Jon Stewart ridicules Foley, Malloy over yacht name controversy

 

Addressing the Great Concubine Controversy of the 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election, Jon Stewart, takes shots at both Gov. Malloy and his challenger, Republican Tom Foley.

The television host played clips from a televised exchange between the candidates that grabbed headlines a couple of days ago:

“It took a nasty turn in response to a question about the names of their boats. Malloy once owned a boat named Sapphire and Foley owns a yacht named Odalisque, a word of Turkish origin for a concubine.”

“If I had a boat named after a sex slave, I would have changed the name,” said Malloy, who made no fewer than four “sex slave” references and asked Foley how he, as a father, could give his boat such a name.

Foley said the name is a reference to several great works of art and, in the art world, the name means “a beautiful woman, a beautiful thing.” He also alleged that Malloy was behind on the taxes for his boat before he sold it off and ran for governor.

“At least I pay my bills,” Foley said.

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Jeff Bustraan