‘Daily Show’: McChrystal’s Balls
What was Gen. Stanley McChrystal thinking when he allowed Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings the kind of access that several other members of the media can only marvel about obsessively in this "Daily Show" clip?What was Gen. Stanley McChrystal thinking when he allowed Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings the kind of access that several other members of the media can only marvel about obsessively in this “Daily Show” clip? Speaking of talking heads, Fox News’ Gretchen Carlson reveals that she harbors some serious delusions of grandeur as she compares her own job to that of our nation’s president. –KA
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