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Indecision 2012 - Fear and Pandering in Las Vegas

Season 17 • 10/19/2011

The eighth Republican presidential debate manages to shock a Las Vegas audience.

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Boba Fett Tattoo
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Jon shares his theory on how an audience member ended up with a tattoo of a female Boba Fett on his leg.
10/17/2011
03:48

Indecision 2012 - Hardcore Sects Edition - Mormonism
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Samantha Bee and Wyatt Cenac explore whether being Mormon should disqualify a candidate from the presidency.
10/17/2011
04:00

American Occupy
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The Occupy Wall Street movement has "made it" once Mitt Romney takes both sides of the argument.
10/17/2011
08:53

Scorn in the U.S.A.
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It must be tough for Republicans to love America so much but hate almost three-quarters of the people living in it.
10/18/2011
06:01

Calvin Trillin
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Calvin Trillin recalls predicting the underwear bomber in 2006 and talks about earning a living by making fun of politicians.
10/18/2011
00:26

Moment of Zen - Anderson Cooper's Dirty Cell Phone
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Sanjay Gupta tells Anderson Cooper his cell phone is contaminated with fecal strep.
10/18/2011
05:21

The 99%
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John Oliver wants to be part of the Occupy Wall Street movement, but there's something about the protesters that makes it hard for him to fit in.
10/18/2011
05:48

Al Sharpton
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Reverend Al Sharpton explores Occupy Wall Street's impact on American political discourse.
10/19/2011
04:48

Indecision 2012 - Herman Cain's Black Card
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Larry Wilmore explains why, even if Herman Cain gets the presidential nomination, the 2012 election technically won't be two black guys running against each other.
10/19/2011
00:20

Moment of Zen - Wayne Newton Endorses Michele Bachmann
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In an interview with Greta Van Susteren, Wayne Newton vows to support Michele Bachmann as long as she wants to go.
10/19/2011
09:56

Indecision 2012 - Fear and Pandering in Las Vegas
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At the eighth Republican debate, Michele Bachmann pledges border security, Ron Paul causes uncomfortable silences, and Mitt Romney messes with Texas.
10/19/2011
06:25

Richard Brookhiser
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Historian and author Richard Brookhiser talks about James Madison's invention of the first national political party in 1792.
10/20/2011
09:36

No'Amor Qaddafi
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News of Muammar al-Gaddafi's death gives rise to celebratory gun shooting, victory slogan chanting and baby throwing in Libya, but Republicans have a different reaction.
10/20/2011
00:11

Moment of Zen - Libyans Rejoice
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Libyans celebrate the death of Muammar al-Gaddafi with gunshots and fireworks.
10/20/2011
04:35

No'Amor Qaddafi - A Look Back at Rebranding Libya
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To find out what the future might hold for a free Libya, The Daily Show takes a look back at John Oliver's interview with Ambassador Ali Suleiman Aujali.
10/20/2011
00:12

Moment of Zen - Shame on John Stossel
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Occupy Wall Street protestors think Fox News' John Stossel should be ashamed of himself.
10/24/2011
04:48

End O'Potamia
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Republicans have different reasons for disliking Barack Obama's radical decision to do the thing George Bush signed an agreement to do.
10/24/2011
02:56

Talker, Texas Deranger & Scared Speechless
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Rick Perry picks up the flameless birther torch, and Eric Cantor cancels his income inequality speech.
10/24/2011
05:18

Weather Blunderground
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Barack Obama wants to create a green economy by weatherizing American homes.
10/24/2011
07:27

Kevin Clash
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Kevin Clash, the puppeteer behind "Sesame Street"'s Elmo, talks about his early career and remembers working with mentors like Jim Henson.
10/24/2011
03:34

Indecision 2012 - The Great Right Hope - Tone Def Comedy Jam
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Between Rick Perry's birtherism and Herman Cain's electrified Mexican border fence idea, a pattern emerges from the Republican field.
10/25/2011
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