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Even the Daily Show is Depressed About Print's Demise

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News of the troubled newspaper industry was the second story on The Daily Show last night (following Blago, natch). There's the Tribune declaring bankruptcy, the fate of papers all over the country in peril, and, of course, the "sodomy-loving" NY Times' worsening fiscal situation. Noting how the Times is taking out a $225 million mortgage on their new headquarters in Midtown, Jon Stewart said, "This after an earlier plan to lease the building as a jungle gym for French douchebags proved unprofitable. So, the NY Times response to a fiscal crisis brought on by irresponsible mortgages is...to take out another mortgage."

Clip below and the full episode, which includes an interesting discussion with former presidential candidate and Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee about gay marriage, after the jump:


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  • everyAframe

    Natch?

    Natch.

    Ugh.

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