"The Long Flat Seemingly Endless Bataan Death March to the White House": For a little while, Barack Obama looked like he was well on his way to locking the Democratic nomination. Then, West Virginia happened and Hillary Clinton totally crushed Obama in the state's primary. It may have had something to do with her hard work, her working class base, or because a lot of West Virginians are xenophobic. It's Obama's own fault for being a super-secret Muslim. In other news, the "I don't like the 'Hussein' thing" lady hurt my soul.Posts with tag JonStewart
The Daily Show: May 14, 2008 - VIDEOS
"The Long Flat Seemingly Endless Bataan Death March to the White House": For a little while, Barack Obama looked like he was well on his way to locking the Democratic nomination. Then, West Virginia happened and Hillary Clinton totally crushed Obama in the state's primary. It may have had something to do with her hard work, her working class base, or because a lot of West Virginians are xenophobic. It's Obama's own fault for being a super-secret Muslim. In other news, the "I don't like the 'Hussein' thing" lady hurt my soul.Continue reading The Daily Show: May 14, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Daily Show: May 12, 2008 - VIDEOS
No time for lengthy news! Let's get down to business. Terry McAuliffe, Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, recently appeared on Meet the Press and made the embarrassing mistake of referring to Tim Russert's father being in Heaven. The problem was that Russert's dad is still alive. Oops. Without realizing it, I had mirrored Jon's nervous, flailing hands during the cringeworthy clip. Man, it's almost as bad as accidentally blurting out "your mom" jokes to people whose mothers are dead.Continue reading The Daily Show: May 12, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Daily Show: May 7, 2008 - VIDEOS
"The Long Flat Seemingly Endless Bataan Death March to the White House": The Hillary Clinton camp decided to celebrate its win in the Indiana primary, despite the fact that it wasn't 100%. Clinton and Barack Obama also tried to be nice to each other, leaving the bitterness to the media. The Indiana primary saw a bit of controversy and the news networks, desperate for any bit of drama to spice up those seven hours of news time, jumped all over it. Indiana's Lake County didn't turn in its results within the same time as the other voters. Naturally, "hanky panky" was suspected and the news anchors were pissed. CNN's John King turned to the touchy screen for distraction. The choice of music under the footage made me laugh uncontrollably. Fact: On two hours of sleep, The Daily Show is even funnier, but not necessarily on the best parts. The mayor fight sent me into a fit of giggles, if that's any indication of my fatigue.Continue reading The Daily Show: May 7, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Daily Show: May 6, 2008 - VIDEOS
"Rustbelt Midwest Swing State F@#kfest": Taking a break from talking about Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Jon Stewart took on two other Democrats. This time, the targets were Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and Detroit's Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and their wacky sex scandals. We saw that these folks' sexual escapades (sexcapades?) were mild compared to the Eliot Spitzer-esque craziness we have grown accustomed to, once again proving that Midwest states are the land of "under the shirt, over the bra" scandals.Continue reading The Daily Show: May 6, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Daily Show: May 5, 2008 - VIDEOS
Jon started the episode with an apology to his family and neighbor for mistaking Quatro de Mayo for a drinking holiday. That's rather silly, as everyone knows that's actually Star Wars day ("May the Forth by with you"). The beginning of May also saw the anniversary of President Bush's flightsuit-tastic "Mission Accomplished" banner unveiling. Yeah, it doesn't hurt any less. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino attempted to ease the bitterness by admitting that the banner should have been more specific, stating, "Mission accomplished for these sailors who are on this ship on their mission." Jon also managed to call me out as one of the "font crazy" home viewers, because I made a weird face as I thought, "I'm pretty sure Times Courier isn't a real font..."Continue reading The Daily Show: May 5, 2008 - VIDEOS
Here's the guy who finds those clips for The Daily Show
Ever watch The Daily Show skewer a politician or military figure with his or her own words, and wonder how they found the video evidence? I'm guessing that the people at The Washington Post were asking the same question. So instead of profiling one of the writers or correspondents, they decided to give the show's "unsung hero," associate producer Adam Chodikoff, his own profile.Chodikoff, who's the show's main researcher, apparently has a photographic memory for what's been said on the various news channels and Sunday-morning political talkfests, which is why he can find footage to use for those great "before and after" bits the show is known for. You know what I'm talking about: Politician X says one thing, then they immediately show a clip from a month to a decade ago of Politician X saying the very opposite. The Daily Show seems to be the only broadcast that calls newsmakers on their BS, and it's mainly because of Chodikoff.
