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Video: Jon Stewart Bleeds For Anthony Weiner's Sins
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Garth Johnston
Published Jun 8, 2011
Modified Jun 8, 2011
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Last night Jon Stewart once again took on the hot mess that is Weinergate—and this time it got bloody. No joke; actual blood was spilled. In a mock press conference in which Stewart "resigned" from his position while reviewing his coverage ("I personally said the word 'c**k' ten times") the former bartender smashed a glass on his hand while making a frozen margarita... Uhm, it made sense in context:
Besides the blood and cursing from Stewart ("I'm probably going to have to go to the hospital?"), the friend of Weiner also made clear that he felt the Congressman "is a liar and I believe that his pants are on fire—although luckily for the congressman it appears that he has a fire-safety system on board." All the while the show's chyrons mocked both Stewart and Weiner, à la Stephen Colbert's "The Word." And then Stewart turned the reigns over to John Oliver...
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