Jon Stewart wondered on Wednesday’s “The Daily Show” why Republican politicians offer their opinions on things like climate change if they qualify those opinions by admitting they’re no experts.
In particular Stewart ripped into House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), the Republicans’ “top climatologist,” for saying he’s “not qualified to debate the science over climate change.”
“Then why do you?” Stewart said. “Even though he’s only got a B.A. in gut feelings, it’s not like that lack of qualification has stopped him from having that debate.”
If Republicans are experts on anything, though, it’s hostage negotiations, Stewart said.
Cue Lt. Col. Oliver North, who helped sell missiles to Iran in the 1980s to free U.S. prisoners in Lebanon before using the proceeds to fund Nicaraguan rebels. North has been all over conservative media this week demanding to know whether a ransom was paid to free Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from his Afghan captors.
“Does this make you mad because it’s gone mainstream?” Stewart mocked North. “‘I was into using American taxpayer money to arm terrorist groups way before it was cool.'”
North also slammed the Obama administration for allowing the details of the Bergdahl deal to leak out so messily, calling it a “disaster.”
“Finally, some practical advice from an informed voice on the right,” Stewart said. “You can overstep your authority, just lie the sh*t out of it afterwards.”
Watch below, courtesy of Comedy Central:
Hypocrisy is normal for the GOP, Jon. Why be surprised?
He’s not surprised at all. He knows full well that Republicans are lyin’ scum. He knows that the Republican Party is home to most racists, homophobes, vaginal-probers, science-deniers, unbelievable hypocrites, phony Christians who hate the poor and sick and elderly, and other low-life thugs, all in the good service of their wealthy masters.
Excellent description of description Ollie North!
http://www.airborne-ranger.com/ranger/wannabees/OllieNorth.html
Classic Stewart. Rachel Maddow also had a beautiful insight into what she called the Repub 3-step: Step 1, slam Obama for not doing something; Step 2, Obama does it; Step 3, slam Obama for doing it.
She pointed to McCain (natch), who strongly criticized Obama for not taking a strong enough position on the Ukraine, arguing that we should target particular Russian bank accounts and boot Russia from the G-8. When Obama did that a few weeks later, McCain was all over the talk shows criticizing those moves as totally weak.
She also noted that in February, McCain was on Anderson Cooper criticizing Obama for thinking of releasing the Taliban 5 from Gitmo as an incentive for the Taliban to start peace discussions. McCain thought any deal had to get something in return, and he suggested that if the Taliban released Bergdahl, that would be a deal he could accept. Until Sunday, of course, when he called the swap “totally unacceptable”.
Sigh.
Amazing that Fakes News got a hold of Ollie North. His reputation for honesty has him much in demand these days.