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The Daily Show: April 28, 2008 - VIDEOS
"Penis Theft Panic Update": An update on the ever-popular story about the Congolese penis theft scare. You may not have asked for it, but you know you totally wanted it. The update, I mean, not the weird penis-stealing sorcery. Was the light really supposed to go completely out for Jon's spell-chanting? I think that was the part that made the metal drop in the next segment. Jon's really more powerful than he lets on, for the best black sorcerers are always the tiny Jewish ones.Continue reading The Daily Show: April 28, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Daily Show: April 17, 2008 - VIDEOS
"Indecision 2008": The other night, ABC hosted the latest Democratic debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Charles Gibson and former Bill Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos moderated the event and -- to put it in the most articulate and nicest way possible -- totally sucked. That was probably the worst way to pose a question about a possible ticket team-up to two candidates who are in it to win it. Also, that question about Jeremiah Wright and his love for America made me want to grab Stephanopoulos by the head and make him go back to the Keebler elf factory. Not cool, man. Maybe Dennis Kucinich will set him straight.Continue reading The Daily Show: April 17, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Daily Show: April 9, 2008 - VIDEOS
Following the Daily Show's report on the FAA, American Airlines canceled one thousand flights for inspection. Coincidence? Yeah, actually, probably."Iraq Me Dave Petraeus Part 2": Ahh, the intro this segment will never get old. Thank goodness Commanding General Dave Petraeus is still talking crazy, because I love me some faux-Falco. Anyway, Petraeus pulled out his best graphs to testify in front of Congress. He even managed to squeeze in an "ethno-sectarian competition". No "civil war"? That is one sweet thesaurus, Petraeus.
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The Daily Show: April 7, 2008 - VIDEO
"Hot Mess": Ahh! Olympic fever is catching hold. The famous Torch attempted to make its epic journey through various lands pain-free, only to have protesters and crazy people totally ruin everything. In Paris, France, things got so bad that the police decided to shut it all down and just throw the torch in a car and speed off. And then Jon gave us a quick little history factoid when he shared that the Torch tradition was started under Hitler's regime. His message to France: "Way to sh*t on Hitler's legacy".Continue reading The Daily Show: April 7, 2008 - VIDEO
The Daily Show: April 3, 2008 - VIDEO
"George Walker Bush: Still President": President Bush recently paid a visit to Eastern Europe to try and recruit some new buddies for NATO... and his fight in Afghanistan. Brian Williams' endorsement of the "'Chess' Kiddin'!" set made up for the cheesiness of that mini-commercial. Senior Political Analyst John Oliver stopped by to share how annoyed top NATO brass feel about certain countries refusing to send troops to Iraq. Of course, the best part was Vice Marshal Jock Stirrup's name and the ridiculous list of Britain's fallen soldiers that followed. I cannot remember the last time I cracked up so badly over a Daily Show segment.Continue reading The Daily Show: April 3, 2008 - VIDEO
AOL readers rate TV talk show hosts
So, AOL TV did a poll about America's favorite talk show hosts and 1.3 million people made their feelings known. Interesting results. I didn't agree with some of them, like who I like waking up with. Diane Sawyer was the top choice, but I'd go for the second place finisher, Matt Lauer. As for whom to go to bed with -- TV talk show wise, that is -- I can't believe most of the people chose Jay Leno. Is he really that popular? I prefer David Letterman; I'm a sucker for the Top Ten lists. Gallery: Talk Show Hosts
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The Daily Show: March 20, 2008
Time for another Annie-supplied, slightly relevant item: Moments before I had to turn on this episode of The Daily Show, I finished watching Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, an improv film starring TDS alumn Rob Corddry and featuring the likes of Ed Helms and Rob Riggle. The film was all right, but, man, if Riggle could be half as funny on the show as he was in the film, I would actually start liking him. There was one deleted scene on the DVD that completely cracked me up. It was an 11-minute single take of Riggle just being a complete douchebag and it was spectacular.Continue reading The Daily Show: March 20, 2008
The Daily Show: March 13, 2008 - VIDEO
"You're Not Helping: Campaign Edition": Taking a break from the Eliot Spitzer news, Jon talked about some of the least helpful campaign supporters in the Democratic race. First up, Hillary Clinton supporter Geraldine Ferraro said that Barack Obama is lucky to be who he is, because a white man with his background would not have made it this far. On the other side, Obama's supporter and pastor Jeremiah Wright got a bit too excited, threw down one of those "God damn America!"s and it was all over.Continue reading The Daily Show: March 13, 2008 - VIDEO
The Daily Show: March 12, 2008 - VIDEO
No surprise here, but Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation the old-school way, full of shame and next to his wife. If someone had tried to explain the Tainted Gov trailer to me, I probably would have rolled my eyes and muttered something rude, but actually watching was pretty funny. Maybe it's because a film with Eliot Spitzer, Method Man and Red would be the greatest thing in the universe. Maybe. Correspondent John Oliver stopped by to explain how Spitzer was upholding his promise to clean up the government by resigning.Gallery: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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