Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Jon Stewart on the SOTU: Executive Order Is the Most Auto-Erotic Form of Government

'Apparently, President Obama's in the f*&k it stage of his presidency.'
 
Jon Stewart mounted a spirited reaction to President Obama's State of the Union Address last night, just moments after Obama finished speaking.
For one thing, the late night comedian made the very constructive suggestion that political speeches—and reactions to them—could very easily and efficiently be handled by vines. That would certainly save us all a lot of time. For instance, here's the Tea Party reaction to the President's speech. "Socialist, communist, tyrannical, they're coming to get you."
It wasn't all vines and hilarity. Stewart also pointed out that out of 41 things Obama asked Congress to do in the 2013 SOTU, Congress acted on 2, very reluctantly. Perhaps, that is why  Stewart also was very intrigued by the notion that Obama may just start bypassing the obstructionist Congress and start getting things done by executive order.
"I'm intrigued," 'The Daily Show host said. Watch:

http://www.alternet.org/video/jon-stewart-sotu-executive-order-most-auto-erotic-form-government
 

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