Daily Show: Rove subpoenaed after Leahy's balls grow three sizes David Edwards and Adam Doster

Published: Tuesday July 31, 2007





Print This Email This After issuing a subpoena of President George W. Bush's Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove last Thursday, Jon Stewart thinks that Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy may have to buy some new pants. The host of The Daily Show reminded viewers of the likely consequence of his action. "Well in D.C., they say Pat Leahys balls grew threes sizes that day," he said, assuring the audience that "we have a machine that does that." White House Press Secretary Tony Snow denied the need for such maneuvers, claiming the White House "actually made Karl Rove available to that committee under conditions where he is going to tell the truth." Stewart clarified exactly what those conditions were. The room must be pitch black and festooned with lilies and beeswax candles," he said. "It must be a full moon but not too full! And his inquisitors must stand before him, naked, holding a bowl of Craisins, which are like raisins, but with cranberries. And then, and only then, can the truth be heard!" Snow also shot back at the House Judiciary Committee for citing White House Aides Josh Bolton and Harriet Miers, both of whom refused to appear when they were subpoenaed for contempt of Congress. "What you have right now is partisanship on Capitol Hill that quite often boils down to insults, insinuations, inquisitions and investigations," he said. Stewart valiantly attempted to match Snow's alliterative condescension, but had a difficult time. "Thats quite a quotient of quotidian," he stammered. "Why did I pick Q?!? Damn you Q!" The following video is from Comedy Centrals's The Daily Show, broadcast on July 30.



