For “The Daily Show,” the arrival of a freshly minted GOP Congress in Washington has a clear upside: more opportunities to mock new Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), whom the host has often compared to a humanoid tortoise.
Host Jon Stewart began Thursday night’s episode in awe of McConnell’s latest claim on the Senate floor. After only two days in session, McConnell said the Republican-controlled Congress could claim responsibility for America’s recent economic turnaround.
“Come on!” Stewart shouted. “You’ve been in control of the Senate for two days!”
“Unless my calendar is broken, Senator,” he continued, “the general economic improvement trend started before the November elections.”
But Stewart suddenly realized “the truth.”
“If you rub Mitch McConnell’s shell,” he said to big laughs, “you will receive five years of business growth.” A graphic appeared of McConnell in his turtle form, housed in a giant, lamp-shaped shell.
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Well if the Democrats won’t stand up and claim credit for it, the GOP will by default.
I remember sometime after Clinton got the economy on its terrific run after the Repukes tanked it (again), our ‘libural’ media brought on swollen amphibian and aficionado of the blow job, Newt Gingrich, to explain why.
Said the amphibian: “Well, what he’s (Clinton) been doing is following Reagan’s plan…”
Reich-Wingnuttery can never fail. It can only be failed. After I stopped screaming I turned to drink.
Yes the Dem’s were a bunch of wimps didn’t see progress when it was happening ran away from the President and got their asses kicked HAAAAA
They saw the progress, but were too timid to follow their egos and take credit for it.
Not even the mcturdle believes his screed but he is counting on the the dems not speaking out to call him out and the media letting him lie.,…It is the repub bagger echo chamber…Call the idiot liars out …loudly and often!
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