Jon Stewart staged a mock press conference on The Daily Show Tuesday night, apologizing to his family, friends and viewers for not making more puns about Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-NY) name.
“Thank you very much for being here,” Stewart said. “I wanted to take some time to clear up some of the questions that have been raised about my behavior over the past 10 days or so, and to take full responsibility for my actions. I have made some mistakes, and I have hurt those closest to me.”
Pretending to choke back tears, Stewart said he should have worked harder to fill his show with more lowbrow humor and puns concerning the congressman’s name. And, lifting phrases directly from Weiner’s own press conference, Stewart placed the blame squarely on himself.
“I did not explicitly state that I thought Mr. Weiner had been deceitful last night,” Stewart said. “That he was a liar, and that I believed his pants to be on fire.”
“Although luckily for the congressmen, it appears that he has a fire safety system on board,” he added.
With that Stewart said he felt compelled to resign from his show — if only briefly.
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