It's no better when he turns back to the screen where Steve Austin is screaming through heavy editing, "And I will never allow. Casinos on the moon!" Jack's candidate gets an ovation and a thumbs-up from one of his political cronies, but he knows he's sunk. He goes back to the dressing room where he left Steve to find that the nutty protester has hunkered himself in a fort of couch cushions. When Jack calls out to him, Steve asks timidly, "Friend or foe?" He peeks out to see Jack, who says all these people have come to see Steve, so he must speak. Steve charges out of the cushion fortress. Jack assesses the situation and spits out, "Damn you, shorteralls!" Steve's shot at live speaking goes predictably awry, especially when he proposes a new national anthem whose primary lyrics are "Ooga booga."
Jack shows Lemon the footage as it airs on MSNBC later that night. Lemon gawps at the catastrophe unfolding. Jack notes that Jay Leno even made fun of Steve in his monologue that night. "The Kingmaker has spoken," he intones ominously. It seems certain now that Regina Bookman will maintain her seat in the Congress. Lemon congratulates him for doing the right thing, but he cuts her off, "Letting morality get in the way of making money. I might as well go and... be a teacher." Lemon says she knows just what will cheer him up and beckons Kenneth the cake boy to crawl in and serve them. He skitters in on his hands and knees, chirping, "This has been the best day of my life!"
Bonus! The unedited version of Steve Austin's speech: "I believe ketchup bottles should be 500% larger. We are all responsible for heroes becoming terrible. What kind of jail are these alien prisoners being held in? We should bring back slavery! ...and they're back by big corporations! Animals can govern themselves... Taken out of context, it was exactly what I meant. As God is my witness, we will build casinos on the moon! Thank you!" Well you are welcome, Steve Austin. You are welcome. Now for some jokes beyond your political career...













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