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Extension of the Bush Tax Cuts

Season 6 • 12/07/2010

If Americans make the deficit big enough with the Bush tax cuts, eventually they will only see zeros.

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00:31

Intro - 12/2/10
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Stephen looks at the newest victimized group and asks David Stockman what it was like when America had a budget.
12/02/2010
07:24

Garry Trudeau
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"Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau scooped himself on the first openly gay character in a comic strip.
12/06/2010
00:04

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
12/06/2010
02:51

Cosmo Is Available in Mongolia
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With their Cosmopolitan subscriptions, Mongolian women get half off the newsstand price, plus a free goat bladder phone.
12/06/2010
06:35

Mysteries of the Ancient Unknown - The Pursuit of the Pharaoh's Phallus Pt. 1
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Stephen's quest to solve the mystery of King Tut's missing penis leads him to renowned Egyptologist David Silverman.
12/06/2010
03:37

The Word - Unrequited Gov
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Maybe the Republicans will love President Obama if he repeals the estate tax, increases defense spending and privatizes Social Security.
12/06/2010
04:08

Poll to Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell
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A Pentagon study on the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" is clearly biased towards service members who have no problem with gay people.
12/07/2010
06:56

Mysteries of the Ancient Unknown - The Pursuit of the Pharaoh's Phallus Pt. 2
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Stephen demands that the Egyptian government allow him to perform DNA tests on a mysterious penis to make sure it belongs to King Tut.
12/07/2010
06:15

David Eisenhower & Julie Nixon Eisenhower
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David and Julie Eisenhower talk about what it was like to be with the man who invented the 1950s but didn't know how to use a telephone.
12/07/2010
00:03

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
12/07/2010
02:51

Extension of the Bush Tax Cuts
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Extending the Bush tax cuts is the fresh injection of sameness that America's stagnant economy needs.
12/07/2010
08:07

Steve Martin Pt. 2
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Frank Stella, Shepard Fairey and Andres Serrano help Stephen sell last year's portrait to Steve Martin.
12/08/2010
08:01

Tip/Wag - Art Edition - Brent Glass
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Steve Martin disappoints his audience by talking about art, Eric Cantor critiques an offensive video installation, and Brent Glass receives Stephen's rally jumpsuit.
12/08/2010
00:04

Sign Off - Steve Martin Mask
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Stephen signs off with a Steve Martin mask.
12/08/2010
04:20

Steve Martin Pt. 1
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Steve Martin puts his art knowledge to the test by choosing between Ellsworth Kelly's "Green" and a Sherwin-Williams paint swatch.
12/08/2010
02:34

Israel Shark Conspiracy
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Stephen tries not to spread international Zionist conspiracies, but Israel working with sharks just makes too much sense.
12/09/2010
00:12

Sign Off - Christmas Party
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Stephen can't wait to find out which part of his body he'll photocopy at the Christmas party.
12/09/2010
02:56

Art Stephen Up Challenge - William Wegman
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William Wegman kicks off the Art Stephen Up Challenge by adding his own artistic interpretation to Stephen's portrait.
12/09/2010
08:26

International Manhunt for Julian Assange - Daniel Ellsberg
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Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers, says Julian Assange is definitely not a criminal.
12/09/2010
06:23

Julie Taymor
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Julie Taymor agrees that her version of "The Tempest" is "Lost" meets Harry Potter.
12/09/2010
00:32

Sign Off - Remembering Richard Holbrooke
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Stephen remembers singing with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Willie Nelson.
12/13/2010
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