Jon Stewart slams Rudy Giuliani's Obama comments: 'You don't own 9/11'

Jon Stewart calls out Rudy Giuliani for trying to own 9/11

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Rudy Giuliani's comments about President Obama not loving America were so beyond-the-pale that he had to warn his Republican audience at the private dinner that he was going to say something horrible, Jon Stewart noted on Monday night's Daily Show. That's crazy, he added, because "horrible Obama things are what they paid money to come hear," and he went beyond even that.

But Giuliani only made things worse when he tried to explain the comments later. And his most offensive follow-up, Stewart said, was this statement: "You know, President Obama didn't live through Sept. 11 — I did." After a pause, Stewart whispered "shut up!" He continued: "You know you're not the mayor of 9/11, right? You don't own 9/11 — you don't own anything but the unique willingness to crassly exploit it." Then, like Seth Meyers, Stewart lectured Giuliani about the meaning of love, with a dig at the former mayor's former combover. —Peter Weber

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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.