8 Missouri Moments on the Daily Show and Colbert Report

By Lindsay Toler on Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 6:00 am

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Todd Akin is Missouri's most popular late-night punching bag.

Missouri's got the Colbert bump.

America's favorite late-night funnymen, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, sometimes dip into Show-Me State news for their fodder.

Progress Missouri compiled their ten favorite Missouri moments on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report:

1. Was Mark McGwire genetically engineered by Monsanto? Colbert investigates in his series "Better Know a District," focusing on Missouri's 3rd and newly formed 1st districts.

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2. A classic: Jon Stewart takes on Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comments.

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