The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Mini Presidencies in History

Season 12 • 07/23/2007

Sam Bee weighs in on Dick Cheney's brief reign as president during George W. Bush's colonoscopy.

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02:19

Oliver - Harry Potter
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John Oliver gets in the spirit of the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" release and drops a spoiler.
07/19/2007
02:53

Farfour 2007-2007
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You've got to hand it to Hamas -- they really know how to kill a children's show's mouse.
07/19/2007
03:04

The Sound of One Car Bombing
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Aasif Mandvi helps Jon understand a seemingly incoherent argument made by the Bush administration.
07/19/2007
03:42

Return of the Jihad
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Al-Qaeda's resurgence brings out the worst in the Bush Administration's math and logic.
07/19/2007
00:55

Billy Goes Potty
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Stephen Colbert has some encouraging words for Billy after he made a pee-pee.
07/19/2007
00:25

Moment of Zen - Zen Now
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CNN anchors are self-aware fans of the show.
07/23/2007
03:23

Expert Tease
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President Bush emphasizes his lack of expert knowledge in areas such as war, law and economics.
07/23/2007
03:06

The Cheney Presidency Remembered
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Dick Cheney assumes the presidency while doctors removed a remnant of George W. Bush's Yale days from his rectum in time to avert World War III.
07/23/2007
06:37

Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the search for extraterrestrial life and his series "NOVA ScienceNOW."
07/23/2007
03:48

Ryan Crocker and the Faulty Linkup
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Ambassador to Iran Ryan Crocker sums up the war in one word via a 60" plasma TV, and Jon sums it up in one facial expression and noise.
07/23/2007
02:44

Mini Presidencies in History
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Sam Bee places Dick Cheney's mini presidency in relation to other mini presidencies throughout history.
07/23/2007
04:48

Political Trendspotting
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John Oliver submits his own youthful question to the YouTube debate to the sounds of Little Ricky.
07/24/2007
06:06

Robert Pallitto
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"Presidential Secrecy and the Law" author Robert Pallitto details how presidential secrecy threatens democracy.
07/24/2007
02:17

In Your Face
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Jason Jones reports on the populist nature of CNN's historic YouTube debate.
07/24/2007
02:20

Indecision v.2.008 - Hypothetical Lesbians
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High-tech wizardry dominates the Democratic presidential debate hosted by CNN.
07/24/2007
03:26

YouTube Debate
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CNN hypes up its youth-oriented presidential debate, which was co-sponsored by YouTube.
07/24/2007
00:48

So Close
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Stephen almost makes it to the end of his regular Daily Show check-in.
07/24/2007
03:39

Sports Pioneers
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Lewis Black recaps the scandals swirling around baseball player Barry Bonds, football player Michael Vick and basketball referee Tim Donaghy.
07/25/2007
01:03

Cottlesworth
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Stephen apologizes to Josephus Cottlesworth for flubbing his well-crafted tosses to Jon.
07/25/2007
06:08

Rob Gifford
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NPR correspondent Rob Gifford discusses travelling along the Route 66 of China in his book "China Road."
07/25/2007
06:58

Hearing Problems
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez is called to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.
07/25/2007
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