Stewart: “Argentina, Former Safe Haven For Nazi War Criminals Is Drawing The Line At The Bush Twins”...

Eat The Press November 29, 2006 09:55 AM

On Monday, ABC's The Blotter reported that the U.S. Embassy in Argentina had "strongly suggested" that twin First daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush cut their visit to the country short as a result of security considerations. That report was since refuted by the Embassy, which issued a statement of non-expulsion, saying the Embassy "welcomed" the visit. Interestingly, last night's Daily Show presented the story without the Embassy denial; note that the date they showed on the ABC quote was Nov. 28th but the Embassy denial came on the evening of Nov. 27th (and was dutifully appended to the Blotter post). This is the first time in ETP's awareness that a Daily Show piece of news has not been scrupulously correct . Either way, it's still pretty damn funny, though.

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