The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Fair Factor

Season 17 • 06/07/2012

The media debates what is and what isn't fair game in a presidential election.

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Moment of Zen - Wisconsin Voters

Wisconsin voters are divided on the benefits of Scott Walker's recall election.
06/05/2012
06:04

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Michael Fassbender

"Prometheus" star Michael Fassbender swaps acting school stories with Jon, and introduces the "Prometheus" finger.
06/06/2012
06:02

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Game of Drones

Barack Obama orders another Al Qaeda hit in Pakistan, and Fox News likens the EPA's aerial drones to the military's Hellfire missile carriers.
06/06/2012
03:06

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Madison Men - Douche Fever Strikes Wisconsin

Samantha Bee reports that normally mild-mannered Wisconsinites, incensed by the failed effort to recall Governor Scott Walker, are showing symptoms of douche fever.
06/06/2012
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Moment of Zen - Scott Walker Remains Wisconsin's Governor

Protests in Wisconsin continue, despite final election results showing Scott Walker is still governor.
06/06/2012
04:34

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Madison Men - Scott Walker Prevails in Wisconsin Recall

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker survives a recall election, and the news networks embrace their sides of the winning and losing campaigns.
06/06/2012
05:55

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Jon Stewart Tries to Figure Out What He's Allowed to Put in His Mouth

In New York, a proposed bill would levy a harsher monetary penalty for selling 16 ounces of soda than it would for carrying 25 grams of pot.
06/07/2012
02:49

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Mitt Romney's House

Joe Scarborough takes issue with elitist implications in a New York Times spread providing construction details of Mitt Romney's La Jolla home.
06/07/2012
06:48

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Edward Conard

In his book, "Unintended Consequences," Edward Conard argues that rising income inequality in the United States isn't necessarily a bad thing.
06/07/2012
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Moment of Zen - Senator Grassley's Ringtone

Senator Chuck Grassley's speech is interrupted on the Senate floor.
06/07/2012
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Fair Factor

While the fairness of political tactics exists almost purely in the realm of the subjective, the news media has timeworn methods to adjudicate these matters.
06/07/2012
06:45

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Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson, author of "Johnson's Life of London," gives a mayor's perspective on Michael Bloomberg's large soft drink ban in New York City.
06/11/2012
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Democalypse 2012 - Caucasiastan

Larry Wilmore breaks down the lack of diversity in Mitt Romney's campaign ad and explains the course of "white flight" from Obama 2008 to Obama 2012.
06/11/2012
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Moment of Zen - Gaffe Wisdom

Ryan Lizza reports on the all-or-nothing nature of the gaffe.
06/11/2012
04:44

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Democalypse 2012 - The Science of Gaffe

Barack Obama commits a gaffe by saying the private sector is doing fine, and Mitt Romney responds with a gaffe concerning teachers and firefighters.
06/11/2012
04:07

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Err a Parent

British Prime Minister David Cameron leaves his young daughter at a pub, which, according to John Oliver, is a hallowed rite of passage in England.
06/11/2012
03:58

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Guantanamo Baywatch - Taxpayer's Dime

Gitmo the puppet detainee shares all of the perks he enjoys on the U.S. taxpayer's dime while a guest at the Guantanamo Bay military prison.
06/12/2012
03:38

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Purge Overkill

Florida Governor Rick Scott's voter purge aims to clear registration rolls of non-citizens, that large demographic that lives in fear of deportation, yet insists on voting.
06/12/2012
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Moment of Zen - George H.W. Bush & Justin Bieber

Jenna Bush asks her grandfather George H.W. Bush the hard questions.
06/12/2012
07:32

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Colin Powell

In his book, "It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership," Colin Powell highlights 13 things people can do to become a four-star general or Secretary of State.
06/12/2012
05:34

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Purge Overkill - Florida's Voter Registration Law

John Oliver investigates Florida Governor Rick Scott's law requiring new voters to submit completed registration forms within 48 hours of filling them out.
06/12/2012
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