Barbara Boxer Bombs Jon Stewart's Jokes

Dino Grandoni

March 2, 2012 at 8:04 AM

Never missing an opportunity to rail on Republicans, Jon Stewart took issue with the GOP-backed contraceptive bill debated (and defeated) in the Senate. Sure, Republicans came up with some contrived arguments and Mitt Romney managed to flip-flop on the bill in only three-and-a-half hours, but how painful was it to see Sen. Barbara Boxer reenact a Daily Show segment on the floor of the Senate, even as she was wrangling Stewart into the debate in defense of contraception?

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