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Watch: Jon Stewart lays into Obama for contradictory response to Libya attacks

Was it a terrorist attack or not?

By Caroline Crampton Published 02 October 2012 9:14

Was the attack on the US embassy in Libya a terrorist action or not? President Obama, his press secretary and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton don't seem to be able to agree, leading Daily Show host Jon Stewart to launch a new segment of his show entitled "Do You Guys Ever Talk To Each Other Or…"

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4 comments

Thu, 2012-10-18 08:05 — master brian (not verified)

Stewart was wrong about Obama's reaction to lybia..the deaths were blamed on a offencive Muslim movie for a week...

Tue, 2012-10-02 13:44 — John Cheese (not verified)

Stewart's now fair & balanced with 30 days to go...where was he for almost 4 years?

He's just covering his bases for the Øbama loss and the US being on the front edge of Recession # 2. Even CNN finally has to do some honest reporting of how bad our economy & foreign policy is...

Wed, 2012-10-03 05:36 — Terry Chillean (miners) (not verified)

Open letter to Jon Stewart...

Dear Jon,
I think I love you,
However I don't know how
to express my love in an open
and caring way. Also I secretly
hate these feeling. Oh! I'm so
confused...
I'll public express my loathing for
you (God, forgive me), but know
that I love you.

John (poor phonics) Cheese xx

Tue, 2012-10-02 12:48 — jankaas (not verified)

again that comedian providing Yanks with fair and balanced review. imagine Fox news tearing into the GOP or Romney in a similar manner when errors are made.

btw Fox news are a comedy show, aren't they?