Stephen Colbert defended his old friend and ex-boss Jon Stewart tonight on CBS’ The Late Show and called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for his response to Stewart’s calling…
before a depleted House Judiciary Committee, pleading for Congress to extend the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. During a subsequent interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News, Stewart said, “In terms of getting the 9/11 bills passed, Mitch McConnell has been the white whale of this since 2010.
”the white whale — in that he has been acting like a huge Moby Dick.”this morning. “We’ve never failed to address this issue, and we will address it again,” he said. “I don’t know why [Stewart’s] all bent out of shape about it.”Just then, Stewart emerges from behind the host’s desk and deploys his trademark hand-drumming. After that, he … well, better to just watch the segment above.
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