Jon Stewart Commends Rubio for Not ‘Pandering the Sh*t’ Out of Iowa

This past weekend saw a number of Republican presidential candidates attend GOP Sen. Joni Ernst’s first annual “roast and ride” in Iowa. As Jon Stewart reported Monday night, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) “won the blue ribbon for hardest pander” by riding in on a Harley-Davidson and filling his speech with pork puns. It was that performance that made Sen. Marco Rubio’s refusal to do the same so striking.

“Is there anyone who didn’t enter this thing pretending to be a down-home, tractor-riding, pig ball-cutting…” Stewart asked before expressing shock over the presence of “Marco J. Crew-bio” in a “casual button-down and some relaxed fit, motherfucking chinos.” Rubio even admitted that his mother made him terrified of motorcycles.

“Marco Rubio is the only candidate not pandering the shit out of this thing,” Stewart said, genuinely praising of the Florida Republican. “This is a man who refuses to shape his message to please his audience,” he added, citing Rubio’s admission on Fox News that he loves the Wu-Tang Clan as further evidence.

Watch video below, via Comedy Central:

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