VIDEO: Jon Stewart Blasts Conservatives for Their ‘Arguments Against the Progress of Humankind’
After a momentous week for the Supreme Court and the nation, was it too much to ask that right-wingers refrain from spewing bigoted and misguided statements about the end of democracy?After a momentous week for the Supreme Court and the nation, was it too much to ask that right-wingers refrain from spewing bigoted and misguided statements about the end of democracy? Apparently so.
At least we can still count on “The Daily Show” to spin their hate into humor.
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