The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Jeff Sharlet

Season 14 • 08/12/2009

Jeff Sharlet reveals the political motivations of a secretive cult called the Family.

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Douglas Brinkley
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Douglas Brinkley recounts Theodore Roosevelt's strenuous life and his huge impact on America's natural landscape.
08/10/2009
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Healther Skelter - Obama Death Panel Debate
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Sam Bee fights for private death panels, John Oliver believes in universal death panels, and Aasif Mandvi wants whatever scares the public most.
08/10/2009
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Hillary in the Congo
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Hillary Clinton refuses to channel her husband's opinion at a press conference in Congo.
08/11/2009
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Reform Madness - White Minority
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Larry Wilmore urges white people to deal with the fact that America is getting darker.
08/11/2009
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Moment of Zen - Health Care Stocks
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Stocks are set to soar if town hall protesters succeed in bringing health care reform to a halt.
08/11/2009
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Austan Goolsbee
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Austan Goolsbee weighs in on America's improving economy and President Obama's goal of keeping health insurance companies honest.
08/11/2009
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PR
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Supporters swoon as Obama sells his health care plan, and an emotionally charged woman becomes Sean Hannity's new Joe the Plumber.
08/12/2009
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Moment of Zen - Wingsday at Hooters
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A Hooters girl appears on "Fox & Friends" to announce that Wednesday is Wingsday at Hooters.
08/12/2009
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MBA Ethics Oath
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John Oliver enlists the help of a former convict to convince business students to sign an ethics oath.
08/12/2009
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01:41

Health Care or Kittens Decision
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Jon has time to cover either Barack Obama's town hall meeting on health care or a video of kittens playing with each other in an empty tissue box.
08/12/2009
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Jeff Sharlet
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Jeff Sharlet sheds light on the connection between fundamentalism and power in a secretive cult called the Family.
08/12/2009
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03:48

Glenn Beck's Operation
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If only the ailing Glenn Beck, 16 months ago, had received the health care he's raving about today.
08/13/2009
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02:51

Rod Blagojevich's Quest for Rock Bottom
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Being prohibited from eating bugs on an island with Lou Diamond Phillips isn't even the halfway point on Rod Blagojevich's quest for rock bottom.
08/13/2009
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Rachel McAdams
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Rachel McAdams gives away the plot of her new film, "The Time Traveler's Wife," but Jon still can't wait to see it.
08/13/2009
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Moment of Zen - Missouri Town Hall
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Senator Claire McCaskill doesn't understand why town hall attendees are shouting at her.
08/13/2009
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Class of '43
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Dick Cheney works on his memoir, Karl Rove writes beat poetry, and Alberto Gonzales loses touch with President Bush.
08/13/2009
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Daily/Colbert - Stephen Is Sleepy
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Stephen can't stay awake long enough to cover news of the Cyborg alien attack on New York.
08/13/2009
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Poll Bearers
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Cable news polls might not reflect public opinion so much as the ability of viewers to repeat the ideas they just heard.
08/17/2009
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Moment of Zen - Far-Left Loon Pollers
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Far-left loons influence Bill O'Reilly's poll results on "The O'Reilly Factor."
08/17/2009
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Heal or No Heal - Medicine Brawl
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Obama needs to stay on message with health care reform like the Bush administration did when they sold Americans the Iraq war.
08/17/2009
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Intro - Usain Bolt Breaks 100-Meter Record
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Between Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps, America is one flying guy away from a brand new "Super Friends."
08/17/2009
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