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Tonight Show Audience Cheers When Ted Cruz Says ‘ObamaCare's the Big
November 9th, 2013 10:42 AM
Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement has become a laughing stock.
On NBC’s Tonight Show Friday, the audience broke out into cheers and applause when Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) told host Jay Leno, “ObamaCare: it's the biggest jobs killer in this country” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Leno: ‘Obama’s Better Off Smoking Crack Than Passing ObamaCare
November 7th, 2013 9:57 AM
Barack Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment took quite a hit on television Wednesday.
After Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood mocked it during the Country Music Association Awards, NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno said the President is “better off smoking crack than passing ObamaCare” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Leno Tougher on How President 'Lied' About ObamaCare Than NBC Reporter
October 30th, 2013 12:51 PM
On Tuesday's NBC Tonight Show, host Jay Leno provided harsher criticism of President Obama falsely claiming that Americans could keep their current health insurance plans under ObamaCare than any of the network's reporters. Leno told the audience: "Well, it's being reported that the President has known for three years that people would lose their coverage. The press is now saying the President…
Savannah Guthrie: ‘Biggest Story in Politics Right Now’ Is Whether
October 30th, 2013 12:08 PM
ObamaCare is falling apart. The National Security Agency has been accused of spying on our closest allies. So what does NBC Today show host Savannah Guthrie think is the biggest story in politics right now?
As told to NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno Tuesday, whether or not Hillary Clinton is going to run for president in 2016 (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Leno: ‘Put NSA in Charge of ObamaCare Website…They Already Have Al
October 25th, 2013 12:30 PM
Jay Leno continued mocking the rollout of ObamaCare Thursday.
The NBC Tonight Show host began the program with a series of jokes about President Obama including recommending he “put the NSA in charge of the website. That way there's nothing to fill out. They already have all our information. See? Just put your name in” (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional…
Leno: ‘Easier to Join Al Qaeda Using Their Website Than it is to Sig
October 23rd, 2013 11:14 AM
As NewsBusters has been reporting, late night comics are having a field day with the disastrous rollout of the President’s health insurance exchanges.
NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno began the program Tuesday saying it’s “easier to join al Qaeda using their website than it [is] to sign up for ObamaCare” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Chris Matthews: Boehner Losing Speakership ‘Might Be the Greatest Th
October 11th, 2013 1:30 PM
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews said one of the dumbest things he’s ever said in his life Thursday evening, and that’s saying something.
When NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno asked if he thought John Boehner (R-Oh.) would lose his Speakership as a result of the current government shutdown/debt ceiling debate, Matthews responded, “It might be the greatest thing he ever does in his life” (video follows with…
Leno Airs Mock Video of MSNBC Anchor Destroying Computer After Trying
October 5th, 2013 12:53 PM
As NewsBusters reported Tuesday, MSNBC's Mara Schiavocampo had a tough time signing up for ObamaCare the first day the exchanges went live.
As if that wasn't funny enough, the folks at NBC's Tonight Show took that video and added a surprise ending where Schiavocampo is so frustrated she destroyed her computer (video follows with commentary):
Gingrich Schools Leno on Double Standards
October 3rd, 2013 11:27 AM
Jay Leno picked the wrong guy to complain about how Barack Obama is being treated by his opponents.
After doing so to Newt Gingrich on NBC’s Tonight Show Wednesday, the host got a lesson in how conservatives are attacked by the media (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Leno Holds Up Sign Reading ‘F U Politicians
October 3rd, 2013 10:13 AM
Jay Leno clearly isn’t pleased with the government shutdown.
On Wednesday’s Tonight Show, the host spent most of his opening monologue railing against the President and Congress concluding with him holding a sign up that read “F U Politicians” (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):
Nobody Applauds When Leno Asks ‘How Many Are Worried About Governmen
October 2nd, 2013 1:58 PM
If NBC’s Tonight Show audience is any indication. Americans aren’t buying into the media’s hysteria concerning the government shutdown.
Quite the contrary, when host Jay Leno asked, “How many are worried about the government shutdown,” not one person in the studio audience applauded (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Ron Paul Advises Rand on Running for President: ‘Be Very Cautious
September 27th, 2013 10:50 AM
Ron Paul has some good advice for his son Rand concerning running for president in 2016.
Appearing on NBC’s Tonight Show Thursday, Paul said, “Be very cautious – you could get elected.”
Leno: 'Raising Debt Limit Doesn’t Increase Debt...Like Raising Speed
September 27th, 2013 10:13 AM
Jay Leno took another comedic shot at the White House Thursday.
Early in his Tonight Show monologue on NBC, the host said, “President Obama now making his case for raising the debt limit. He said raising the debt limit does not increase debt – you know, like raising the speed limit does not increase speed” (video follows with commentary):
Leno Spoils Breaking Bad Finale: Walter White Dies in Hospital Filling
September 25th, 2013 7:26 AM
Jay Leno took another comedic shot at the President Tuesday.
Early in his monologue on NBC’s Tonight Show, the host said that AMC’s hit series Breaking Bad concludes Sunday when “Walter White dies in the hospital waiting room while filling out all the paperwork for ObamaCare.”