Wednesday, October 27, 2010

President Obama on Jon Stewart's Daily Show, October 27, 2010

Loved this exchange on the Daily Show Tonight:

Stewart: "I remember very clearly you said, you know, we can't expect different results with the same people. And I remember when you hired Larry Summers, ah, [pause; audience laughs], I remember thinking that seems like the exact same person..." [audience cheers and laughs]

Obama: "... and, in fairness, Larry Summers did a heckuva job trying to figure out how to ..."

Stewart interrupts: "You don't want to use that phrase, dude." [Stewart brings the house down]