Video: During Boston Lockdown, CNN Reporter Says Scene Was Like "A Bomb Had Dropped Somewhere"

The Daily Show's Jon Stewart can't stop skewering CNN's breathless coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing manhunt. During last night's show, he took a long, sardonic look at the network's reporting during the lockdown, which featured numerous correspondents standing on street corners wildly speculating about every siren, puff of smoke, and barking dog. Our favorite moment comes at the end, when Stewart shows a clip of correspondent Susan Candiotti describing the scene in Watertown as "eerie. It's as though a bomb had dropped somewhere."

After milking a lengthy facepalm, Stewart points out, "It's not so much a metaphor as WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED." Whatever Stew Beef, CNN is just giving the people what they want—the Times reports that CNN "attracted one of its biggest audiences in a decade to its all-day reporting on Friday."