Jon Stewart dismantles Oklahoma State Senator on guns (and drag show bans)
This video is going around the internet, but if you didn’t come across it yet or didn’t bother to watch it yet - just do it.
If you have Apple TV+, you should just watch the whole episode as it’s great, but if you don’t - you can watch at least the ending interview in full for free.
My favorite exchange: (N being Nathan Dahm, the state senator, and J being Jon Stewart)
- N: “They can exercise their freedom of speech, but not in front of a child.”
- J: “Why?”
- N: “Because the government does have a responsibility to protect…”
- J: “I’m sorry?” (giving him a chance to understand how hypocritical he will sound in one second)
- N: “The government does have a responsibility in certain instances to protect children”
- J: “Uh-huh. What is the leading cause of death amongst children in this country? And I’m going to give you a hint: it’s not drag show readings for children.”
And just gets better from there and onwards. Just, watch it.