Stewart/Colbert 2008: A No-Go
Tuesday October 10, 2006
Daily Show host Jon Stewart dashed the hopes of millions of fans and would-be constituents this week when he ruled out a 2008 presidential bid.
Stewart/Colbert 2008 T-shirts have been all the rage lately, but Stewart said it's merely a "sign of how sad people are" with the state of the country.
"Nothing says 'I am ashamed of you my government' more than 'Stewart/Colbert '08,'" Stewart told an audience at the New Yorker Festival.
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A No go maybe, but it is still improtant that people are even enjoying the joke of it. It says there is a segment not being represented by either political party.
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