The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Donald Trump's October Surprise

Season 18 • 10/24/2012

Donald Trump and Sarah Palin openly criticize President Obama.

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Moment of Zen - Nobody Is Hearing Anything
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While critiquing the presidential debates, political pundits reach the point of total incoherence.
10/22/2012
06:15

Gerard Butler
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Gerard Butler laments his missing hair and describes being pummeled by 30-foot waves while shooting "Chasing Mavericks."
10/23/2012
00:15

Moment of Zen - A "Winning" Display
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Debate watchers enthusiastically assess Mitt Romney's debate performance.
10/23/2012
06:08

Democalypse 2012 - We Missed NLCS Game 7 for This
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In the final presidential debate, Mitt Romney affirms his support for President Obama's foreign policy, which Romney previously described as a total failure.
10/23/2012
03:47

Democalypse 2012 - We Missed NLCS Game 7 for This - Mitt Romney's Leadership
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The third debate concludes a successful trilogy between two candidates and their mutual acceptance of remote-controlled hellfire drones to achieve world peace.
10/23/2012
04:25

Campaign Closing Arguments
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John Oliver argues that Mitt Romney is a six-foot shaft with tiny balls for feet while Aasif Mandvi assures voters that Romney's closing pitch is whatever they want it to be.
10/23/2012
00:10

Moment of Zen - Ann Coulter's Debate Tweet
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Ann Coulter's controversial Twitter comment draws wide-ranging criticism.
10/24/2012
05:19

World of Warshaft
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Returning military veterans face obstacles in the private sector job certification process and the United States Senate.
10/24/2012
06:43

Economic Reintegration for Veterans
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Unemployed Iraq War veterans suggest ways for employers to bridge the gap between military and civilian job training.
10/24/2012
07:06

Dakota Meyer
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Afghanistan veteran Dakota Meyer recounts the battle of Ganjgal Valley, where he fought off waves of Taliban to recover the bodies of his ambushed squad mates.
10/24/2012
01:37

Donald Trump's October Surprise
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Donald Trump publicly extorts President Obama, and Sarah Palin accuses the President of "shuck and jive" on Libya.
10/24/2012
00:20

Moment of Zen - Tagg Romney's Swing
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Tagg Romney makes good on his promise to take a swing at President Obama.
10/25/2012
03:13

American Pickers
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan accuse the Obama administration of unfairly doling out government money that they would unfairly dole out elsewhere.
10/25/2012
04:55

Picking Winners & Losers
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At Bain Capital, former top-notch venture capitalist Mitt Romney could pick investment failures better than the federal government.
10/25/2012
07:32

Nancy Pelosi
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi articulates her "Mittology" theory and explains how voters rather than pundits will determine the election.
10/25/2012
04:26

Republican Candidate Said What About Rape Now?
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Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock draws widespread criticism for rape comments but retains Mitt Romney's endorsement.
10/25/2012
03:14

Hurricane Sandy's Aftermath
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The Best F#@king News Team Ever surveys the hurricane-devastated neighborhoods of lower and upper Manhattan.
10/31/2012
06:24

A Daily Show Tribute to Institutional Competence
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Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bloomberg and Chris Christie show that once you remove partisan gamesmanship from a situation, government performance improves dramatically.
10/31/2012
04:38

The Strategists Pt. 1
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An eighth-grade student council election gets nasty as political strategists John Oliver and Jason Jones spin for their respective 12-year-old candidates.
10/31/2012
06:14

Jon Ronson
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Investigative satirist Jon Ronson describes accompanying masked superhero Phoenix Jones as he confronted a large gang of armed crack dealers.
10/31/2012
00:19

Moment of Zen - Election Fatigue
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Neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama polls well with crying little girls.
10/31/2012
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