Morning Vid: Stewart Does an Exposé on Carlson's Brainy Background

Mara Gay Dec 10, 2009
Jon Stewart thinks Gretchen Carlson's dumb blonde routine is just an act. So when the Fox News host claimed she had to look up the word "ignoramus," Stewart went digging into the background of his fellow commentator. The verdict? Carlson may be feigning ignorance to make herself more appealing to Fox's folksy conservative audience. Here's the fruit of his pundit policework:

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