Video: Daily Show Tackles NYC Mayoral Election

2009_10_bloomrich.jpg Last night, after an 11 minute takedown of Fox News, The Daily Show set its sights on our own mayoral race.

Term limits turnaround? Check.

President Obama's, uh, endorsement of Thompson? Check.

And, yes, they did totally put Mayor Bloomberg next to a graphic of Richie Rich—and Jon Stewart did say they were the same height.

Just four days till the election!

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sadly enough, and despite $85 million+ in campaign spending from bloomberg alone, this is probably how a ton of new yorkers will find out that there's an election this tuesday.

Hilarious, Jon is the best news source out there.

I have to stare at the money right here as I type

Mike Bloomberg.
Development. Not Democracy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdkBGgPYXhQ

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Whoa, can you believe that The Daily Show took down (insert cable news network) for 10 minutes last night??!?!?!

oh richie rich you rapscallion, when will you learn?!

Screw it, I'm sticking with The Rent is too Damn High guy.
http://rentistoodamnhigh.org/

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