The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

The Correspondents Explain - Political Parties - The Tea Party

Season 16 • 08/22/2011

The Tea Party is the punk rock movement for old people.

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Rick Santorum makes an analogy between paper towels and gay marriage, and the Obama administration enforces, rather than defends, the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Indecision 2012 - Elephant Stampede to the White House - Racially Charged Language

Wyatt Cenac and John Oliver interpret Ed Schultz's questionable use of "red herring," "white lie" and "yellow lobster" in his political discourse.
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What Are You Friggin' Nuts Over There?

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World of Class Warfare - Warren Buffett vs. Wealthy Conservatives

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Moment of Zen - Anderson Cooper Cracks Up

CNN's Anderson Cooper can't stop laughing over a Gerard Depardieu pun on his RidicuList segment.
08/18/2011
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World of Class Warfare - The Poor's Free Ride Is Over

The government could raise $700 billion by either taking half of everything earned by the bottom 50% or by raising the marginal tax rate on the top two percent.
08/18/2011
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Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway discusses her Scrabble addiction and the difficulty in portraying a 35-year-old in "One Day."
08/18/2011
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The Correspondents Explain - Political Parties - The Democratic Party

The Democratic Party is in love with illegal gay Mexicans, Twitter porn and tree-hugging.
08/22/2011
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The Correspondents Explain - Political Parties - The Republican Party

The Republican Party is a big tent full of red meat and money earned through lineage.
08/22/2011
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The Correspondents Explain - Political Parties - The Tea Party

The Tea Party name comes from a fourth grader's understanding of history.
08/22/2011
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Buddy Roemer

Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer discusses institutional corruption in politics and explains why he cannot attend the Republican debate in California.
09/06/2011
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Tales of Manufactured Conflict - America's TV Scheduling Nightmare

John Oliver wonders who will watch Barack Obama's speech or the Republican presidential debate when all the shows they actually like are at their fingertips.
09/06/2011
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Earthquakes, Hurricanes & Leprechauns

Jon spent his whole vacation huddled in a shelter with some condensed milk and a bowl of Fruity Pebbles.
09/06/2011
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James and the Giant Speech

After Jimmy Hoffa Jr. warms up the crowd at a Labor Day rally, the Tea Party and conservatives suddenly develop an allergic reaction to violent rhetoric.
09/06/2011
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Tales of Manufactured Conflict - Speechgate

The 24-hour news media turn a tale of reasonable accommodation into a tale of manufactured conflict.
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Moment of Zen - MSNBC Anchors Meet Over Hurricane Irene

MSNBC anchor Jeff Ranieri introduces himself to a weather reporter who has never heard of him.
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Indecision 2012 - Oh My God, Rick Perry Is Going to Be Our Next President

Both Republican front-runners, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, have been governors and could be cast in a middle-aged male kayaker with prostate problems ad.
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Moment of Zen - Gretchen Carlson on Postal Workers

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