Jon Stewart Takes Down The Media For Freaking Out Over Bob Woodward And John Boehner's Use Of The Word 'Ass'

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The Daily Show's Jon Stewart hit the "ginned-up distraction" of the tiff between Bob Woodward and the White House, disappointingly revealing that the conflict did not live up to its hype.

Stewart built up the "war of words," saying he couldn't wait to see the "Chicago-style thugs strong-arming" Woodward in disputing some of his reporting on the sequester. When the emails between Woodward and White House adviser Gene Sperling were revealed to be a little less threatening than originally perceived, Stewart was let down.

"Woodward, if I ever see you on the streets of this town again, I will wave to you, because we are good friends!" Stewart said, mockingly.

"Here is what's crazy" about the emails, he added. "That doesn't sound like a threat to me, and I'm a coward."

Stewart also tore into the "tough-edged corporate media" for suddenly turning into a "delicate flower" and devoting much coverage to House Speaker John Boehner's use of the word "ass" on Tuesday. Both of the distractions, he said, took away attention from the actual issue — the $1.2 trillion-worth of cuts over the next decade set to begin kicking in today.