Stewart On ‘Maverick’: ‘It’s Like I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Saying I Never Believed I Was Butter’

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On last night’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart was baffled by Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) recent claim that he never considered himself a maverick.

“That’s like I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter saying, ‘I never believed I was butter,'” Stewart said. “It’s on the container!”

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Stewart also said although he’d normally play a video montage of McCain calling himself a maverick, he didn’t need to this time.

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