The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Is That Really Necessary?

Season 12 • 10/02/2007

Jon offers some advice for John McCain on his attempt to appeal to the Christian Right.

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Missing Republicans
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Several top GOP candidates skip out on evangelical and black voter debates before the 2008 election.
10/01/2007
02:13

You Don't Know Dick - Utah
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Dick Cheney attends a secret meeting in Utah with the Council for National Policy.
10/01/2007
06:16

Jack Cafferty
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Men in suits forced author and CNN commentator Jack Cafferty to apologize for calling Donald Rumsfeld a war criminal.
10/01/2007
01:05

Daily/Colbert - Book Reviews
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Stephen's book is nearly out and the reviews are in. Sort of.
10/01/2007
04:27

Wilmore/Oliver - Black Debate
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Larry Wilmore and John Oliver team up to record an unforgettable moment in Black History.
10/01/2007
02:00

Here Comes the Grudge
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Jason Jones reports on Clarence Thomas' bitterness and wonders who hasn't played the "furry pop top" trick.
10/02/2007
02:14

Minority Opinion
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Justice Clarence Thomas finds the last vestige of racial discrimination with his own trial with Anita Hill.
10/02/2007
05:46

Specularium
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The correspondents give their pre-ports on the future of Iraq and the Presidential race, including Rudy Giuliani's next wife.
10/02/2007
00:33

Moment of Zen - Clarence Thomas' RV
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas shows off his motor home's horn.
10/02/2007
06:35

Chris Matthews
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Jon Stewart gives Chris Matthews the worst interview of his life.
10/02/2007
02:51

Is That Really Necessary?
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Jon offers some advice for John McCain on his attempt to appeal to the Christian Right, including a play from the master.
10/02/2007
03:59

Headlines - Private Benjamins
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Blackwater is subject to neither Iraqi nor US law, which can create oversight issues killing-wise.
10/03/2007
00:19

Moment of Zen - Inside Blackwater
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Blackwater's facilities are exactly how one would imagine them to be.
10/03/2007
02:41

Dark Liquid
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Riggle claims that Blackwater's mercenaries stole his screenplay.
10/03/2007
07:17

Ted Koppel
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Ted Koppel is stunned that Jon is actually listening to him as he relates appalling prison statistics in California prisons.
10/03/2007
00:53

Why We Fight for Money
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Jon offers this historical film for those unfamiliar with Blackwater.
10/03/2007
04:59

One State, Two State
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John Oliver explores both sides of bipartisan children book publishing.
10/03/2007
04:56

Headlines - Kids' Healthcare Veto
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President Bush's veto of the children's health care bill takes him into cartoon villain status.
10/04/2007
06:44

Jack Goldsmith
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Former Head of the Office of Legal Counsel Jack Goldsmith gives Jon an insider's look on the workings of Bush's counterterrorism legal team.
10/04/2007
02:39

Banned-Aid
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John Oliver reports from 19th century London how kids get their health care from their employer, not the government.
10/04/2007
05:08

Mentally Ill Money
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John Hodgman explains why the American dollar is weakening in value thanks to God.
10/04/2007
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