Even Jon Stewart Mocks Obama’s Classroom Teleprompter

Throughout the Bush administration, Jon Stewart made a lot of hay from the steady flow of foibles, flaws and foul-ups of the former president. When Barack Obama took office, many television critics breathlessly asked “where would Jon Stewart get his material now?” Well, it turns out that A) nobody is beyond reproach; and B) a good comedy bit is more important to Stewart than any perceived political bias, as evidenced by his take down of the President’s use of a teleprompter in a sixth grade classroom.

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