The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

David Rakoff

Season 15 • 10/14/2010

David Rakoff's book about pessimism was late because he developed a tumor.

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(C) Spot Run!

Democrats are furious about Republicans' untraceable ads because of their principled stand against fear mongering.
10/12/2010
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Rally Dos and Don'ts

Kim Jong-il introduces his youngest son at a North Korean demonstration, and a man streaks at an Obama rally.
10/12/2010
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Moment Of Zen - I'll Be at the Rally to Restore Sanity

I'll be there, man.
10/12/2010
10:01

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Rescue in Chile

Olivia Munn reports on the Chilean miners' rescue with nothing but PowerBars and pouched juices.
10/13/2010
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Condoleezza Rice Pt. 2

Condoleezza Rice covers the Middle East peace process, Islamophobia in America, and the temperature difference in front of Dick Cheney's office.
10/13/2010
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Condoleezza Rice Pt. 1

Condoleezza Rice describes growing up in Jim Crow Alabama and explains why her father didn't march with Martin Luther King, Jr.
10/13/2010
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Moment of Zen - CNN Dismisses Broken Clavicle Rumor

CNN dismisses the erroneous reports that the Chilean miners would have to have their clavicles broken to fold themselves.
10/13/2010
02:35

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Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Websites and Merchandise

Vote on which signs are the sanest at SaneorNot.com and buy rally merchandise at RallytoRestoreSanity.com.
10/14/2010
00:15

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Moment of Zen - Going to the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

The only reason we won't be there is if we're living in Belgium.
10/14/2010
10:29

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Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Announcement

Oprah Winfrey shows her support for Jon and Stephen's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear with a gift for the audience.
10/14/2010
07:08

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David Rakoff

David Rakoff found out he had a tumor while writing a book in defense of pessimism and melancholy.
10/14/2010
09:51

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NPR Staffing Decision 2010

The Best F#@king News Team is there as NPR brings a tote bag full of David Sedaris books to a knife fight with Fox News.
10/25/2010
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Moment of Zen - Geraldo Rivera Weighs In on Juan Williams Firing

Brian Kilmeade wants to put the war on hold for a second to ask Geraldo Rivera about the firing of Juan Williams.
10/25/2010
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Midterm Teapartyganza - Welcome to the Sanity Bus

Jason Jones, Wyatt Cenac and John Oliver gather six rally-goers to join them on the Sanity Bus to history.
10/25/2010
04:45

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Austan Goolsbee

Austan Goolsbee discusses the difficulties in lowering the unemployment rate and getting credit to small businesses.
10/25/2010
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Ted Kaufman

Ted Kaufman says America's founders designed the Senate to be the place where everything stopped.
10/26/2010
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Midterm Teapartyganza - Reasonable Debate on the Sanity Bus

John Oliver and Jason Jones sit back and wait for the partisans on the Sanity Bus to tear each other apart.
10/26/2010
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Moment of Zen - Rand Paul Supporter Stomps on Protester

A Rand Paul supporter attacks a MoveOn protester by stomping on her head.
10/26/2010
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Midterm Teapartyganza - Indecision 2010 - Extreme Makeover DC Edition

The Best F#@king News Team exposes Washington's systemic failings, John McCain plans a gut renovation, and Wyatt Cenac fights corruption at a cocktail party.
10/26/2010
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Barack Obama Pt. 2

Barack Obama disagrees with the notion that the health care bill is timid when 30 million people are going to get insurance as a result.
10/27/2010
06:49

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Barack Obama Pt. 1

Barack Obama believes a lot has been accomplished over the last 18 months in very difficult circumstances.
10/27/2010
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