Jon Stewart Mocks Obama's 2012 Re-election Campaign, Lack Of Transparency (VIDEO)

Monday night's "Daily Show" dealt with President Barack Obama officially launching his 2012 re-election campaign, to Jon Stewart's delight.

"He's not breaking up with us!" he squealed.

But the campaign video President Obama released on Friday lacked the vigor and inspiration of his 2008 campaign. Instead, he featured seemingly exhausted supporters who, in Stewart's opinion, don't seem to like him or trust him, but ask "what are you going to do?"

"How do we go from 'Yes we can' to 'You know, whatever'?," Stewart asked

But it's harder than it looks to seek re-election. In 2008 Obama said he wanted transparency and accountability in the White House, but now it's hard for him to run on the same platform. In fact, he recently received a transparency award and didn't invite the press. Stewart kind of understood what was going on there:

"When you were running for the White House, you wanted to know what the White House was hiding. Now you live in the White House and you want everyone to stop being so f***ing nosey."

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Comments

[Jokergirl]

07:57 PM on 04/06/2011

Politicians deserve to be made fun of, Washington is a circus loony bin.

[Sergeant]

12:02 PM on 04/06/2011

Thanks Jon. The hypocrisy cannot be hidden.

[Bankerrkt]

11:15 PM on 04/05/2011

Too funny. Stewart nailed Obumbles dishonesty. The Libs that can't handle the hard truth are "no longer his viewer". LMAO

[Rachel O]

10:24 AM on 04/06/2011

Yeah, the libs... you're not very familiar with Jon Stewart, huh?

[Sergeant]

12:02 PM on 04/06/2011

Of course we are. He hasn't been censored by the White House...yet.

[wrenmark]

10:57 PM on 04/06/2011

Libs feel that they are being attacked when someone disagrees with them. If humor is used, they feel that they are being mocked. That is why they get defensive and make claims of being victimized by offensive and inflammatory remarks. To me, speaking the truth is never as offensive as being insincere.

[mikesw]

10:33 PM on 04/05/2011

Brutally funny!!!

[Maricarmen Martinez]

08:08 PM on 04/05/2011

Jon is losing me as a viewer...

[PC Contrarian]

09:44 PM on 04/05/2011

Yeah, what we need is some good old fashion Bush bashing, right?

[Sergeant]

12:03 PM on 04/06/2011

Watch Keith O. Oh, wait...he was fired. I know, watch Barney and Friends.

[denicci1977]

08:08 PM on 04/05/2011

I would like to rewind and see JS as President and see how much better he would've done than Obama. As a matter of fact, let's rewind and put Hillary, Edwards, McCain etc in and see how much better life in America would be given the plate Obama was given. I'm still a yes we can lady and yes I will go all out on my end to keep him another 4 years.

[glockman]

11:33 AM on 04/06/2011

12 steps...

[Sergeant]

12:05 PM on 04/06/2011

I'm sure you are a yes we can lady and will go all out on your end.

[ThermoChemist]

06:53 PM on 04/05/2011

What's this? J. Stewart mocking the President?

ANOTHER Rightie talking point shot down.

They're always saying how Stewart NEVER picks on / critiques the President (or the Dems).!

[sarc]

[PC Contrarian]

07:52 PM on 04/05/2011

Now how about addressing the points Stewart raises.

[ThermoChemist]

08:19 PM on 04/05/2011

Um sure. As soon as you admit the Right "is wrong" (pun intended) in regards
to their silly talking point..!

[SuperBenFranklin]

05:53 PM on 04/05/2011

Jon Stewart wants Obama to be defeated in 2012.

Republicans give much much more material when they are running things.

[Treasonous1]

06:41 PM on 04/05/2011

Really, I thought Clinton made for quite a lot of good punch lines...
Unfortunatly President Obama has provided more of the same, which is no laughing matter.

[HeatherRamone]

12:55 PM on 04/06/2011

I think, like a lot of people, Stewart is just disappointed and wants Obama to be more assertive and forthright. If you did read somewhere that he wants Barack to lose in 2012, please post a source because I respect Stewart and think he is highly informed and intelligent.

That being said, he IS in show business, and ratings matter. The more controversial he is, the better off his show is. I find it difficult to believe he would vote conservative in 2012, though. It's difficult to picture him at the voter booth saying, "Palin (Gingrich, Paul, Bachmann, etc) - now THAT'S the President this country needs!" I just don't see that happening, no matter how disappointed he may be in Obama.

[GonzoFactor]

05:17 PM on 04/05/2011

If the only meaningful opposition for Obama was not from the party that is the personification of evil, greed, and dishonesty, I wouldn't vote for him.

[Rope-A-Dope]

06:07 PM on 04/05/2011

spot on

[Zox]

06:21 PM on 04/05/2011

Ditto

[hugehole]

05:09 PM on 04/05/2011

Democratic Voters need to finally admit that "Social Justice" is just a drug that DEMOCRATS feed them to build their SOCIALIST/FASCIST (yes, Obama bailed out WALL STREET and BIG BIZ too) style of BIG GOVT....bad

Republican Voters need to finally admit that "Tax Cuts for everyone" and "Deregulation of ALL" is just a drug to build their FASCIST/POLICE STATE (drug wars, wars, corp greed) style of BIG GOVT.....bad

Limited Government, Lower Taxes, Non-Interviention, Liberty and Freedom for ALL is the answer in 2012

RON PAUL 2012....only candidate that attracts voters from ALL Party lines.....

