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Shea Gunther

Jon Stewart bores himself to sleep over climate change bill

Before interviewing Energy Secretary Steven Chu, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart fell asleep talking about the Markey-Waxman energy bill.

Wed, Jul 22 2009 at 1:01 PM EST

Jon Stewart turned his snarky smart gaze at the Markey-Waxman bill last night on The Daily Show and had me laughing green.
 
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As always, Stewart cuts through to the heart of the matter -- the energy bill is wonkishly boring. I'm a climate change blogger and I find my eyes glazing over while trying to get my head around all the ever-changing details. 25 percent by 2025, 17 percent by 2020 ...
 
/snooze
 
"It's a cure for cancer. It causes AIDS".
 
Well played Daily Show, well played. This bit was also golden:
 
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If you have 21:41 to spare, swing over to Hulu and watch the whole episode. I was a little surprised at how funny and personable Energy Secretary Chu is. He's a sharp guy who knows what he's talking about.
 
 
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Justin 12/03/2009 10:35 AM

Actually, it's not too bad. It's a fraud, and Waxman doesn't even know what's in his own bill. IPCC drafted it.

That's treason on top of fraud.

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