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Basil Marceaux.com & Obama's Birthday

Season 6 • 08/04/2010

Stephen refuses to celebrate President Obama's birthday until he sees a valid birth certificate.

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00:36

Intro - 8/2/10
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Stephen previews the 2012 Olympics in London, a military contractor lands in hot water, and Jimmy Cliff performs.
08/02/2010
01:00

Brett Favre Retires Again
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Stephen wishes Brett Favre a fond and final farewell due to his permanent absence from football.
08/03/2010
07:38

Consumer Protection Agency - Barney Frank
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Barney Frank wants Elizabeth Warren to head the consumer protection agency because she's an extraordinarily zealous pragmatist.
08/03/2010
05:11

Republican Gubernatorial Primary Battle Watch '010 - Basil Marceaux.com
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Stephen wants Tennessee viewers to vote in the Republican primary to make Basil Marceaux.com into Basil Marceaux.gov.
08/03/2010
05:56

Laura Ingraham
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Stephen questions Laura Ingraham about the hackneyed racial stereotypes President Obama makes in his diary.
08/03/2010
00:05

Sign Off - Credit Card Agreement
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Stephen takes a closer look at his credit card agreement.
08/03/2010
02:50

Threat StandDown - Monkey Terrorism
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Contrary to a "Fox & Friends" report, monkeys can't be trained by the Taliban to shoot and kill American soldiers.
08/04/2010
06:49

Michael Posner
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Michael Posner believes it's in America's best interest to encourage stable democracies that respect human rights.
08/04/2010
00:04

Sign Off - Nielsen Mandela
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Stephen says goodnight with Nielsen Mandela.
08/04/2010
07:36

P.K. Winsome - Black Viewer Ratings
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White viewers can increase Stephen's black ratings by buying an inflatable Nielsen Mandela from P.K. Winsome.
08/04/2010
02:16

Basil Marceaux.com & Obama's Birthday
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Stephen reminds Tennessee viewers to vote for Basil Marceaux.com and refuses to celebrate President Obama's birthday.
08/04/2010
00:33

Intro - 8/5/10
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A California judge overturns Prop 8, Catholics introduce "America's Next Top Martyr," and Savion Glover brings da funk.
08/05/2010
00:06

Sign Off - Tap Dancing
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Stephen tries a few tap dancing steps.
08/05/2010
03:51

Pope's Baseball Cap & CatholicTV
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Pope Benedict XVI wears a baseball cap, and CatholicTV wants to change the church's stuffy image with 3-D technology.
08/05/2010
06:30

Savion Glover
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Savion Glover discusses the origin of tap dancing, explains its decline in popularity and performs with friends.
08/05/2010
08:34

How to Ruin Same-Sex Marriages
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If an openly gay judge can rule on same-sex marriage, we should just let cases about endangered species be decided by a manatee.
08/05/2010
03:13

Alpha Dog of the Week - Steven Slater
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A JetBlue flight attendant curses out a passenger, grabs beer from the galley and jumps down the evacuation slide.
08/10/2010
06:26

Dylan Ratigan
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Dylan Ratigan draws parallels between Mexican drug dealers and American bank executives.
08/10/2010
00:04

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
08/10/2010
08:48

Citizenship Down - Akhil Amar
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Akhil Amar says the big idea behind the 14th Amendment is that U.S. citizens are all born with equal rights.
08/10/2010
00:32

Intro - 8/10/10
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Stephen questions a Constitution alteration, names his Alpha Dog of the Week and talks to MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan.
08/10/2010
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