‘Daily Show’ Slams a Night of Bad ‘Burlesque’
"The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart and John Oliver take down the most recent Democratic disappointment: the Senate's all-night session. Oliver, political theater critic for the show, gives his most scathing review to date.
“The Daily Show’s” Jon Stewart and John Oliver take down the most recent Democratic disappointment: the Senate’s all-night session. Oliver, political theater critic for the show, gives his most scathing review to date.
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AS CHAOS UNFOLDS, FIND SOLID GROUND…Jon Stewart: But this is maybe the most scathing review you’ve ever given.
John Oliver: Because this was so derivative! It’s the same old, old story. America meets war. America gets war. War turns out to be somewhat different than what America thought is was when it first fell in love with war. But now war won’t leave America alone. It’s really just a flabby rehash of 1971’s “Repeal of Tonkin Gulf Resolution.”
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Stephen Colbert (pictured with Seth Meyers, center, and Trevor Noah, right) notes that the president "still hasn't filled his Cabinet, he didn't repeal Obamacare, there are still Muslims."
America is drowning, and voting for Hillary Clinton is the equivalent of rescuing it. It is the stiff arm to deal with a hysteria that will otherwise sink us.
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