Watch Jon Stewart gleefully call BS on GOP government-shutdown outrage

The Daily Show asks: Is the GOP dumb, or do they just think we are?

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On Wednesday night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart started out by listing some of the insults he has hurled at House Republicans over their leading us into a government shutdown. Then he apologized — for going "way too easy on them" — and proceeded to hurl more invectives in their direction for causing "Shutstorm 2013."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.