When current Florida Gov. Rick Scott initially refused to debate former Gov. Charlie Crist due to a “ball fan” placed beneath Crist’s legs Wednesday night, the “Daily Show” host rediscovered the reason he got into the business of political satire in the first place.

Oh and you better believe comedian Stephen Colbert had something to say about the incident as well.

—Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

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