Overreacting to Obama’s Budget

Overreacting to Obama’s Budget

Jon Stewart surveys the crackpot coverage of President Obama’s record-breaking budget.

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Obama’s $3.6 trillion federal budget has induced a chorus of superlatives and reactionary rhetoric from the cable news cabal. The Daily Show compiles the most outrageous overstatements and Jon Stewart attempts to top their tall talk.

Corbin Hiar

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