The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Talker, Texas Deranger & Scared Speechless

Season 17 • 10/24/2011

Rick Perry goes birther, and Eric Cantor fears the public.

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09:56

Indecision 2012 - Fear and Pandering in Las Vegas
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At the eighth Republican debate, Michele Bachmann pledges border security, Ron Paul causes uncomfortable silences, and Mitt Romney messes with Texas.
10/19/2011
00:20

Moment of Zen - Wayne Newton Endorses Michele Bachmann
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In an interview with Greta Van Susteren, Wayne Newton vows to support Michele Bachmann as long as she wants to go.
10/19/2011
06:25

Richard Brookhiser
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Historian and author Richard Brookhiser talks about James Madison's invention of the first national political party in 1792.
10/20/2011
09:36

No'Amor Qaddafi
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News of Muammar al-Gaddafi's death gives rise to celebratory gun shooting, victory slogan chanting and baby throwing in Libya, but Republicans have a different reaction.
10/20/2011
00:11

Moment of Zen - Libyans Rejoice
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Libyans celebrate the death of Muammar al-Gaddafi with gunshots and fireworks.
10/20/2011
04:35

No'Amor Qaddafi - A Look Back at Rebranding Libya
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To find out what the future might hold for a free Libya, The Daily Show takes a look back at John Oliver's interview with Ambassador Ali Suleiman Aujali.
10/20/2011
00:12

Moment of Zen - Shame on John Stossel
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Occupy Wall Street protestors think Fox News' John Stossel should be ashamed of himself.
10/24/2011
04:48

End O'Potamia
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Republicans have different reasons for disliking Barack Obama's radical decision to do the thing George Bush signed an agreement to do.
10/24/2011
05:18

Weather Blunderground
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Barack Obama wants to create a green economy by weatherizing American homes.
10/24/2011
07:27

Kevin Clash
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Kevin Clash, the puppeteer behind "Sesame Street"'s Elmo, talks about his early career and remembers working with mentors like Jim Henson.
10/24/2011
02:56

Talker, Texas Deranger & Scared Speechless
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Rick Perry picks up the flameless birther torch, and Eric Cantor cancels his income inequality speech.
10/24/2011
03:34

Indecision 2012 - The Great Right Hope - Tone Def Comedy Jam
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Between Rick Perry's birtherism and Herman Cain's electrified Mexican border fence idea, a pattern emerges from the Republican field.
10/25/2011
04:49

Indecision 2012 - The Great Right Hope - The 180 Club
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Pat "Gay People Cause Hurricanes" Robertson expresses concern for how extreme the Republican party has gotten.
10/25/2011
04:04

Back in Black - Indoctrinating America's Children
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Lewis Black considers Occupy Wall Street's family sleepover, Mike Huckabee's kids' time-travel show and "Sesame Street"'s starving puppets.
10/25/2011
00:18

Moment of Zen - "The View" on Vibrators
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"The View"'s Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd debate the merits of traveling with a vibrator.
10/25/2011
07:16

Walter Isaacson
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Walter Isaacson talks about becoming emotionally invested throughout the course of writing Steve Jobs' biography.
10/25/2011
00:47

Guest Introduction Jokes
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Like all things Apple, Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs will cost 30% less and weigh half as much a year from now.
10/25/2011
05:47

Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
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Science claims it's working to cure disease, save the planet and solve the greatest human mysteries, but Aasif Mandvi finds out what it's really up to.
10/26/2011
06:13

Lisa Randall
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Physicist and author Lisa Randall explores how science illuminates the modern world and why some people are unwilling to accept scientific findings.
10/26/2011
03:21

Parks and Demonstration - Oakland Riot
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Everything's going well among those who have taken to the streets to protest America's wealth inequality -- except in Oakland.
10/26/2011
00:18

Moment of Zen - Occupy Halloween
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People can dress up as Occupy Wall Street protesters on Halloween.
10/26/2011
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