Jon Stewart admitted last night that he has a few things to learn from Russian “journalists” like Tucker Carlson. disciplined by daily show Critics last week accused Stewart of “bilateralism” in his return to his old late-night desk, and the faux-humble Stewart set out to learn all he could from his newfound mentor, Tucker, who chats with Putin. Carlson.
“Where do you go to study the unquestionable details of propaganda,” Stewart said in an interview on Comedy Central. daily show, sets a bit more than the old byte. “I need mentorship! The Saints will be praised for the arrival of Professor Tucker Aloysius Mayflower Kennebunkport Backgammon Carlson III.”
Watching Carlson's now-familiar Moscow reports extolling the virtues of Russia's subway system, locking grocery carts and low food prices, Stewart vividly dissected Carlson with long-simmering glee. When the former Fox News host assured us that Russia's lockable shopping carts (also available in the U.S.) are preventing carts from traveling to homeless camps, Stewart deadpanned. But you’re really strange.”
From there, Stuart educates Carlson on cheap Russian groceries. Carlson will radicalize Americans.
“And if you don’t understand basic economics, it will radicalize you,” Stewart responded. “Look, $104 for groceries sounds like a bargain unless you realize that Russians make less than $200 a week. But that's kind of the context. What did you call yourself before? — The reporter would have provided it. But the reality is this. You know all this. Because you're not as dumb as your face would lead you to believe. Perhaps, if your handler allowed it, you would have known that there are hidden fees behind cheap groceries and orderly streets. Just ask Aleksei Navalny or his supporters.”
Check out Stewart's takedown of Carlson above.