The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Lord of the Rings

Season 17 • 05/10/2012

President Obama walks a mile in gay America's shoes.

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06:44

The Life of Kristen
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Kristen Schaal explores what it says about a president's policies when he uses a cartoon character, rather than real people, to justify his record.
05/09/2012
04:51

Endless Suffrage 2012 - States' Rights Edition
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North Carolina takes a step towards equality, granting opposite-sex couples the same lack of rights same-sex couples have always never had.
05/09/2012
05:52

John Hall
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John Hall, Dean of Westminster Abbey and author of "Queen Elizabeth and Her Church," discusses the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the history of his venerable workplace.
05/09/2012
02:47

Endless Suffrage 2012 - States' Rights Edition - Yo! CNN Snaps
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Obama loses 40% of the West Virginia primary vote to an inmate who might be wearing a coonskin cap, and Dick Lugar is out after 36 years in the Senate.
05/09/2012
00:16

Moment of Zen - "Fifty Shades of Grey"
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The romance novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" involves bondage, princes and something called a flogger.
05/09/2012
03:27

Welcome Back, Cutters
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The debt-ceiling super committee is like the Avengers of congressmen, only without being cool or having a super power.
05/10/2012
00:36

Moment of Zen - Major Democratic Funders
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Tim Carvel has a new book, and Dick Morris reveals the four financial pillars of the Democratic Party.
05/10/2012
02:24

Lord of the Rings - The Right Side of History
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Fox News pundits' Republican talking points on gay marriage lack their previous turtle sex and polygamy alarmism.
05/10/2012
03:36

Lord of the Rings - George Clooney's Fundraiser
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Jason Jones reports on the most powerful man in the free world having Barack Obama over to his house for a fundraiser.
05/10/2012
07:57

Robert Caro
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In his book, "The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power," author Robert Caro explores the relationship between Lyndon B. Johnson and the Kennedys.
05/10/2012
02:46

Lord of the Rings
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It's a great day when the President of the United States says on national television that gay people should no longer be relegated to only planning other people's weddings.
05/10/2012
04:16

Intro - Socialism & Roger Ailes
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Jon recalls details from a meeting with Roger Ailes during the 2000 Republican Convention in Philadelphia.
05/29/2012
03:12

Communist Central
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Jon has at various times described himself as socialist, independent, Whig, Rockefeller Republican, Teddy Roosevelt Democrat, and contrarian a**hole.
05/29/2012
04:36

Michelle Obama Pt. 1
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First Lady Michelle Obama discusses her book "American Grown," and how she leads hundreds of kids in harvesting the White House garden in preparation for a vegetable feast.
05/29/2012
03:35

Communist Central - Obama's Socialist Scheme
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You know a socialist policy like the auto industry bailout has worked when a staunch capitalist takes credit for it with a hostile takeover.
05/29/2012
00:18

Moment of Zen - Mitt Romney's Mic Check
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Mitt Romney overcomes audio issues at a rally in Colorado.
05/29/2012
04:58

Michelle Obama Pt. 2
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Michelle Obama doesn't lord her superior approval ratings over President Obama, and says she's comfortable with her kids hanging around Joe Biden.
05/29/2012
02:24

Johnny Pregnant-Pause Vs. Captain Chucklebuns
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The Coney Island Mermaid Parade that was the Republican primaries ends, leaving five months of Barack Obama versus Mitt Romney.
05/30/2012
07:09

Dan Rather
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Dan Rather discusses his childhood growing up along the Texas coast, a perceived lack of journalistic guts, and the notion of liberal bias in broadcast news.
05/30/2012
00:05

Moment of Zen - Trump's Reputation
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Donald Trump knows what other people think about him.
05/30/2012
03:12

Trump-o-Gram - Sell, Baby, Sell
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The country needs a man with unerring confidence, and no one is more confident than Donald Trump, who has his ass kissed in stereo.
05/30/2012
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