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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Health Care or Kittens Decision

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

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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Glenn Beck's Operation

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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Rod Blagojevich's Quest for Rock Bottom

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

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

Senator Claire McCaskill doesn't understand why town hall attendees are shouting at her.
08/13/2009
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Class of '43

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

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

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

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

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

Between Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps, America is one flying guy away from a brand new "Super Friends."
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