Jon Stewart Ridicules Cable News Coverage Of Proposition 8 Decision

 

You know what’s more enjoyable that following the news? Following the cable news coverage of and commenting on their methods. Yes, making fun of the teevee is a time-honored tradition in these United States, however, done poorly, one can just as easily come off as a puerile, ill-informed jerk instead of being funny. Which is why we follow the virtuoso (and still bewhiskered) steez of Jon Stewart. Perhaps you’ve heard of him. In the following clip he takes apart Sarah Palin, Rick Sanchez and Neil Cavuto for their simplistic coverage of the recent decision to overturn Proposition 8. And a nation laughed.

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