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Jonathan Alter

Season 16 • 01/26/2011

Jonathan Alter reviews Barack Obama's "win the future" State of the Union address.

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Moment of Zen - Pill Prevents Hot Flashes
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Brian Kilmeade will drink to a prescription pill that prevents hot flashes in women.
01/24/2011
00:16

Moment of Zen - Congressional Prom Night
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Members of Congress liken the State of the Union to prom night in high school.
01/25/2011
05:08

Indianapolis Homeless Talent Show
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A local reporter in Indianapolis doesn't realize that making a homeless woman sing "Amazing Grace" is a horrible idea.
01/25/2011
06:27

Chicago Snubs
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John Oliver doesn't think Chicago is being too strict on Rahm Emanuel since its politicians are paragons of virtue.
01/25/2011
01:49

Intro - James Franco Is Stuck Under the Mini-Fridge
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The mini fridge in the green room came down on James Franco after he tried to get a fun-size Snickers bar.
01/25/2011
06:52

James Franco
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James Franco walked to poetry class after learning he had received an Oscar nomination for best actor.
01/25/2011
02:55

State of the Union 2011 - Republican Rebuttal
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Paul Ryan sells his vision of limited government to a primetime audience, and Michele Bachmann speaks for the real America.
01/26/2011
05:37

State of the Union 2011 - Night of Too Many Promises
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Republicans and Democrats risk physical contact with each other, and an audience member gets excited about her presidential shout-out.
01/26/2011
00:21

Moment of Zen - Bipartisan Seating Chart
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Jason Chaffetz was scared to death he was going to have to sit next to Anthony Weiner at the State of the Union address.
01/26/2011
04:45

State of the Union 2011 - Correspondent Rebuttal
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John Oliver, Olivia Munn and Larry Wilmore deliver rebuttals to Jon's jokes about the State of the Union.
01/26/2011
07:01

Jonathan Alter
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Jonathan Alter says Barack Obama has struggled to connect with the American public, yet he's accomplished more than any president since Lyndon Johnson.
01/26/2011
06:21

T. Boone Pickens
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T. Boone Pickens notes that America is the only country in the world without an energy plan.
01/27/2011
06:46

Bill O'Reilly Defends His Nazi Analogies
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Bill O'Reilly explains that he had a good reason for comparing Arianna Huffington to Nazis.
01/27/2011
00:16

Moment of Zen - 15 Inches of Fun
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A local reporter thinks it's a perfect night for 15 inches of fun.
01/27/2011
07:08

The Rule of the Nile
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Jason Jones, Olivia Munn, Sam Bee and Aasif Mandvi disagree on who deserves the credit for a wave of democratic uprising sweeping the Muslim world.
01/27/2011
04:35

Mess O'Slightly-to-the-Left O'Potamia - Egyptian Protests
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Despite its expressed support, America loses some credibility with Egyptian protesters thanks to tear gas canisters stamped "Made in U.S.A.".
01/31/2011
03:27

Let's Go Exile! - Hosni Mubarak
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If France is too close to The Hague for Hosni Mubarak's tastes, he might enjoy another exile hot spot, the Arabian Peninsula.
01/31/2011
04:56

From Russia with Gov
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Only a Soviet agent would purposefully twist around historic facts and put out a willful misunderstanding of President Obama's words.
01/31/2011
00:27

Moment of Zen - Natasha Takes Washington
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Natasha claims that anybody can take Washington, D.C.
01/31/2011
07:11

Bill Gates
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Bill Gates wants to eradicate polio in India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the next year.
01/31/2011
03:53

Back in Black - Meat Edition
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Taco Bell fights back against a beef lawsuit, and the Akron Aeros serve the "Nice 2 Meat You" burger.
02/01/2011
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