President Goofus and President Gallant

Jon Stewart does a hilarious job of comparing Obama and Bush's very different styles of conducting press conferences.

January 13, 2009

Complete sentences, straightforward answers and respect for reporters, Jon Stewart can’t handle Obama’s civil discourse in this clip from The Daily Show. With due respect to the fourth estate, ‘Doogie Hanz-er’ would’ve been funny, very funny.

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