It's The Big #McConnelling Game: Join Jon Stewart For Hilarious Yertle Hijinks (Video)
Mitch McConnell's Senate campaign released a weird new video this week, a wordless two minutes of ol' Yertle with everyday Kentuckians. But the folks at The Daily Show discovered that the three opening shots -- with the old reptile turning his head and smiling like some stygian swamp beast -- make for some pretty awesome musical remixes. And so, a hashtag was born: #mcconnelling. And yes, people are already making with the videos.
Here's Jon Stewart introducing the segment, a goofy remedy to thebrilliant but ragey-and-make-you-rant-and-throw-things opening segment of Thursday night's show:
In a just universe, this guy would be responsible for, at most, a backwoods bait-and-tackle shop.
Needs more Ken Burns.