Category Archives: The Daily Show

Poultry excuses defame the Muppets

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

The message in the following photo is a lie: This is what happened: Last Friday, the company behind beloved shows such as “Fraggle Rock,” “Labyrinth,” and “The Muppets,” severed ties with Chick-Fil-A due to the fast food chain’s CEO’s opposition … Continue reading →

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Dick Cheney has a heart, literally

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

From the Associated Press: Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital, his office said. An aide to Cheney said he had been waiting for a transplant for more than 20 … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart is shrill

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

If you haven’t seen “The Daily Show” this week, check out the opening segments of Monday’s and Tuesday’s episodes. Jon Stewart completely loses it Monday when Newt “the serial adulterer” Gingrich got a standing ovation for calling the media despicable … Continue reading →

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Colbert/Stewart’s latest super PAC ad

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

(These Colbert/Stewart super PAC ads are great. But to emphasize, they aren’t coordinating with each other.)

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Stephen Colbert joins the campaign

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Stephen Colbert is probably doing more to explain the presidential campaign process, and the evils of super PACs than anyone in the media today. Mitt Romney is a serial killer? What a great ad. But as Bill Moyers says: I’ll … Continue reading →

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All you need to know about class warfare

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

Check out this episode of “The Daily Show,” where Jon Stewart tears apart the idiots at Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News and Fox Business channels for saying it’s unfair to tax the rich because the poor don’t pay their “fair share” … Continue reading →

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News Corp. takes a major hit

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

The phone-hacking scandal has actually hurt Rupert Murdoch: News Corp. dropped its bid to take full control of British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, as a political firestorm ignited by reporting tactics at one of its U.K. newspaper titles upended the … Continue reading →

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NPR should learn “The Chicago way”

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

I haven’t said much about James O’Keefe (the right-wing’s Ashton Kutcher) and how he Punk’d NPR recently because I’ve already expressed my views on him: O’Keefe is a liar. Everything he does is a lie. Anyone who puts him on … Continue reading →

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The haves and the have nots?

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

Why is it that when teachers and other unionized government employees ask that their collective bargaining rights be protected and that they be given a fair wage, the folks at Fox News rant about irresponsibility and greed because teachers are … Continue reading →

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Sanity and/or fear

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the Washington Mall today. Here’s coverage from the New York Times and the Washington Post. Seems like a decent way to spend a Saturday afternoon: outside … Continue reading →

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