Jon Stewart: You Can’t Blame Political Rhetoric For What Happened In Tucson

Doug Mataconis · · 15 comments

The opening part of last night’s Daily Show was more serious than usual given the circumstances, but I think Jon Stewart may have the smartest reaction of anyone to the tragedy in Arizona:

“I wouldn’t blame our political rhetoric anymore than I would blame heavy metal music for Columbine. And that is coming from someone who truly hates our political environment”

Say what you will about Jon Stewart but that is about the smartest thing that anyone on television has said about this in the past 72 hours.