Jon Stewart opened Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show” by lampooning the Obama administration’s attempt to send Secretary of State John Kerry to Paris for a “charm offensive,” after criticism that U.S. officials were absent at a gathering of world leaders in France last week.
“Now I know what you’re thinking,” the host began, “is it a good idea to send a man appears to be a lovechild of Andrew Jackson and a wooden cigar store Indian on a ‘charm offensive?”’
After a few news clips assured Kerry’s “frenchiness,” Stewart had more faith—until he saw the clip of Kerry pushing a hug on French President Francois Hollande, which the host slowed down for an awkward play-by-play analysis.
“That is not prom-worthy,” Stewart said.
But it was Kerry’s gesture of bringing folk-singer James Taylor to sing “You’ve Got A Friend” that broke Stewart’s patience.
“Are you trying to get us in a war?” the host asked with his head buried in his hands.
Watch the clip, courtesy of Comedy Central:
Me too John. Which idiot thought this was a good idea?
Gotta agree with Stewart; that was absolutely cringe worthy.
It wasn’t cringe-worthy for Kerry or his fellow Martha Vinyard’s crowd for whom James Taylor is (still) likely deemed hip and edgy. What is this…1971?
I, on the other hand, could go the rest of my life without hearing “You’ve Got a Friend” again.