15 am Link to this comment
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Jon humanized Ken-he appeared far less robotic than I had seen him.

On the other hand, the “spray Chanel on those turds” statement went essentially unchallenged

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