Stripped from his “Daily Show” desk and given just a single microphone, Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart entertained students and parents as part of George Washington University’s Colonials Weekend, packing more than an hour of stand-up comedy with commentary on everything from politics to parenting.
“Republicans love their country, they just hate 50 percent of the people living in their country,” Stewart said. “Democrats love their country, but they just wish it was a different country.”
Without the guise of being a faux journalist, Stewart blasted the “Birthers,” the Republicans and even gave President Obama a little grief.
“Here’s how it works: You’re a Kenyan who wants to, 45 years from now, take over the United States from the inside,” Stewart said, poking fun at those who don’t believe the president was born in the United States. “Then you have to wait for that child to grow up, excel and become the greatest speaker our generation has ever seen,” the comedian added.
Stewart also spent a big chunk of his performance strongly condemning opponents of gay marriage, which got loud cheers from the audience.
“I could see gay marriage being an issue in this country if the government decided to make it mandatory,” he said. “Do 50 percent of marriages today end in gayness?” he quizzed.
Stewart interlaced his jokes with impressions of Dick Cheney, George W. Bush and President Obama, slightly defending Bush at one point — “He’s not stupid. Stupid is, ‘Oh my god, I just ate soap.’ He wasn’t stupid, you just didn’t agree with some of the things that he did.” He also called out Obama at another, seeming flabbergasted that the president had yet to close Guantanamo Bay and hadn’t repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
In the end, the comedian made it very clear the jury was still out for the first-term president.
“I think it’s been very interesting because, up until this point, Barack Obama has gotten by by not being George W. Bush,” he said.
