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5/13/13, 11:35pm, "Stewart Destroys Obama Over IRS Scandal, Lack Of ‘Managerial Competence’: You’ve Vindicated Conspiracy Theorists," MediaIte, Josh Feldman
"Jon Stewart
mercilessly tore into the Obama administration tonight over the
revelation that the Internal Revenue Service specifically targeted Tea
Party groups for scrutiny. Stewart slammed the government’s lack of
“managerial competence” and said that thanks to this scandal, conspiracy
theorists how have a level of vindication they’ve never had before.
After briefly responding to Bill O’Reilly
going after him, Stewart mockingly opined that there is no possible
justification for all the wild claims conservatives have made about
government overreach, only to be caught up with the IRS scandal. Stewart
said the whole tax-exempt status thing is “bullshit,” but it’s bullshit
that should be granted equally.
Stewart slammed the IRS director who not only thought an apology was
good enough for an IRS-related matter, but admitted she’s not good at
math. Stewart snarkily replied, “That’s a good one, lady who works at
the place that calculate people’s taxes!”
Stewart explained exactly why this scandal has changed the dynamic between the White House and its conservative opponents.
“Well, congratulations, President Barack Obama,
Conspiracy theorists who generally can survive in anaerobic environments
have just had an algae bloom dropped on their fucking heads, thus
removing the last arrow in your pro-governance quiver: skepticism about
your opponents.”
Stewart argued that this scandal has now “shifted the burden of proof
from the tin foil-behatted to the government,” saying that the
government lacks any real “managerial competence” when it wants to do
good, but when it wants to flex some malevolent muscles, “you’re fucking
Iron Man!”
Watch the video below, courtesy of Comedy Central (at link)."...via Mark Simone, WOR radio
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Ed. note: 12 noon, Tues., 5/14, I just heard Geraldo on radio say it's so sad because now it will encourage people not to trust government, to have conspiracy theories, and imagine black helicopters. It's sad that the mentally ill aren't getting the help they need.
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