Daily Show Calls Paulson "Baron Von Moneypants" (VIDEO)

Desperate times call for ridiculous Photoshopping of extremely important people, or so goes the digital age's comedy mantra. For such Photoshopping, we turn to the Daily Show.

In addition to calling Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson "Baron Von Moneypants," the Daily Show's Jon Stewart observed, "For anybody out there who's been living in a cave: congratulations, you've apparently made the soundest real estate investment possible."

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[Chaucea]

Next on "U.S.A: The Surreal World" -- Lurch, the shambling, lugubrious butler for the Addam's Family is given 700 billion dollars to play with. Watch what happens!

[ilovenettles]

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[NASCARLiberal]

And we have to realize that this is all part of booooshie's plan ... one last major THEFT before he leaves office. For those who voted for mr numbnuts ... did you not know he bankrupted EVERY company (except the Rangers baseball team) he worked for ... and also took huge amounts of money as he departed the failures he created? Did you not know the SEC investigated that behavior while his daddy was president, and daddy pressured them to not pursue putting his son in prison? Boooosh ... bankrupting things he's in charge of, taking big chunks of money (for himself & buddies) when he departs ... it is his M.O.

[quindy]

Did you know that Paulson didn't pay a dime in taxes after he sold his stock options at Goldman Saks to become government official? The stocks were estimated at - now brace yourself - at half a BILLION dollars. Courtesy of the law provision exempting anyone from paying taxes if they accept government job. Nice provision. When you and I sell our stocks and make money on them we are taxed.

[mema01]

Daily Show always strips away the psuedo political correctness and hits the mark. I loved the assesment of Paulson.

[dadw5boys]

They have already bailed out $ 1.3 TRILLION

[clearthinking123]

Thank goodness for Jon Stewart!

Paulson's arrogance is unbelievable, simply breathtaking. To report to the American people only months ago that all was perfect with our financial markets and practices when clearly they were not, and NOW, ram down our throats in the 11th hour a $700B kickback to all his buddies in his former industry.

Paulson will accomplish what KINGS could not accomplish if he gets away with this! His net worth is in the 100s of millions from the very short sighted and damaging financial gouging we are now all paying for. How long will we allow corporate raiders to run this country! Lehman is paying $2.5B in bonuses as we speak to their top cronies.

Paulson and his 'payout' package to his ilk is an outrage.

[jcorrington]

Awesome, Jon. WTG

[JPHR]

Makes you wonder how he got elected not once but twice.....

[Yermammy]

I bet they believed we're the greatest country in the world too. I'd settle for ONE of the countries of the world. Why the competition? Greed.

[BluePride]

These pics, then, are worth $700 BILLION words:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVwpMB8QAUU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59mOukUZNUo

[DrVeruju]

Excellent.

Shows what a pathetic bunch of losers there are trying, and failing dismally to run the country.

McKeating 5 and Pitbull would have their work cut out to do any worse.

On second thoughs, this crisis is a perfect cover for them to continue the scamming of the US taxpayer.

[racom]

Just in case you may have forgotten how incompetent the administration really is, this reminds us just how incompetent they really are!!! It was at one time 'the ugly american', now it is the 'truly stupid american'. God help us because the repuglicans aren't going to.

[WIpatriot]

This is NOT incompetence...they are geting what they came after....

[bascombe]

as usual, the daily show nails it!

[metogamekun]

Exactly.

[AddictedToHope]

Colbert wasn't too shabby either.