The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Henry Waxman

Season 14 • 08/04/2009

Henry Waxman explains how the simple goal of insuring people turns into a 1200-page bill.

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Ronald Kessler
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Ronald Kessler delivers presidential gossip from his interviews with former Secret Service agents.
08/03/2009
05:52

Master Rebators
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The government-sponsored "cash for clunkers" program produces tangible results, but Republicans slam it for being too effective.
08/03/2009
03:48

Master Rebators - The Crank Cycle
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Fox News plants the seed, a viewer pollinates the point, and an outrage-generating ecosystem is created.
08/03/2009
00:08

Moment of Zen - A Squirrel Gets Stuck
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A squirrel from South Carolina tries to get his head out of a yogurt container.
08/03/2009
04:10

Thank You, South Carolina!
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A South Carolina man gets busted for having sex with a horse, elevating the state to take its place at the comedy table.
08/03/2009
01:51

Obama Must Pass a Health Care Bill
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If Barack Obama doesn't secure a health care bill, the uninsured fat lady will be singing.
08/04/2009
02:09

President Obama's Birthday Scam
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The story of President Obama bowling on his birthday is full of more holes than a $30 hooker with a piercing fetish and a heroin habit.
08/04/2009
03:29

Keep It Stupid, Simple
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Chuck Grassley muddles the King Arthur legend to prove his point on expensive health care reform.
08/04/2009
03:39

Interim Presidents
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John Oliver proposes a series of famous interim presidents who will maintain intense popularity over a brief period of time.
08/04/2009
00:11

Moment of Zen - Happy Birthday, Mr. President
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The hosts of "Morning Joe" sing "Happy Birthday" to President Obama.
08/04/2009
09:14

Henry Waxman
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Henry Waxman's goal of health care reform is simple, but the solutions turn it into a morbidly obese bill.
08/04/2009
07:00

William Jefferson Airplane
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Bill Clinton frees two journalists from North Korea, but Fox News is convinced there's a cloud attached to the silver lining.
08/05/2009
00:10

Moment of Zen - Ridiculous North Korea Trip
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Dick Morris believes American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee should have lived with the consequences of their decision to go to North Korea.
08/05/2009
05:56

Paul Giamatti
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Paul Giamatti has a soul the size of a garbanzo bean in his latest movie, "Cold Souls."
08/05/2009
01:12

Daily/Colbert - Stephen Defends South Carolina
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After watching Jon's South Carolina expose, Stephen has something to say on behalf of his home state.
08/05/2009
05:14

Human's Closest Relative
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John Oliver meets two professors arguing over which monkey is man's closest relative.
08/05/2009
00:50

Intro - Billions Served at McDonald's
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An audience member remembers meeting Jon at a McDonald's in Williamsburg, VA.
08/05/2009
07:02

Dara Torres
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Jon lets his stomach out once he learns that Olympic swimmer Dara Torres likes normal guys with one-packs.
08/06/2009
06:14

White Men Can't Judge - Sotomayor Confirmation
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Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed as America's newest Supreme Court justice, but John McCain doesn't think her excellent resume and inspiring life story qualifies her.
08/06/2009
00:51

Intro - Seven-Pack
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If you combine Olympic medalist Dara Torres and Jon, they have a seven-pack between them.
08/06/2009
03:17

Ahmadidn't Win
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Ayatollah Khomeini allows Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be president, but no more with the kissing.
08/06/2009
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