John Oliver on the War on Science, "the one war we were winning"

By skookumchick on March 19, 2009.

I know this clip is a few days old, but that's how far behind I am in watching the Daily Show (does Tucker Carlson really call Jon Stewart "Jon Daily?"). Hat tip to my colleague who sent me the link.

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