from RawStory:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Daily_Show_Bush_McCain_suffer_memory_0815.htmlFriday August 15, 2008
How serious is the conflict between Russia and Georgia? So serious, President Bush has decided to delay his vacation to Crawford by 'a day or two,' said spokeswoman Dana Perino.
"Well, I hope you're happy, Russia!" jeered a comically indignant Jon Stewart on Thursday night's Daily Show. But, said the host, it is 'short-term memory loss,' and probably not delayed vacations, that the administration should be concerned about.
The show transitioned to a video clip of Bush, stating: "Russia has invaded a sovereign, neighboring state, and threatens a democratic government, elected by its people. Such an action is unacceptable in the 21st century."
Snapping his right hand, Stewart fluttered his eyelids and jeered, "Russia is so 20th century! This century is all about preemptive strikes."
Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice, recently dispatched to Georgia, surely holds "a more nuanced, less stunningly oblivious view," the host sarcastically opined.
"This is not 1968," said Rice during a recent news conference. "... Where Russia can threaten its neighbors, occupy a capital, overthrow a government, and get away with it. Things have changed."
Stewart, uncomfortably glancing at his surroundings, belted,
"Do you guys have any short-term memory? Anything? Yeah, no, let's be clear about it. You can't just overthrow a government, occupy a capital, knock over their statues, stack their prisoners, refer to the horrific levels of civilian casualties as 'birth pangs of democracy' ..." Though his comments, the on-screen graphics displayed iconic, and iconoclastic, imagery of the US occupation of Iraq . . ."more:
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