Shots were fired at Kansas last night on "The Daily Show." Jon Stewart chipped away at the Sunflower State's "normal" and "good ol'-fashioned" exterior in one segment and found that underneath it all: An insane right-wing agenda is motoring most of their political decisions.
Stewart tore into the state's lax gun control laws first, explaining that a current measure is lifting the 8-hour training course that was once required for gun owners. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) apparently signed the bill into law after claiming that Kansas gun-owners had proven that they were responsible. “The state that believes 8 hours of gun training is too much for its gun owners requires 1,000 hours of training for its professional estheticians,” Stewart said. “I tell you why: you can never be too careful with hot wax and butt hair.”
Stewart also slammed Kansas for its disgraceful treatment of the poor. A new law restricts those in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) from spending any of their benefits on things like "lingerie, cruises, tattoos, piercings, and movie tickets."
“Kansas, these rules may feel petty and unnecessary and quite frankly, insulting,” Stewart conceded. “But maybe they’ll motivate you to escape your culture of federal dependency. Until then, let’s see how you like being treated like the welfare queens you are.”
Watch the clip below:
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