Stephen Colbert Calls Out Don Lemon For Obama, Rob Ford Comparison (VIDEO)

Colbert Rips Don Lemon Over Obamacare Comparison

Stephen Colbert poked fun at the various comparisons that pundits are making about the failure of the Obamacare rollout on Monday, specifically CNN Don Lemon's recent argument that Rob Ford and Obama are in a similar boat.

The glitches in the president's health care exchange system have been defined as the worst thing to happen to the country "since slavery," and have been compared to numerous past disasters like Hurricane Katrina.

But Colbert's favorite Obamacare comparison as of late was CNN anchor Don Lemon's recent statement pinning President Obama and Toronto's crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford side-by-side.

Lemon stated on CNN's "NewsRoom" that "you won't find two politicians who've had worse weeks.... President Obama saying 'I'm Sorry' over and over for his so-called signature achievement Obamacare, Rob Ford though admitting to crack-- to be a crack smoker."

To this, Colbert was completely perplexed, and called out what he believed was the absurdity in "comparing the first black president to the first blackout mayor."

"Yeah, they're both in trouble. Therefore it's an entirely fair comparison," he mocked. "The same way that since they're both on video, it's fair to compare Don Lemon's reporting to this dog milking a goat."

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