The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Moment of Zen - McCain Doesn't Defend Palin

Season 13 • 10/28/2008

John McCain praises Sarah Palin -- he doesn't defend her.

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Campbell Brown
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Campbell Brown wants to cut through the false equivalency that journalists get caught up in.
10/27/2008
04:18

Clusterf#@k to the Poor House - Alan Greenspan Robs Sam Bee
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Samantha Bee has a black eye and a backwards G on her cheek.
10/27/2008
04:04

The Candidates' Labels
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The McCain-Palin team knows that reducing people to a single word is demeaning, and that voters like Joe the Plumber don't like it.
10/27/2008
00:27

Intro - Blitzer Smell
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Jon wants CNN's Campbell Brown to tell him how to get the Blitzer smell out of his clothes.
10/27/2008
00:54

Daily/Colbert - Special Election Show
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Stephen won't be able to make the special election show -- he's hosting a live broadcast with Jon that night.
10/28/2008
00:33

Intro - Two Gift Bags
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Steve Martin, Barack Obama and Bill Kristol are the upcoming guests for the week, but Jon only has two gift bags left.
10/28/2008
03:25

Cenac - Election Impatience
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Wyatt Cenac can't take another week until the election.
10/28/2008
07:14

Steve Martin
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Steve Martin knew something different was happening when he swam over his audience in an abandoned pool.
10/28/2008
02:47

Meet Your New Cellmate - Ted Stevens
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Ted Stevens is the Senate's longest serving Republican, and as of last night, a convicted felon.
10/28/2008
05:09

John McCain's Air Quotes
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John McCain has finally put the concerns of women where they belong: in derisive air quotes.
10/28/2008
00:13

Moment of Zen - McCain Doesn't Defend Palin
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John McCain doesn't defend Sarah Palin -- he praises her.
10/28/2008
02:40

Mario Lopez Interviews Barack Obama
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A one-on-one interview with Barack Obama just days before the election puts Jon in pretty exclusive company.
10/29/2008
00:15

Moment of Zen - Two Mavericks
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It'd be dull if John McCain and Sarah Palin agreed on every issue.
10/29/2008
01:05

Intro - Obama Magic
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Maybe Barack Obama will say something that will finally convince the Midwestern pot mom demographic.
10/29/2008
07:58

Goin' Rogue
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They found Sarah Palin in the wild, taught her everything, and set her loose, but they forgot one thing: she couldn't be contained.
10/29/2008
08:44

Barack Obama
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Barack Obama doesn't think white voters have gotten the memo about the Bradley effect.
10/29/2008
07:06

Bill Kristol
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Bill Kristol maintains Barack Obama has radical associations, but he'll be a typical president.
10/30/2008
00:15

Intro - Bill the Editor
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Bill Kristol is a regular guy who edits his own magazine.
10/30/2008
06:55

Barack's Millions
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In Senator Obama's quest to become president of television, he buys a half-hour primetime infomercial and runs it on seven networks.
10/30/2008
05:45

Community Organizers
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If only community organizers' shameful behavior stopped at drug dealing and rigging elections.
10/30/2008
00:17

Moment of Zen - Joe Is a No-Show
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Joe the Plumber doesn't make it to the John McCain rally.
10/30/2008
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