Jon Stewart: ‘It’s Just a F—ing Cartoon’
"The Daily Show" host marvels that the same media that investigated Barack Obama's falsely alleged attendance at a madrassa can be shocked -- shocked -- by a cartoon poking fun at such rumors. Here's what the Obama campaign should have said, in Stewart's estimation.“The Daily Show” host marvels that the same media that investigated Barack Obama’s falsely alleged attendance at a madrassa can be shocked — shocked — by a cartoon poking fun at such rumors. Here’s what the Obama campaign should have said, in Stewart’s estimation:
“Barack Obama is in no way upset about the cartoon that depicts him as a Muslim extremist, because you know who gets upset about cartoons? Muslim extremists, of which Barack Obama is not. It’s just a f—ing cartoon.”
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And for good measure, here’s Stephen Colbert’s take:
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