Wait ... huh? Oh, right, Jon Stewart is making the point that Michigan's newly signed right-to-work law, on the surface, sounds like a good thing for workers, just like gentlemen's clubs do for gentlemen and The Learning Channel does for learning.
In a scene all too reminiscent of last year's eruption in Wisconsin that led to a recall vote on Gov. Scott Walker, multiple arrests have been made this afternoon and police are spraying mace at pro-union protesters inside the Michigan State Capitol.
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