[GonzoFactor]

05:20 PM on 04/05/2011

That's just so wrong from so many angles.

[PC Contrarian]

07:53 PM on 04/05/2011

Name one.

[luvobama]

05:20 PM on 04/05/2011

You are out of your mind if you think that crazee little old man is going to even get the nomination.

[hugehole]

05:25 PM on 04/05/2011

Crazy? He and your beloved Dennis Kucinich are buddies.....heck, Republicans call him a Liberal in Republican clothing.....LOL....

Keep playing the Left/Right game.....I'm Independent/Libertarian and DONE playing the game...

I refuse to be a SHEEP

[Moderate Independent]

05:05 PM on 04/05/2011

I think the republican field has purposefully not produced a frontrunner, and they are waiting to get into the race at the last minute because:

1. Their candidates are lame

2. Nobody has 1 billion dollars

3. They are waiting to see if Obama implodes

4. They are going to jump in at the last minute to avoid being bludgeoned by the media i.e. Palin, Bachmann, Trump, etc.

[BraveWarrior]

05:35 PM on 04/05/2011

Gee, you don't think that some master manipulators are promoting and supporting the Republican clown candidates to insure an Obama second term? Vote for Obama or the worst of evils. 'Democrats declare that we are better than nothing, so offer the voters nothing.

[rude321]

04:59 PM on 04/05/2011

Im curious, what exactly is Barack Obama going to run on in 2012? The real Unemployme­­­­nt rate is well over 12%, 40 million Americans are now on FOOD STAMPS, Real Estate values are dropping like a stone, GAS Prices are now 4 bucks a gallon and rising, The cost of everything is way up, INFLATION is now here and we're now is a 3rd war that cannot be won. How long are we going to blame Bush for everything­­­­? Are the Obama sycophants really going to say that it could have been much worse and Obama really saved us from a great depression­­­? Somebody PLEASE tell why Obama should be reelected, iv'e lost all "Hope" on Obama

[usmcSaltDog]

05:05 PM on 04/05/2011

You should vote for him because he is cool and makes really awesome speeches!

[PC Contrarian]

07:56 PM on 04/05/2011

Like most others did in 2008, lol.

[SIMPLICIMUSS]

08:52 PM on 04/05/2011

.....as long as his teleprompter works !!

[BraveWarrior]

05:06 PM on 04/05/2011

Because he can count on a billion dollar war chest, provided by all the grateful corporations he has enriched these past two years. The contributions will replace all those small donations, from naive and now disillusioned supporters. He doesn't need the 'little' people anymore. Now the Obamabots have soured on John Stewart because he dares reveal the hypocrisy of our President.

[Beatriz09]

04:58 PM on 04/05/2011

Uh ... what is Jon talking about, actually .. ?
 
One supporter says he trusts Obama even if he doesn't always agree, another says that she supports Obama because there's still a lot of work to do, and Jon concludes: one supporter does NOT trust him and the other doesn't really like him but there's nothing better than Obama.
 
I'm sorry, but I'd call that "Fox News tactics" ...
 
Same goes for transparency. Candidate Obama didn't say that he would make the WH a 100% transparent (something that of course is completely impossible, as Jon-Sanity probably knows), he said it would be more transparent than any government before. After two years, transparency advocacy groups indeed ALL show that Obama kept his promise.
 
So again, you cannot possibly use some examples of not disclosed information to claim that Obama did NOT keep his promise ... to do so, as Jon does, is simply FLAWED LOGIC.

[scat]

05:00 PM on 04/05/2011

transparency is about perception of ones actions.

and based on the perception, BO failed.

[Beatriz09]

06:01 PM on 04/05/2011

Lol ... no, transparency is about making things the government does public.
 
It's too easy to first redefine the terms used by candidate Obama to then claim that he didn't keep his promise ...

[HeatherRamone]

01:19 PM on 04/06/2011

Noooooooo..."Image" is about the perception of one's actions. Methinks you need a dictionary. "Transparency," in political terms, is elucidation of government policies, actions, and ideology.

[hugehole]

05:02 PM on 04/05/2011

The Healthcare Reform Act was Transparent? Are you kidding me? One of the least transparent and THE most partisan legislation in American History....

Indefensible

[buckunstoppable]

05:09 PM on 04/05/2011

I can't defend its transparency -- except to note that it was available to read for anyone who wanted before the signing into law. However, "THE most partisan legislation"? Really? Even if that were true, it would only be on account of your side sticking its fingers in its ears and going "NAH NAH NAH" rather than nutting the heck up and bringing some substance to the table.

[luvobama]

05:18 PM on 04/05/2011

Turn offf the Fox.

You are ruining your mind.