The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Bad Timing for a Black President

Season 13 • 07/24/2008

Larry Wilmore questions if we really want black kids thinking they can grow up to be president.

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01:37

Intro - Vietnam Silk Shop
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Vietnam is now using middle-aged Jews to sell their clothing lines.
07/23/2008
06:19

Obama Quest - The Holy Land
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Barack Obama holds a press conference at the Temple of Hercules, while John McCain is on his own quest for attention in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
07/23/2008
06:38

T.J. English
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The author of "Havana Nocturne" describes Cuba's sex, corruption and mafia ties in the 50s.
07/23/2008
02:32

Osama or Obama
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With all the attention Barack Obama is receiving, perhaps it is time the media realizes his name is Barack Obama.
07/23/2008
00:25

Moment of Zen - Economic Differences
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Governor Mark Sanford can't think of any economic differences between the Bush administration and John McCain.
07/23/2008
00:09

Moment of Zen - Schmidt's Sausage Haus
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Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham eat lunch at Schmidt's Sausage Haus.
07/24/2008
06:39

Geo Beach
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Jon wants Geo Beach to tell him how quickly he would get his ass kicked in a bar in Alaska.
07/24/2008
03:38

Press Favors Obama
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Barack Obama is not a diva -- Cher is a diva -- but you should see his assless pants.
07/24/2008
00:40

Daily/Colbert - Mo Money Mo Problems
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Stephen wants to know if Jon saw him dropping rhymes like atom bombs, collecting blondes, and Rolexes on his arms last night.
07/24/2008
04:17

Obama Quest - Berlin Speech
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As Barack Obama delivers his speech to fans in Germany, John McCain talks about milk prices in a grocery store.
07/24/2008
04:23

Bad Timing for a Black President
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If black kids grow up thinking they can become president, Larry Wilmore wonders what will happen to the aspiring rappers and NBA players.
07/24/2008
05:51

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Hearing
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Currently the military operates under Bill Clinton's "don't ask, don't tell" policy because oddly enough, they can't handle the truth.
07/28/2008
07:45

Nancy Pelosi
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells Jon the Republican Congress has been a rubber stamp, but that will change with the upcoming elections.
07/28/2008
00:16

Moment of Zen - Steve Urkel
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Senator Jim DeMint believes the Democrats are acting like Steve Urkel from "Family Matters."
07/28/2008
06:16

Red State Blue State Report - Oil Crisis
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John Oliver and Rob Riggle offer differing red-state and blue-state solutions to America's gas crisis.
07/28/2008
03:35

Indecision 2008 - McCain Coverage
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A fly lands on John McCain's face during an interview with George Stephanopoulos.
07/29/2008
00:56

Headlines - Ted Stevens in Trouble
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Senator Ted Stevens may have known the Internet is a series of tubes, but he didn't realize that some of those tubes connect to the Justice Department.
07/29/2008
05:33

Bill Bishop
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Bill Bishop says communities are becoming increasingly Republican or Democratic based on common lifestyles.
07/29/2008
03:14

Pity Vote
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John Oliver explains that John McCain is now banking his campaign on the one thing that's more powerful than hope and change: pity.
07/29/2008
00:19

Moment of Zen - McCain Interview
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John McCain responds to Barack Obama's comment about an Iraq timetable.
07/29/2008
06:08

Rappers or Republicans
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Wyatt Cenac bets Jon doesn't know the difference between a rapper and a Republican.
07/29/2008
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