Jon Stewart On Florida Primary: 'No More Mr. Nice Mormon' (VIDEO)

Just 10 days after defeating Mitt Romney in the South Carolina primary, Newt Gingrich now finds himself on the defensive ahead of today's Florida Primary race, and Jon Stewart couldn't be more entertained.

On Monday night's "Daily Show," Stewart presented an analogy for the Gingrich vs. Romney face-off that harkens back to the early 90s: the Mortal Kombat video games. Based on the barbs that have been traded so far in 2012, we'd say it's a pretty accurate description.

In South Carolina it was Gingrich who was on the attack, going after Romney on everything from taxes to abortion. He won there but became so confident that he started talking about his second-term moon plans, a controversial point which Romney took full advantage of (in addition to Newt's marital faux-pas) during the Florida debates.

"No more Mr. Nice Mormon," Stewart joked.

Watch the segment above for Stewart's full "Mortal Kombat" analogy for Romney's counterattack, including how he pulled a signature "Finish Him" move one Gingrich before tonight's race.

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Comments

[PathofTotality]

03:08 PM on 02/01/2012

"D!ck-Fu"...................HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[wolverine mags]

10:06 AM on 02/01/2012

FINISH HIM!

hahaha I love TDS

[zunklives]

02:43 AM on 02/01/2012

newt can always get his job back on "the office" if politics dont work out-AGAIN

[H P]

07:17 PM on 01/31/2012

So much more entertaining to watch Jon's take on the Republican debates that the debates themselves.... well it is more than entertaining-- insightful really

[Selgin]

09:21 PM on 02/01/2012

I personally go to Time.com and read Swampland's summary. ("What you missed while not watching the debate") Quick and fairly detailed, with some good humor.

[Doug Sandlin]

06:45 PM on 01/31/2012

"D*ck Fu"

LOL!!

And per the video ... there's even Mormon-style D*ck Fu!

Ah, well, at least this whole GOP deal is entertaining .......

OBAMA 2012

[devildog09]

06:19 PM on 01/31/2012

It wouldn't be a normal day at HP without an article titled "Jon Stewart Mocks (fill in the blank)".

It makes me wonder- has Jon ever accomplished anything himself in life, other than mocking others? It would be interesting to see him try- and end up as the mockee instead of the mocker.

[cpsummer2457]

06:40 PM on 01/31/2012

You wish you had one third of the intelligence and humor Jon has and perhaps if you learned to laugh a little you wouldn't be so bitter.

[Everettguy]

07:18 PM on 01/31/2012

Judgemental much?

[Steelhead6969]

06:44 PM on 01/31/2012

Bill O'Reilly has tried many times to mock Stewart......tried being the operative word.

[playsindirt]

06:14 PM on 01/31/2012

Oh, Newt, you angry, chubby little hobbit.

[Doug Sandlin]

06:46 PM on 01/31/2012

Hey!!

Hobbits are cool .......

Take that back .....!!

(Kidding, of course .......)

There aren't too many life-forms, real or imagined, that aren't insulted by being compared to Newt Gingrich ....

[playsindirt]

09:06 PM on 01/31/2012

OMG, you are so right. My apologies to all the hobbits in the world. I was speaking in terms of physical stature and not character. Hobbits are peaceful and gentle folk, after all. Very un-Newt like.

[shankapotomus]

06:04 PM on 01/31/2012

Well this this is big important news.

[eliz1bef]

01:04 AM on 02/01/2012

This is in the Comedy section. Searching for Big Important News here is a fairly silly exercise. Is this some kind of performance art thing? Do you go onto boards about hairstyling and complain about the lack of war coverage? Been searching for banking news on pet websites?

[Renifer]

05:40 PM on 01/31/2012

"Mitt Wins"

No, both Newt and Willard lose.

[RGH3876]

05:18 PM on 01/31/2012

I think it's interesting the way the pundits/media appraoch. This is my opinion and
would to hear some feedback from the rest of you. The right seems to go after the
left with so much vitrol (Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck, etc). The left on the other hand
seems to use humor and satire (Stewart, Maher, SNL, etc). I don't think anyone
has more "tongue in cheek" funny comments than Rachel Maddow. I have
seen Dennis Miller try to be funny on Fox but it turns into hate and many times
mis-information. I am a Democrat so maybe I'm just being naive. Am I ??

The paraphrase Ann Coulter: "Our comedians are funnier than your Comedians"

[ckdogs]

06:18 PM on 01/31/2012

Agree. The Dems don't have the mean gene. We don't threaten to kill people, or send them to another country. We just satirize the hypocrisy and dishonesty, rather than threaten and carry guns.

[Everettguy]

07:10 PM on 01/31/2012

Your comment is proof of a Dem's sense of humor!! "Don't have the mean gene...!!!" Comedy gold right there! Have you READ the comments from Dems here? The ones that dehumanize anyone who disagrees with them?

[Christian Howell]

06:24 PM on 01/31/2012

You're absolutely right. A recent story on Yahoo News states that lack of intelligence leads people to bigotry and the GOP. I used to like Dennis Miller - OK I didn't want to chop his head off - but he showed his true colors when Obama came around. Maybe Hollywood should have used me as a dry run.

[crabcake]

04:37 PM on 01/31/2012

Jon Stewart gets away with so much "satire" because he is a "comedian." I don't think he's so funny. I'd like to know what really motivates him? But, of course, that is obvious.

[reporter1]

04:49 PM on 01/31/2012

One thing that understandably motivates him is the fear that any member of the GOP's Insane Clown Posse might be the Republican candidate for President.

[zunklives]

02:48 AM on 02/01/2012

Nice!!!

[Sepulchre]

04:58 PM on 01/31/2012

Being funny motivates him. Most people don't think those who are doing satire of their beliefs think they are funny. Some do, the open minded. I suspect you don't fall in that category.

[Everettguy]

07:08 PM on 01/31/2012

When you say "open-minded," you mean "thinks like you do," correct? I thought so.

[deepthicket]

04:30 PM on 01/31/2012

Small men shrinking.

[Puffin16]

03:47 PM on 01/31/2012

Watching these two reminds me of the time my mother told me I had to choose between liver or week old cabbage soup for dinner. I didn't want either one, and decided to go to bed without supper instead.

Then my grandma showed up with pizza!

Obama 2012

[Arthur Banach]

04:45 PM on 01/31/2012

if obama is pizza then i guess it was pizza you found under the bed

[reporter1]

04:50 PM on 01/31/2012

Pizza found in the toilet would be better that Newton or Willard.

[Mitch Johnesee]

05:44 PM on 01/31/2012

How many times have you found pizza under your bed?

[JoeGolden]

03:30 PM on 01/31/2012

Look! Usepeople should run Newt "Cannonball" Grin-grich and Sa rah 'Nalin Pa lin in 2012. Some of us might even contribute to that complain if you promise to run against Obama!! PLEASE PLEASE

[Sepulchre]

03:27 PM on 01/31/2012

Considering how hard they have been trying this election cycle to eat their own, I'm starting to think Soylent Green must taste like conservatives.