| | Daily Show mocks Scarborough with profane tirade
 There was little doubt, after Joe Scarborough's most recent slip of the tongue, that the morning host would make anything but fresh meat for Daily Show writers.
In a Wednesday segment, Jon Stewart used Scarborough's accidental f-bomb to highlight a debate among supreme court justices as to whether "fleeting expletives" on television can draw an FCC fine.
Drawing on the obvious disparity in definition of "fleeting expletives," Stewart attempted to illustrate how it differs from an expletive of a more ... brazen variety.
"These are good, decent, steady men that don't go around flipping people off or screaming fuck you at the top of their lungs," said Scarborough in a clip from MSNBC's Morning Joe.
"...He really did say the word at 8 in the morning," said Stewart. "And personally, I was angry. I was watching with my son and then he was all like, 'Dad, can we just turn on fucking Star Wars already?'"
Moving on to the court's deliberations, Stewart focused on an excerpt from Chief Justice Roberts, who said: "It's one thing to use the word in, say, 'Saving Private Ryan', when your arm gets blown off. It's another thing to do it when you're standing up at an awards ceremony."
"Which is a good point, chief," suggested Stewart. "Which leads to a better question ... What if your arm gets blown off at an awards ceremony, and then ... It could happen ... That's, ohh ..."
The host also noted Justice Scalia's take on the matter: "Bawdy jokes are okay if they are really good."
"You devil! I actually have a great one," said Stewart. "A nobleman went to purchase a pig on St. Stevens day, and then the pig monger quoth, 'Seek ye a sow or a hog?' Quoth the nobleman, 'Which be the better for fucking?'"
Sadly, lamented Stewart, the court will not be releasing footage of the deliberations on vulgarity. Naturally, the Daily Show had acquired an exclusive audio tape of the proceedings.
This video is from Comedy Central's The Daily Show, broadcast Nov. 12, 2008.
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