Barbara Boxer Bombs Jon Stewart's Jokes

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Dino Grandoni 6,644 Views Mar 2, 2012

Never missing an opportunity to rail on Republicans, Jon Stewart took issue with the GOP-backed contraceptive bill debated (and defeated) in the Senate. Sure, Republicans came up with some contrived arguments and Mitt Romney managed to flip-flop on the bill in only three-and-a-half hours, but how painful was it to see Sen. Barbara Boxer reenact a Daily Show segment on the floor of the Senate, even as she was wrangling Stewart into the debate in defense of contraception?

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