Serious Obama Defends His Policies on "The Daily Show"

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Source: Reuters

Serious Obama defends his policies on "The Daily Show"

By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON | Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:37pm EDT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama targeted young voters on Wednesday with a robust defense of his policies and promises in an appearance on the popular comedy program "The Daily Show."

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Stewart, one of the most influential comedians in the United States, pressed Obama over the gap between his promises and his accomplishments and described the White House's legislative achievements as "timid at times." That did not sit well with a visibly frustrated president.

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Stewart needled Obama for promising change but hiring people with long Washington careers such as Larry Summers, his top economic adviser, who served as secretary of the Treasury under former President Bill Clinton.

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"In fairness, Larry Summers did a heck of a job," he continued, using the same infamous phrase his predecessor, Republican President George W. Bush, used to describe the discredited former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Michael Brown, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. "You don't want to use that phrase, dude," Stewart said.

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