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Jon Stewart Traces Fox News' Evolution On Gay Marriage

David Taintor | May 11, 2012, 8:47AM

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Jon Stewart seemed genuinely surprised that Fox News' Shep Smith embraced President Obama's support of same-sex marriage. After the president's historic news aired on Wednesday, Smith welcomed Obama to the "21st century."

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Jon Stewart Wonders Why The Right Doesn't Give Obama Any Credit

David Taintor | May 9, 2012, 9:52AM

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Jon Stewart on Tuesday talked about "cognitive dissonance" -- when two ideas exist in one's head like two rats fighting in a bag. Some people are able to "square that circle," Stewart said.

"Republicans, like all Americans, wanted very much to see Osama bin Laden dead," he said. "At the same, time they believed Barack Obama is incapable of doing anything right." Cue conservative politicians and pundits bemoaning President Obama's "victory lap" on the first anniversary of bin Laden's death.

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Jon Stewart Has A Few Questions For France

David Taintor | May 8, 2012, 10:28AM

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After French voters sent a message against sweeping austerity measures by electing Socialist François Hollande president, Jon Stewart visited his list of "things I don't understand about France."

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Jon Stewart Reports On 'Chensanity'

David Taintor | May 4, 2012, 10:16AM

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Jon Stewart on Thursday turned his attention to the United States' "current debt holders and future overlords" -- China.

The U.S. and China are involved in a sensitive diplomatic situation involving blind human-rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who last week escaped house arrest and fled to the U.S. embassy in Beijing days before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner arrived for diplomatic talks.

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Jon Stewart Rips The GOP's Faulty Math

David Taintor | April 18, 2012, 9:49AM

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Jon Stewart on Tuesday turned to the so-called Buffett Rule, the proposal that Americans making more than $1 million a year should pay their fair share in taxes. To the Senate floor! Stewart said, where the rule was up for a vote on Monday.

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Jon Stewart: 'What The Hell Happened To CNN?'

David Taintor | April 11, 2012, 9:27AM

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Jon Stewart on Tuesday went through CNN's long list of news segments within the news: "political gut check, no talking points, rapid fire, CNN = politics update, end point" and on and on.

Which brought Stewart to his own show's next segment: Why?! "Why are you doing this? Do you believe your daily 11:23 a.m. political pop is appointment viewing?"

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Jon Stewart On Right-Wing Outrage Over NBC's Edited Zimmerman Tape: 'You Blew It'

David Taintor | April 10, 2012, 9:18AM

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Journalists everywhere basically agree: NBC's deceptive editing of George Zimmerman's 911 call was wrong.

"What the hell? NBC, you cut out the 911 dispatcher's question," Jon Stewart said on Monday. "Zimmerman was answering a multiple-choice question. You make it sound like he was calling 911 to report aggravated blackness."

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Jon Stewart Thinks The Supreme Court Proceedings Were Pretty Boring

David Taintor | March 30, 2012, 9:13AM

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The Supreme Court proceedings this week brought out passionate protesters on both sides of the health care reform issue, but Jon Stewart couldn't help but notice a difference in their arguments. "Now the two sides have drawn their battle lines," he said. "I believe pre-existing conditions should not disqualify people from insurance coverage vs. I believe in freedom."

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Jon Stewart Mocks Obama's Hot Mic Moment With Russian President

David Taintor | March 29, 2012, 9:18AM

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President Obama's trip to Seoul, South Korea, was fraught with domestic peril. A hot mic caught Obama telling outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he will have more flexibility to deal with missile defense after the 2012 election.

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Jon Stewart: Arizona, Florida Locked In A 'Harms Race'

David Taintor | March 27, 2012, 9:21AM

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After his week off, Jon Stewart on Monday caught up with two big stories: Dick Cheney's new heart and the investigation of Florida teen Trayvon Martin's death.

Cheney's heart transplant was a comedic gift for Stewart. "I can make a whole show out of that one," he said. But the Martin shooting? Not so funny.

