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Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Web Site Down - Team Nihilism vs. Team Incompetence

Season 19 • 10/07/2013

Jason Jones and Samantha Bee debate America's only two health care options.

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06:19

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Bias on Bulls**t Mountain
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Could there be a higher octane fuel for the Fox News false outrage exploitation engine than wheelchair-bound World War II veterans?
10/03/2013
03:11

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Smokey the Bear
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Federal employee and American icon Smokey the Bear weathers the government shutdown.
10/03/2013
01:01

Moment of Zen - Michele Bachmann & The World War II Memorial
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"The Reason I Jump" goes to number one and Michele Bachmann engages in the political theater of decrying political theater.
10/03/2013
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04:04

Representative Scott Rigell: Republican Traitor
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One Republican congressman voted against shutting down the government, so Samantha Bee finds out what's wrong with him.
10/03/2013
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05:35

Kerry Washington
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"Scandal" star Kerry Washington wishes people in Washington D.C. would identify quite so strongly with people on her show.
10/03/2013
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04:46

Kathleen Sebelius Pt. 2
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Kathleen Sebelius explains why the United States ended up with a market-based health care system.
10/07/2013
03:28

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Web Site Down
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Americans will camp out all night to be the first people to buy a phone or see a movie about shirtless werewolves, but prove less patient when it comes to health care.
10/07/2013
02:56

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Web Site Down - Scare Tactics
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Democrats warn against breaching America's debt ceiling, but Republican lawmakers aren't buying into the liberal demagoguery.
10/07/2013
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00:36

Moment of Zen - Shutdown - What's Up
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Fox News reports on the government shutdown.
10/07/2013
06:10

Kathleen Sebelius Pt. 1
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius breaks down the Affordable Care Act's rocky implementation.
10/07/2013
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03:00

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Web Site Down - Team Nihilism vs. Team Incompetence
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Jason Jones lays out Team Nihilism's two-step health care plan, and Team Incompetence's Samantha Bee experiences technical difficulties.
10/07/2013
00:35

Moment of Zen - Congress or Dog Poop?
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Representative Alan Grayson shares an unflattering poll with his Congressional colleagues.
10/08/2013
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05:41

Republican Hostage Negotiation
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The GOP holds the government hostage over Obamacare, so Jason Jones employs a former F.B.I. hostage negotiator to resolve the situation.
10/08/2013
02:06

Gone with the WMD - Syrian Government Open for Business
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Syria isn't exactly a model society, but Jessica Williams reports that the Syrian government at least pays its bills and workers' wages.
10/08/2013
03:19

The Shutdown Blame Game
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House Republicans take a stand against Obamacare and personal responsibility.
10/08/2013
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06:13

Malala Yousafzai
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Nobel Peace Prize nominee Malala Yousafzai discusses the importance of education in diffusing terrorism and empowering women.
10/08/2013
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03:04

Gone with the WMD
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International weapons inspectors start hacking away at Syria's chemical arsenal.
10/08/2013
03:17

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Bipartisan Curious
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Al Madrigal explains why moderate Republicans must remain silent about their political orientation.
10/09/2013
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05:07

Screentastic Mr. Fox
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Shep Smith and Fox News fix the non-broken part of their newsgathering apparatus.
10/09/2013
05:50

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Colorful Analogies
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Republicans won't take President Obama's use of metaphorical language lying down.
10/09/2013
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06:23

Michael Fassbender
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Michael Fassbender explains why he couldn't practice method acting for his role in "12 Years a Slave."
10/09/2013
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