The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

William Safire

Season 13 • 04/02/2008

The author gives Jon examples of how candidates use key phrases to win support.

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01:09

Daily/Colbert - April Fools
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Jon and Stephen break out classic bits to prank each other.
04/01/2008
05:38

Simon LeVay
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The neuroscientist prepares us for the horrors that could happen with modern research.
04/01/2008
04:58

Barack's Bowling for Votes
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Jon imagines a scenario in which Obama's poor bowling skills could affect national security.
04/01/2008
00:05

Moment of Zen - Hillary Hint
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The New York Times' David Brooks offers seemingly contradictory advice to Hillary Clinton.
04/01/2008
05:02

Donkey Punch
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Jason Jones interviews a superdelegate who happens to be a college student and grills Gary Hart about his former presidential chances.
04/01/2008
02:14

Dropping Hillary
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Jon consults his calendar of the month calendar to determine when Hillary Clinton should bow out of the presidential race.
04/01/2008
04:05

Crude Boys
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Congressional hearings throughout the ages show that you can't stop Big Oil guys from doing their thing.
04/02/2008
06:23

Monsters of Nostalgia Tour
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Jon flips through channels wondering who's covering John McCain's bus tour down memory lane.
04/02/2008
02:51

McCain Bio Tour
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The correspondents point out John McCain's hand throughout the course of world history.
04/02/2008
00:14

Moment of Zen - Why Are You Here?
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John McCain tries to parry a very direct question from a high school student during his bus tour.
04/02/2008
06:27

William Safire
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The New York Times "On Language" columnist relates how the candidates pepper their speeches to reach key audiences.
04/02/2008
00:17

Moment of Zen - Camp Dracula
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President Bush shares the fearsome new name of an allied military base in Iraqi Freedom.
04/03/2008
03:56

Obama Watch
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Chris Wallace finds that Barack Obama can play a little hardball of his own.
04/03/2008
06:29

George Clooney
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The director and star of "Leatherheads" contemplates selling out and shares stories of James Carville's craziness.
04/03/2008
04:34

Still President
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President Bush visits former Soviet states in order to recruit troops for Afghanistan and encounters a chess-ready fighting force.
04/03/2008
04:43

Britain's Fallen Soldiers
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John Oliver reminds NATO allies of the meaningful sacrifices made by comically-named British soldiers.
04/03/2008
00:20

Moment of Zen - Virtual Hearing
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Representative Jane Harman brings out the World of Warcraft references during a Congressional hearing.
04/07/2008
04:10

Avatar Heroes
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Congress holds a hearing on Second Life, and Rob Riggle puts the mammaries in marine mammals with his avatar.
04/07/2008
03:13

Headlines - Hot Stuff
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The Dalai Lama and his followers are determined to rain on Beijing's Olympic torch parade.
04/07/2008
05:41

Nathan Lane
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The Broadway star brings Jon a news item from Europe involving a Nazi sadomasochistic orgy.
04/07/2008
04:47

Got MLK?
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John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama use the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination as talking points.
04/07/2008
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