Stewart: 'Summer Of Recovery' Becoming 'Autumn Of Nothing But Ramen Noodles For Dinner' (VIDEO)

If you were under the impression that this was supposed to be the "Summer of Recovery," you are not alone, but as Jon Stewart points out, it was more like the summer of Islamaphobia and bed bugs.

Last night on "The Daily Show," Stewart recalled Vice President Joe Biden referring to summer 2010 as an economy booster, dubbing it the "Summer of Recovery," only to have home sales plummet to an all-time low, 54,000 jobs lost, and unemployment hovering around 9.6%.

"So the 'Summer of Recovery' is quickly sliding into the 'Autumn of Nothing but Ramen Noodles For Dinner,'" Stewart said.

What's even worse, is that Austan Goolsbee, who recently took over as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, is even more pessimistic about the economy, saying unemployment will not be going down anytime soon. This led Stewart to wonder: did Biden even speak to Goolsbee before giving summer '10 such an optimistic name?

Stewart moved on to talk about another factor affecting the economy: the Bush tax cuts set to expire at the end of 2010. John Boehner says he will vote for extending tax cuts for those making $250,000 and below, even if there is no option to extend them for people making more than that, a compromise so far unheard of in the GOP. But when Press Secretary Robert GIbbs takes to Twitter to argue with Boehner over the same topic, the reasonable discussion quickly devolves into Twitter slaps, "or as the kids are saying, 'Twaps.'"

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Comments

[macohmz]

11:49 PM on 09/24/2010

Ramen Noodles for breakfast and lunch as well.

[sus2222]

12:27 AM on 09/17/2010

Just watched Stewart & Colbert PST
I'm planning for Washington DC
RALLY for Common Sense ( or against it)
Oct 30, 2010

or as Rodney Dangerfield said in the PROMO...
" Hey EVERYBODY... We're ALL gonna get LA(D"

[mmike1969]

07:40 PM on 09/15/2010

Yeah, watch out for those Ramen packets... They have WAY too much salt! :p

[LMPE]

07:14 PM on 09/15/2010

I had hoped that Jon Stewart might compare Mitch McConman to Yertle the Turtle.

[Wild Turkey]

04:41 PM on 09/15/2010

WE DID IT!

Impact
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Donors:
4,984
Students Reached:
53,827 ?

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Nation, we have single-multi-handedly created a vast mountain of social justice for Donorschoose.org!

That two days worth of donations.

Hillary Clinton has been raising money for donorschoose since 2008, and only raised $30,000.

Let's hear it for the Colbert Nation!

Ain't it just philanthropolicious?

[nomad27]

04:21 PM on 09/15/2010

Stewart bought and sold Obama to his followers. And now he is suddenly backing away as if he had nothing to do with this debacle. We will give him a pass though since his is a comedian.

[ramal]

04:37 PM on 09/15/2010

Comedians don't have "followers" they have "fans." You are obviously confusing the Comedy Central with the Faux "News" Network.

[Longtallsally]

06:07 PM on 09/16/2010

Stewart has his groupies that follow his every whine and facial contortion.

[markburn]

08:32 AM on 09/16/2010

And still Obama is the lesser evil compared to McCain.

[demilieu]

03:46 PM on 09/15/2010

'Summer of Hope' turns out to be 'Summer of Nope'

[mpmc23]

03:22 PM on 09/15/2010

Terrific stuff. Personally, I wish the HuffPo editor had pared it down to the last minute only. Incredibly funny,

[JasonJM]

03:09 PM on 09/15/2010

This far left government has been ignoring America since it got in.
Now people are engaged again for the first time in a long time.
When America gets engaged, you start hearing the real voice of America.
America's talking points are not Racism and Gay rights, it's the Constitution, fiscal responsibility and equal justice not social justice.

There is a storm coming.

[ramal]

04:17 PM on 09/15/2010

Social justice is equal justice. If you are Gay or a member of anyother minority in America, you're rights (or the lack thereof) is going to be one of your major talking points, as well it should be. Where were you when Bush violated the Constitution and did anything but employ fiscal responsibility?

Someone else preached that a storm was coming. His name was Joseph Goebbels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVP3KU-qOzc

[zapata86303]

04:26 PM on 09/15/2010

Yawn...

[itolduso]

03:06 PM on 09/15/2010

I love Jon Stewart, but mocking Biden's "Summer of Recovery" was a cheap shot. It's not the fed's fault that most of the stimulus money hasn't even been spent yet.... if you really want to laugh, interview the state & local government leaders that claim "State & local governments just weren't set up to handle so much money in so short a time". Florida's unemployment stands at 11.5%, yet the state still hasn't spent 60% of it's $21.7 billion (expected share of stimulus) (Interesting Op-Ed in today's Orlando Sentinel.) I think that when GOP leaders state that "Government can't create jobs".... they should be forced to add ..."as long as Republican gov.'s & state legislatures are allowed to continue to sit on the money"

[maxwelldog]

02:59 PM on 09/15/2010

I loves me some Stewart for luch!
Gives me back a smile, and now, off to the painting studio where, in the twinkling of an eye, I will create a new masterpiece!...
...or, possibly be the fodder for Jon next week.
Oh well.
d=))

[MunyaBuddya]

04:23 PM on 09/15/2010

Maybe a nice sketch of Mitch McConnell to warm up?

[Frank Jenkins]

02:51 PM on 09/15/2010

My sides still hurt lol

[angrymanspokane]

02:39 PM on 09/15/2010

The summer of recovery is turning into the winter of our relapse

[jdrourke]

02:37 PM on 09/15/2010

Nice work, Jon! But don't bash Ramen Noodles too much, my brother. A little garlic, some tomato sauce on them, and mmm-mmmm...

http://jdrourke.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/dear-impatient-americans/

[namdlogd]

02:33 PM on 09/15/2010

The use of the font for the 80's gore/snuff flick Faces of Death is a total win