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Jon Stewart Is Killing It This Week (VIDEOS)

David Taintor | March 16, 2012, 9:50AM

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He has one of the most consistently funny shows on television, but some weeks Jon Stewart is just on fire. From mocking Mitt Romney's southern pandering to skewering Fox News, this was one of those weeks.

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Jon Stewart Tells Fox News To 'Shut The F**k Up' About Hypocrisy

David Taintor | March 14, 2012, 10:01AM

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The pundits on Fox News, in a pickle after Republican hero Rush Limbaugh skewered a female Georgetown Law student, decided that Bill Maher is just as bad -- and on the left no less! Maher and other liberals "hide under the helmet" of comedy, they say, to justify their disgraceful jokes.

"I guess by bringing up Bill Maher, Fox is saying, 'Huh? So we're even, right? Offsetting penalties. Let's just say we all get back to what really matters to Americans, whether Obama is a Sunni or a Shia.'"

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Jon Stewart Tries To Ease Tensions Between Iran And Israel

David Taintor | March 7, 2012, 9:28AM

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Jon Stewart on Tuesday tried to defuse the rising tensions between the U.S., Israel and Iran. Everyone's just stuck in an election year, overhearing each other's stump speeches and freaking out, Stewart said.

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Jon Stewart On Rush Limbaugh: 'Extremely Loud And Incredibly Gross'

David Taintor | March 6, 2012, 10:08AM

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Jon Stewart donned a hazmat suit on Monday to protect himself from the bile that Rush Limbaugh has been spewing lately. "What is even going through Rush Limbaugh's fevered mind?" Stewart asked.

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See What A Daily Show Joke Looks Like On The Senate Floor

David Taintor | March 2, 2012, 9:30AM

While doing a bit on the Senate's Blunt amendment -- which sought to roll back the Obama administration's birth control mandate -- Jon Stewart demonstrated that laughter is the best medicine by spraying one of his ailing writers with seltzer water.

And the bit made it all the way to the Senate floor, where Barbara Boxer recalled the joke in somewhat less-comedic fashion.

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Jon Stewart Rips Fox News For Mimicking GOP Talking Points

David Taintor | February 29, 2012, 9:59AM

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The economy's gradual but continued improvement is good news for pretty much everybody. "Unless you work for a media organization whose job it is to make sure Obama doesn't get re-elected," Jon Stewart said Tuesday.

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Jon Stewart Blasts Darrell Issa's 'Punanny State'

David Taintor | February 21, 2012, 9:26AM

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Remember the all-male panel convened last week on the Obama administration's birth control rule? Or, as Jon Stewart called the uproar on Monday, the "punanny state."

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Jon Stewart: What?! Congress Did Something Wrong?

David Taintor | February 16, 2012, 9:12AM

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Jon Stewart had a novel idea Wednesday evening: Congress should be subject to the same laws the American people abide by.

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Jon Stewart Mocks GOP Opposition To Birth Control Rule

David Taintor | February 14, 2012, 9:08AM

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Jon Stewart on Monday caught himself up on the growing controversy over the Obama administration's rule that employers provide birth control coverage in their health care plans.

President Obama last week announced a compromise that would require insurance companies to pay for coverage if employers oppose contraception on "moral" grounds.

Great, Stewart said. "So I guess we're done here. Compromise made, everybody happy."

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Jon Stewart On SOTU: Obama's The 'Tax Credit Oprah'

David Taintor | January 26, 2012, 9:25AM

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Jon Stewart on Wednesday took on the best -- and worst -- moments of President Obama's third State of the Union address. First, there was the opening line: I killed Osama bin Laden! It was a bit too early, Stewart said. "Does Rick Springfield open with 'Jessie's Girl'?"

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Jon Stewart Roasts Obnoxious Cable News Show

David Taintor | January 11, 2012, 10:22AM

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Jon Stewart rarely has nice things to say about cable news hosts. But CNN sort of had this coming. Taking a break from the 2012 presidential race Tuesday, Stewart homed in on "Early Start," a 5 a.m. news show that specializes in cold calling people in the early morning hours.

