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Stewart Takes On The Alvin Greene Victory (VIDEO)

06/15/2010 12:41 pm 0 comments

Source: The Huffington Post

Last week Democratic candidate Alvin Greene emerged victorious in his state’s primary, despite being unknown and unemployed. His state? South Carolina. Yup, one of Jon Stewart’s favorite targets.

Calling South Carolina “America’s whoopee cushion,” Stewart reveled in not only the absurdity of Greene’s victory, but of course, the media’s coverage of it. Of course this led to some CNN-mocking, who he referred to as a “ghost network” when they tried to pressure Greene into admitting that he was hiding something.

To read this article in its entirety visit The Huffington Post.

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