The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

March of Dumbs - Government Shutdown

Season 19 • 10/01/2013

Republicans bemoan the reduction of certain government services.

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03:34

Iran Man 2 - The Handshake
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If Chris Brown and Drake can go from no-mance to bromance, Jessica Williams wonders why Obama and Rouhani can't stand a little hand-on-hand contact.
09/26/2013
07:19

Jon Stewart's Rockin' Shutdown Eve
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If President Obama can make a deal with the most intransigent mullahs in the world but not with House Republicans, maybe he is not the problem.
09/30/2013
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01:32

Why Bill O'Reilly?
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Jon thanks the sponsors behind Bill O'Reilly's many Daily Show appearances.
09/30/2013
05:32

Bill O'Reilly Pt. 1
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Bill O'Reilly explains why he's not a Republican, declares his support for background checks and weighs in on the government's looming closure.
09/30/2013
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06:12

Bill O'Reilly Pt. 2
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Bill O'Reilly discusses President Obama's "red line" in Syria and the chemical weapons agreement with Russia.
09/30/2013
00:16

Moment of Zen - Domestic Diplomacy
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The media questions President Obama's domestic communication skills.
09/30/2013
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00:20

Moment of Zen - The Low Cost of Government Shutdown
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Stuart Varney reassures his viewers about the cost of a government shutdown.
10/01/2013
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05:27

Obamacare Begins
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Jason Jones compares the boring substance of Obamacare supporters with the punchy spunk of its conservative opponents.
10/01/2013
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06:08

David Mitchell
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David Mitchell explains how he came to translate a book written by Naoki Higashida, a 13-year-old autistic youth.
10/01/2013
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04:25

March of Dumbs
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Congressional Republicans save America from the most insidious law ever created by man.
10/01/2013
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04:31

March of Dumbs - Government Shutdown
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The government shutdown curtails inessential programs like the FDA and supplemental nutrition for women, infants and children.
10/01/2013
04:11

Back in Black - Barilla Pasta
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Pasta giant Barilla won't portray a gay family for its commercials, but Lewis Black isn't buying the whole family values argument.
10/02/2013
00:20

Moment of Zen - Purgatory with Gretchen Carlson
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The Daily Show helps Gretchen Carlson name a cozy chair on the set of her show, "The Real Story."
10/02/2013
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06:27

Sandra Bullock
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"Gravity" star Sandra Bullock talks flying and George Clooney's unusual role as a charismatic, rough-and-tumble ladies man.
10/02/2013
03:51

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls
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Congressional Republican fart-knockers complain about the shutdown they themselves caused.
10/02/2013
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06:09

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Republican Shutdown
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John Oliver explains the electorally invincible strategy behind unpopular Congressional actions.
10/02/2013
06:19

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Bias on Bulls**t Mountain
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Could there be a higher octane fuel for the Fox News false outrage exploitation engine than wheelchair-bound World War II veterans?
10/03/2013
03:11

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Smokey the Bear
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Federal employee and American icon Smokey the Bear weathers the government shutdown.
10/03/2013
01:01

Moment of Zen - Michele Bachmann & The World War II Memorial
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"The Reason I Jump" goes to number one and Michele Bachmann engages in the political theater of decrying political theater.
10/03/2013
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04:04

Representative Scott Rigell: Republican Traitor
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One Republican congressman voted against shutting down the government, so Samantha Bee finds out what's wrong with him.
10/03/2013
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05:35

Kerry Washington
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"Scandal" star Kerry Washington wishes people in Washington D.C. would identify quite so strongly with people on her show.
10/03/2013
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