Jon Stewart Filets Fox News Over Food Stamps: ‘What’s With the F—ing Fish?’

Talking heads don’t want the poor eating fresh seafood, “the Mercedes of food”

Fox News talking heads have a lot of problems with food stamps.

As Jon Stewart noted on Tuesday’s “Daily Show,” the network’s hosts and contributors, from Gretchen Carlson to Sean Hannity, have a long list of items people should not be able to buy with food stamps, from dog food to soda to poultry at Disneyland. Carlson said in one clip that you “hear stories” about people who use food stamps to draw money at Las Vegas casinos.

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“Yes, you do hear all these stories – whether or not they’re true or indicative of widespread abuse,” said Stewart.

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