Stewart Vows To Annoy John McCain: His 'Old Man Crankiness Has Gone Off The Charts' (VIDEO)

On Wednesday night's "Daily Show," Jon Stewart took his love of mocking Senator John McCain to new levels Not only did Stewart claim that his "old man crankiness" had "gone off the charts," but debuted a McCain puppet character to the show a la Michael Steele.

After making mention of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs leaving after two years, Obama's now famous flip-flops photo and the incoming class of congressional freshmen, Stewart remembered his favorite "senior senator" McCain and how he's changed:

"McCain stands now less a paragon of straight talk and independence for new members to admire, and more like an object lesson of how f---ing mad someone gets when they don't get their way."

To prove his point, Stewart showed clips from the Arizona senator's response after "Don't Ask Don't Tell" was repealed. Stating it was "a sad day," McCain showed odd signs of class resentment when he talked about there being "high fives all over the liberal bastions of America" and in the "salons of Georgetown."

"Liberal bastions? Salons of Georgetown?" Stewart asked. "What decade are you living in Washington? The reason Catherine Graham doesn't invite you to hor d'ourves with the French ambassador anymore is she died 10 years ago."

Stewart declared that McCain had gone "full 'Gran Torino'" and vowed that he would stop at nothing to annoy him, beginning with launching a segment called "Let's All Stand On John McCain's Lawn."

And then, the world met Puppet Sen. John McCain. Watch the rest of the clip to see this new felt "Daily Show" guest (who is likely to return) and the endless complaints and insults he hurls at Stewart. For example, Puppet McCain did not appreciate the set's lighting:

"The lights are too bright and it's burning my skin! You're gong to make me look like a Mexican. BUILD THE DAMN FENCE!"

WATCH:

Comments

[1logicalthinker]

04:19 AM on 01/10/2011

If I were to rate that segment, I'd give it four stars on the five star McLain plane crash scale :)

[Jetling]

12:47 AM on 03/08/2011

Even though those records are still - STILL - sealed...awesome line. Bwwwwahahahaha.

[talilah33]

05:02 PM on 01/09/2011

A "very sad day"?! How much of a distraction do you think it is when you have to disguise your real self every minute of the day?

Let's all stand on John McCain's lawn!!

[decrepittex]

01:31 AM on 01/08/2011

Loved it! Bring him back for more, Jon.

[Fenarkleman]

12:20 AM on 01/08/2011

ah, yes, the cranky puppet senator. Pure gold. comedy gold. mccain never looked better.

[axt113]

11:14 PM on 01/07/2011

Do an All Puppet daily show and Colbert report

[trekbette]

06:13 PM on 01/08/2011

That would be fantastic!

[angryoldman]

08:37 PM on 01/07/2011

This is how I always pictured McCain...flashing his disturbingly, overly pink middle finger at the world.

[60s Dem]

06:29 PM on 01/07/2011

Awesome. I'm a sucker for rude puppet humor. That was great!!! Stewart's writers are hysterical.

[CountSnail]

06:00 PM on 01/07/2011

"The goat herder's kid" LMAO

[Eric8869]

03:51 PM on 01/07/2011

not as good as Puppet Michael Steele - yo bibble!

[60s Dem]

06:30 PM on 01/07/2011

Yeah, that was epic!!

[jdrourke]

03:17 PM on 01/07/2011

Good work, J. Stewart! Frankly, the McCain puppet was far more interesting and engaging than the real version...

http://jdrourke.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/dear-soldiers-who-ask-and-tell/

[J0E1]

01:52 PM on 01/07/2011

I looked up wikipedia on wikipedia and I can report back that I am still here and in one piece.

[RM Greer]

01:48 PM on 01/07/2011

Jon is going to make Issa's hit list with this instant classic. I hate the fact that I missed this show, thanks HP for posting this clip. I've been a little depressed since early November and really depressed since Tuesday. I laughed so hard that I forgot about being depressed. And, funny, unlike the house, I can get things accomplished again. Better than 12 sessions with any shrink.

[THSee]

01:24 PM on 01/07/2011

How bad does McCain h8 himself for Sarah Palin?

[lizt]

02:03 PM on 01/07/2011

More than he'll ever admit.

[Cindy Tregan]

04:44 PM on 01/07/2011

Not half as much as we h8 him for her.

[Json]

01:00 PM on 01/07/2011

Slightly funnier than the Michael Steele puppet, but that isn't saying much.
Jon...remember "Crank Yankers"?? It was canceled for a reason!

[sfdcubfan]

12:26 PM on 01/07/2011

Maybe the Senator can join the puppet for a show. I think that would be swell. In fact, I think that's the purpose of the puppet - to draw McCain in for another visit on The Daily Show. He was always a good guest!