Jon Stewart Explains Newt Gingrich's Win in South Carolina
Mitt Romney's campaign is still reeling over Newt Gingrich's primary win in South Carolina. They're not the only ones. Jon Stewart takes a look at how Gingrich pulled off the win. He thinks he won it in the debate just two days before the primary. You know, the one where moderator John King blew it so bad that he allowed Gingrich turn an embarrassing exposure of his request for an open marriage into a win by blasting the media? Yeah, it was bad. The concept that Newt Gingrich himself was philandering while prosecuting Bill Clinton for philandering is just mind-boggling. His hypocrisy knows no bounds. Take a look:
Gov. Chris Christie: Newt Gingrich is an Embarrassment to the Republican Party
Chris Christie was a guest on Meet the Press to discuss Newt Gingrich's primary win in South Carolina. Christie does an amazing job as a surrogate for Romney. Romney really needs to turn Christie loose. In this clip he eviscerates Gingrich, talking about how much of an embarrassment Gingrich has been to the Republican party. Oh yes, he goes there. Take a look:
Santorum Headed to Florida After Third Place Finish in South Carolina
Rick Santorum ended up winning the Iowa caucus, but he did not do very well in South Carolina. Santorum finished third with 17% of the vote. He finished four points ahead of Ron Paul. Santorum was defeated by Newt Gingrich, who had a surprising surge to win South Carolina. Santorum does not sound defeated. He said he is going to Florida, Arizona, Colorado and Maine and "everywhere else." Take a look:
Jon Stewart Blasts Gingrich For Wanting an Open Marriage, Leaving Wives Who Were Sick
Jon Stewart of The Daily Show lit into New Gingrich over allegations made by Gingrich's second wife Marianne that he wanted to have an open marriage. Jon noted that Newt left his first wife when she got cancer, then left his second wife when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He said that Newt is like the dioxin of husbands -- toxic. Take a look:
John Huntsman is reportedly exiting the GOP race. Huntsman with withdraw from the race on Monday and endorse Mitt Romney. Hunstman is polling as badly as Rick Perry in the South Carolina primary. Perry continues to stay in the race. Take a look:
SNL: The Exit Poll Starring Kristen Wiig and Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe hosted Saturday Night Live last night. In this skit, Kristen Wiig plays an exit poller and Dan plays a Republican who just voted for Mitt Romney. At first the questions make sense, but as time goes on they get more and more intrusive. It's pretty funny. Take a look:
Latest Newt Gingrich Attack Ad Slams Mitt Romney for Speaking French
Here is Newt Gingrich's latest bizarre attack ad on Mitt Romney called "The French Connection." The ad compares Romney to John Kerry and shows a brief video of John Kerry windsurfing. Romney is also accused of being able to speak French, just like John Kerry. The ability to speak foreign languages fluently is usually considered a plus, but not in Newt Gingrich's world. Take a look:
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Rick Perry has been pummeled in the first two primaries, but he's not giving up. He has a new ad out called "Champion." Perry is going to need to win or finish very close to 1st in the South Carolina primary. The best he is currently doing in any of the polls is fifth place. Take a look:
Rick Perry Hopes to Revive Struggling Campaign in South Carolina
Texas Governor Rick Perry has performed terribly in the first two Republican primaries. He only got 10.3% of votes cast in the Iowa primary. In New Hampshire only 0.7% of voters went for Perry. New Hampshire voters may not have been eager to send all the troops back into Iraq. Rick Perry is not giving up. He hopes to turn things around in South Carolina. Take a look:
Jon Stewart Blasts Gingrich, Santorum's Hypocrisy in Attacking Romney's Business Background, Wealth
Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have been piling on Mitt Romney for the past couple of weeks, relentlessly painting him as a ruthless corporate raider who is so wealthy he is out of touch with regular Americans. It's gotten so bad that even Rush Limbaugh put the smackdown on Gingrich today, saying he's just being petty and wants revenge for all those ads Romney ran against Gingrich in Iowa. Even Ron Paul stepped up and defended Romney's comments about firing companies who don't do well (which has been twisted into "I love to fire individual people and watch them suffer").
Jon Stewart of The Daily Show points out the hypocrisy of the current crop of Republican candidates in going after Romney using the Democrats' talking points. Take a look:
U.S. troops were in Iraq for over eight years (since March 2003) but that wasn't nearly long enough for GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry. Perry wants to send troops back into Iraq. He is worried Iran is going to invade Iraq at "literally the speed of light" and take it over. Take a look:
John McCain Mistakenly Endorses Obama for President
Here is a short clip of John McCain mistakenly praising President Obama during a speech for Mitt Romney at a rally in South Carolina. Romney and a member of his staff are about to move in and correct McCain before the clip cuts off. Take a look:
Jon Stewart Makes Fun of CNN's Weeble Graphics Used to Explain the Iowa Caucuses
Jon Stewart of The Daily Show mocked CNN's ridiculous graphics and CGI (computer generated images) used to illustrate what was happening at the Iowa caucuses. The little CGI blobs were meant to represent Iowa voters, which was ridiculous when they had cameras inside the meeting places anyway.
Anderson Cooper was there with Wolf Blitzer when they introduced the new caucus graphics. Anderson said the CGI people looked like Weebles, the children's toy. In all fairness, the Weebles do help illustrate how a caucus works -- especially for international viewers who must find the process mystifying.
At the end of the segment Anderson tells Wolf,
"If you miss any of this you can see it later on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart when he ruthlessly mocks you." Guess what? He was right. Take a look:
Here is the CNN segment with Weebles that Jon mocked:
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told Bob Schieffer and Norah O'Donnell that he meant it when he called Mitt Romney a liar. Newt was asked directly if he is calling Mitt a liar and he said "yes." Newt also says Mitt Romney is a moderate and not a conservative. Gingrich also says he can beat President Obama. With tonight's results not going Newt's way, it is becoming more unlikely that he will get that chance. Take a look:
