Jon Stewart Rips Into Tony Snow on Israel
The White House spokesman claimed that people wouldn't forget that Hezbollah sent rockets into people's living rooms. Stewart countered: "Tony, we were the ones putting rockets in their living rooms. We sold them to Israel and they were the ones who shot 'em."The White House spokesman claimed that people wouldn’t forget that Hezbollah sent rockets into people’s living rooms. Stewart countered: “Tony, we were the ones putting rockets in their living rooms. We sold them to Israel and they were the ones who shot ’em.”
Partial transcript:
Jon Stewart: White House spokesman Tony Snow is not buying Hezbollah’s generosity.
Tony Snow: Hezbollah can spread out all the walking around money it wants; the people also remember who’s putting rockets in their living rooms.
Jon Stewart: Tony, uh, we were the ones putting rockets in their living room. We sold them to Israel and they were the ones who shot ’em. But … point taken.
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