Bridgegate: Stewart, Colbert, and the Onion Get to Work
Well, at least the Chris Christie scandal is funny. Here’s Stephen Colbert:
https://www.hulu.com/watch/581301?playlist_id=1031&asset_scope=all
Jon Stewart:
https://www.hulu.com/watch/581304#i1,p0,d1
Following revelations this week that staffers under New Jersey Governor Chris Christie manipulated traffic in a small New Jersey town to punish its mayor, mortified Americans across the nation reported that they were shocked to learn the potential 2016 presidential candidate could possibly fumble such an easy political cover-up. “Man, this guy wants to be President of the United States and he can’t even conceal an act of corruption this rinky-dink and run-of-the-mill from voters? It’s crazy,” Newark resident Carolyn Baum said in agreement with millions of stunned Americans, adding that she holds potential presidential candidates to much higher standards of subterfuge and graft.
And then The Onion channels Christie himself on its op-ed page:
Really, anyone who has followed my career even the slightest bit over the years knows that the last thing I am is an overly ambitious and hypersensitive man with a penchant for antagonism and belligerence. I mean, it’s me we’re talking about here! Chris Christie! Not some ultra-competitive blowhard with deep-seated insecurities probably stemming from my own experiences being bullied as a child. That’s why this whole scandal is so silly. It’s like, everyone knows that’s the pretty much the exact opposite of what I’m like.
What, am I wearing a mask or something? I mean, hello? It’s me! Chris Christie!
