Jon Stewart on Monday delivered an impassioned defense of Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, who recently faced police questioning for allegedly insulting Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Islam.“That’s illegal? Seriously, that’s illegal in Egypt?” Stewart said. “Because if insulting the President and Islam were a jail-able offense here, Fox News go bye-bye.”
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