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Colbert Mocks Obama’s ‘Jay Leno In Chief’ State Of The Union

Stephen Colbert

It’s no surprise Stephen Colbert wasn’t satisfied with President Obama’s State of the Union address. Perhaps worst of all, it got in the way of Colbert’s favorite television show, NCIS: Los Angeles.

“We know this country is in deep trouble, but this clown, to him it’s all a big joke,” Colbert said of Obama, rolling a clip of the president joking about crying over spilled milk.

“Hardy har har,” Colbert said. “While the Jay Leno in Chief was cracking wise, the crime rate in this country is soaring.”

Of course, Obama’s address was only the warm-up to the real State of the Union, Colbert said: the Republican response.

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David Taintor

David Taintor is the Front Page Editor at TPM, where he contributes to TPM's Livewire coverage, among other areas. David is from Chanhassen, Minnesota, where, yes, it gets very cold. Reach him at taintor [at] talkingpointsmemo.com

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glt.svsu 5 pts

Please fix the headline! Mock's???

Vinny Gordon 97 pts

Where is the rent is to damn high party when you need them?

spas485 3356 pts

TPM headline: - - Colbert Mock’s Obama’s ‘Jay Leno In Chief’ State Of The Union - -

WTF? I expect errant apostrophes from trolls and RedState. From TPM? Not so much.

anapestic 8 pts

Who is this Colbert Mock person, and how did he come to own Obama?

hoconnor208 2597 pts

This is news? With all that is going on in this country this is what is a headliner story?

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