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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