The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Chasing the Dragon - Authoritarian State

Season 13 • 08/13/2008

Rob Riggle hasn't felt an authoritarian presence in China, but then again, he's packin'.

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00:11

Moment of Zen - McCain Whacks Obama
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Fox News Correspondent Carl Cameron waits for video to play of John McCain whacking on Barack Obama.
08/12/2008
03:06

Anti-Olympic Update - Path of Freedom
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John Oliver explains Russia is traveling with Georgia on the path of freedom so they can push them off it.
08/12/2008
00:15

Intro - Your Grandmother
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Your grandmother either voted for Florida Senator Mel Martinez, or blames him.
08/12/2008
05:01

Anti-Olympic Update - In Europe
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It's amazing how adding the phrase "in Europe" makes our military actions more palatable, even fun.
08/12/2008
04:39

Chasing the Dragon - Mysterious Beijing
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Rob Riggle bids his Western comforts farewell as he sets out to unlock the secrets of Beijing.
08/12/2008
06:25

Mel Martinez
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Senator Mel Martinez describes growing up in America without his parents during the Cuban missile crisis.
08/12/2008
00:14

Moment of Zen - Bela Karolyi
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Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi cheers on Nastia Liukin as she performs on the uneven bars.
08/13/2008
05:27

Philip Pan
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Philip Pan believes the Chinese government is using the Olympics to prove to the people of China that a one-party system can be just as effective as a Democratic government.
08/13/2008
08:41

Special Olympics Update - Controversies
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The ad the Spanish basketball team posed for is truly offensive and isn't the kind of thing we would do in America.
08/13/2008
01:20

Intro - Spirit of the Jaguar
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Jon needs the spirit of the jaguar to do an entire show on the Olympics in China.
08/13/2008
04:18

Chasing the Dragon - Authoritarian State
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Since China is definitely going to take over the world, Rob Riggle finds out how benevolent our future overlords are going to be.
08/13/2008
01:37

Daily/Colbert - Stephen Not Attending the Conventions
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The Daily Show is going to the conventions, but The Colbert Report isn't.
08/14/2008
06:27

Chasing the Dragon - China's Economy
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The Chinese economy may be about to crush us, but Rob Riggle hopes they're hiring.
08/14/2008
00:12

Moment of Zen - Rob Riggle Owns a Snake
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Rob Riggle puts a mouse in a snake aquarium.
08/14/2008
04:39

Russo-Georgian Conflict
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The Russia-Georgia conflict is a chance for our presidential nominees to get inside the commander-in-chief simulator and play a little make-believe.
08/14/2008
06:03

Ben Stiller
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Ben Stiller's daughter couldn't be less interested in what he does.
08/14/2008
01:04

Special Olympics Update - Michael Phelps vs. Giant Clam
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Michael Phelps would have broken another world record if he hadn't been swallowed by a giant clam.
08/14/2008
03:31

Healing Clinton Supporters
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John Oliver enlists the help of a child psychologist to heal the Hillary supporters who don't want Barack Obama to be our next president.
08/26/2008
06:15

Indecision 2008 - Michelle Obama's Patriotism
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Michelle Obama -- Barack Obama's beautiful, accomplished, angry, Communist wife -- has to prove she's a patriotic human.
08/26/2008
03:50

Tim Kaine
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Tim Kaine tells Jon about having to give his high school girlfriend's middle name in the intense vetting process.
08/26/2008
00:15

Moment of Zen - Michelle Obama's Generic Speech
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Bill Kristol thinks Michelle Obama's speech was generic and uninteresting.
08/26/2008
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