Did The Daily Show Get Lou Dobbs Fired?

November 12, 2009 By 7 Comments

Remember this absolutely hilarious and scathing clip embarrassing Lou Dobbs for saying that there were still questions about Barack Obama’s birth certificate after his network’s own reporters and even his own guest host had declared the issue dead? The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Born Identity www.thedailyshow.com Daily [...]

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10 Great Daily Show Videos On Gays

October 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The Daily Show has had a wealth of material on gays and gay rights issues over the years.  Here are just 10 great clips from the show: Stephen Colbert interviews the not-gay inventor of “gaydar”: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are www.thedailyshow.com [...]

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Daily Hilarity: Larry Wilmore’s Lessons On How To Play Race Card

October 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The Daily Show’s best commentator is back and hilarious as always, this time schooling Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh on how properly to play the race card (and using magic to demonstrate!) Your Thoughts?

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Could We PLEASE Leave The Kids Out Of It??

September 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Way high up on my list of pet peeves is children’s choirs where kids are trained sing vapid preachy platitudes.  Few things are more obnoxious sounding than a child’s programmed moralizing and it never sounds quite as ugly as when it takes the form of song.  So, really, I don’t care if they’re singing about [...]

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The Predictive Power Of Game Theory

September 29, 2009 By 1 Comment

In this clip from The Daily Show, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita discusses predicting world affairs using models based on game theory to an extraordinarily high degree of accuracy (twice that of the CIA by their own estimation). It’s really exciting stuff: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Bruce Bueno [...]

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Jon Stewart Vs. Betsy McCaughey On “Death Panels”

August 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

One of his most contentious debates ever.  A fascinating, must see watch. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Exclusive – Betsy McCaughey Extended Interview Pt. 1 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Exclusive – [...]

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Sarah Palin: A Daily Show Retrospective

July 4, 2009 By 1 Comment

In honor of the surprising news of Sarah Palin’s resignation, here are my nine favorite classic Daily Show segments on her (in chronological order): September 3, 2008: Sarah Palin Gender Card September 4, 2008: Sarah Palin-Vet This! September 15, 2008: Sarah Palin Won’t Blink September 18, 2008: Gov. At First Sight October 6, 2008: Vice [...]

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Jon Stewart Against Dogma and Extremism But Not “Religion”

July 1, 2009 By 8 Comments

Jon Stewart: Religion makes sense to me. I have trouble with dogma more than I have trouble with religion. I think the best thing religion does is give people a sense of place, purpose, and compassion. My quibble with it is when it’s described as the only way to have those things instilled. You can [...]

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