Morning Vid: Stewart Salutes McCain for Besting Right-Wing 'Ventriloquist Dummy'

Ray Gustini Aug 26, 2010

Count Jon Stewart unimpressed at John McCain's 24 point victory Tuesday night over primary challenger J.D. Hayworth. It shouldn't take $20 million, Stewart argues, for a sitting Senator and former presidential candidate to defeat a talk-radio host who looks like something out of an "all-puppet production of 'Guys & Dolls'" (we would have gone with "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying," but point taken).


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