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Jon Stewart Takes On Latest Republican Freak-Out

David Taintor | January 6, 2012, 10:03AM

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Jon Stewart on Thursday took on the latest Republican freak-out: President Obama's "unprecedented" power grab. What could that possibly be?

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Jon Stewart: Obama Has Bigger Balls Than Romney

David Taintor | December 15, 2011, 10:57AM

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Who has bigger "balls," Jon Stewart asked Wednesday: Mitt Romney or Barack Obama?

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Jon Stewart Hits Obama Over Indefinite Military Detentions

David Taintor | December 8, 2011, 10:11AM

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It's not often that Jon Stewart aims his wrath at President Obama. The president has been a guest on The Daily Show. Stewart has called him "dude."

But on Wednesday, Stewart took aim at a Senate defense spending bill that would allow indefinite military detentions of terror suspects. And he was shocked Democrats and Republicans each had 30 minutes to lay out their arguments for or against the bill.

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Brian Williams Pranks The Daily Show With Fire Alarm

David Taintor | December 1, 2011, 9:42AM

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Jon Stewart just couldn't help himself.

The Daily Show on Wednesday dedicated an entire segment having a laugh at NBC Nightly News' expense. On Tuesday, during Brian Williams' broadcast, an incessant fire alarm rang out in the newsroom. Williams -- Mr. Television that he is -- handled the situation gracefully. But Stewart couldn't let it slide.

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Jon Stewart: Barney Frank Is The 'Everything Bagel' Of Things Conservatives Hate

David Taintor | November 30, 2011, 9:45AM

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Jon Stewart isn't sure why conservative pundits are celebrating Rep. Barney Frank's retirement from Congress after a long career as a top Democratic player in the House of Representatives.

Congressional redistricting in Massachusetts, which could have made for tough fights down the road, motivated Frank to end his Congressional career.

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Jon Stewart: 'Pepper Spray Has Become America's New Car Horn'

David Taintor | November 29, 2011, 10:12AM

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The Daily Show on Monday returned from a short break to take on a hot new story: pepper spray sweeping the nation.

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Jon Stewart Hits The 'Superbad' Super Committee

David Taintor | November 17, 2011, 9:22AM

Super committee deficit negotiations aren't going well. At all. And guess who's not surprised?

Jon Stewart, who rattled off the deficit-reduction groups of yore -- including the five people you meet in heaven and the three tenors.

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Jon Stewart Mocks House 'In God We Trust' Vote

David Taintor | November 4, 2011, 9:57AM

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Politicians love to talk about jobs. Democrats, of course, have one approach to creating jobs, while Republicans have ... well, another.

So, Jon Stewart challenged Congress Thursday, "let's see you guys put the money we're not making where your mouths are."

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Jon Stewart And Condi Rice Talk Arab Spring, Iraq War (VIDEO)

David Taintor | November 2, 2011, 10:15AM

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Jon Stewart

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stopped by the Daily Show on Tuesday to talk foreign policy with Jon Stewart.

The interview opened on a lighter note, with Stewart inquiring about a song that Libya's former dictator Muammar Qaddafi wrote for her, titled "Black Flower in the White House."

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Jon Stewart Horrified By Police Response To 'Occupy Oakland' (VIDEO)

David Taintor | October 27, 2011, 9:25AM

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Jon Stewart on Wednesday checked in with the Occupy Wall Street movement, to see how those protesting America's income inequality are doing. Turns out everyone's hanging in there.

"Aww, New York, adorable," Stewart said. "Philly, going very well. "Cincinnati, the Queen City. Oh, Washington D.C., so nice they won't let it join the union."

And then Oakland. "What the fuck happened in Oakland," Stewart asked.

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Amid Fox News Attacks On Jon Stewart, Herman Cain Heads For The Colbert Report

Evan McMorris-Santoro | July 5, 2011, 6:52PM

Herman Cain will be a guest on The Colbert Report on Thursday, July 28, Cain's campaign tells TPM.

That puts Cain in one of the most scorching hotseats on television just days after he said Colbert's lead-in, Jon Stewart, "does not like me...because I'm black and conservative."

