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The Daily Show's Jon Stewart Looks At Washington's Twitter Obsession
In this clip from The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart and fake correspondent Samantha Bee cast skeptical eyes on Washington's embrace of Twitter, portraying Beltway Twitterers as a bunch of middle-aged members of Congress and journalists trying desperately to appear hip. Stewart plays the cranky old guy who's skeptical of Twitter, while Bee plays the breathless -- and clueless -- early adopter.In this clip from The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart and fake correspondent Samantha Bee cast skeptical eyes on Washington's embrace of Twitter, portraying Beltway Twitterers as a bunch of middle-aged members of Congress and journalists trying desperately to appear hip. Stewart plays the cranky old guy who's skeptical of Twitter, while Bee plays the breathless -- and clueless -- early adopter.The segment notes that members of Congress Twittered through Obama's first congressional address. Stewart chides Congress for failing to pay attention, and says, "There's a reason they don't allow cell phones in seventh grade classrooms."
He added, "Wow! It's like you're right at the State of the Union address, sitting next to someone incredibly uninteresting."
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