They may be two different shows, but by appearing on Colbert, Cain is headed to Stewart's home turf in the midst of a rhetorical fight between Stewart and Fox News that's partially about Cain.

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Rand Paul: Banking Collapse Was Caused By Too Much Regulation

Jon Terbush | March 8, 2011, 9:30AM

On the Daily Show Monday night, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blamed the government for mucking up capitalism, saying that the banking collapse was caused not by too little government regulation of the financial sector, but by too much meddling by the Federal Reserve.

By arbitrarily setting interest rates rather than letting those rates be determined by the free market, the Fed created an unsustainable financial structure, Paul said.

"I don't say that's a failure of capitalism," Paul said. "That's a failure of a central bank getting involved and messing up capitalism."

"We need less of the government manipulating interest rates," he later added. "So it really depends on which way you're gonna go. Did capitalism fail, or did central banking fail?"

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Michael Steele Faces Off Against The Daily Show's Puppet Michael Steele (VIDEO)

Eric Kleefeld | February 2, 2011, 10:38AM

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele appeared on the Daily Show last night -- both of him!

"Wait a minute," Jon Stewart said at the start of the interview. "You're not Michael Steele."

"What?" Steele responded.

"We've had Michael Steele on the show, like, five times," said Stewart. "I don't -- you look -- you're not him."

"Jon, Jon, I can assure you -- I'm Michael Steele."

"I have to tell you," Stewart began -- only to be interrupted by the blue Sesame Street puppet that the Daily Show used during Steele's tenure at the RNC, voiced by a rhyming, jive-talking Wyatt Cenac.

"Yeah sorry I'm late, Watergate," said Puppet Michael Steele. "Who's this extremely handsome gentleman?"

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Non-Puppet Michael Steele To Appear On The Daily Show Tuesday

Jillian Rayfield | January 31, 2011, 1:05PM

Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele is heading to The Daily Show Tuesday night, and will perhaps face-off with the now-retired puppet version of himself, modeled after Mr. Johnson, the blue muppet from Sesame Street who sends his soup back at Grover's restaurant.

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Michael Steele Claims His RNC Was 'A Very Lean Machine' (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | January 20, 2011, 9:30AM

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Recently ousted Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele -- who oversaw the organization's expenditures at bondage-themed restaurants, its plunge into $22 million in debt and a bare bones fundraising effort -- claimed Wednesday his RNC was "a very lean machine."

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Jon Stewart Dismantles Hannity's Palin Interview (VIDEO)

David Taintor | January 19, 2011, 11:08AM

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Jon Stewart last night said Sean Hannity played "nurse" to Sarah Palin during their interview Monday night, and was eager to upgrade her victim status from "innocent bullied teenager to Joan of Arc."

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Daily Show Bids Farewell To Puppet Michael Steele (VIDEO)

David Taintor | January 18, 2011, 10:42AM

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Just days after Republicans elected Reince Priebus as the Republican National Committee's new chairman, Jon Stewart last night welcomed puppet Michael Steele to The Daily Show, one last time.

Puppet Steele has a rich history with The Daily Show, and the real Steele, of course, has his own record of gaffes.

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Jon Stewart Blasts Fox News Over Tucson Memorial Coverage

David Taintor | January 14, 2011, 10:26AM

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Jon Stewart last night took on Fox News' "veiled criticism" of the Tucson memorial service.

Pundits from both side of the political aisle praised President Barack Obama's Wednesday memorial speech for about "two or three minutes," Stewart said, before allowing "politics, points scoring and pettiness to kick off its reunion tour."

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Tim Pawlenty Talks Tyranny On The Daily Show (VIDEO)

David Taintor | January 13, 2011, 11:33AM

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R)

During a debate about the size and scope of government, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said on the Daily Show last night that there is a "continuum between liberty and tyranny," adding that the march toward the latter happens incrementally.

Pawlenty -- a potential 2012 presidential candidate -- and Stewart spent the better part of 20 minutes discussing the long-bubbling unrest on the right over President Barack Obama's initiatives over the past two years. Not surprisingly, Stewart defended the left's civility, while Pawlenty claimed conservatives' rhetoric is no worse than liberals'.