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RNC 2012 - The Road to Jeb Bush 2016 - Todd Akin's Media Problem & Mitt Romney's Humor

Season 17 • 08/28/2012

Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" theory stirs the liberal media, and Mitt Romney cracks up Michigan.

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00:18

Moment of Zen - Baby Juice
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Fox News reports economic stress influences a man's taste in his chosen mate.
08/15/2012
05:15

Democalypse 2012 - Cockblock the Vote
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A Pennsylvania court upholds a controversial voter I.D. law affecting 9% of the state electorate, but that's the price they pay to prevent something that doesn't happen.
08/16/2012
00:42

Moment of Zen - Rob Corddry's Talent
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Correspondent Rob Corddry engages in unorthodox gym exercises.
08/16/2012
05:03

Hard News - Inside Correspondent Training Camp
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The Best F#@king News Team Ever prepares for Tampa's Republican National Convention by grilling innocent rubes at a New Jersey model train convention.
08/16/2012
06:17

Rob Corddry
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"Childrens Hospital" star Rob Corddry shows off his Olympic medal and recovers long-forgotten paraphernalia from his correspondent days on The Daily Show.
08/16/2012
03:28

Democalypse 2012 - Cockblock the Vote - Ohio's Voting Laws
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Ohio Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted provokes national outcry by restricting voting hours for Democratic-leaning counties.
08/16/2012
06:21

Marco Rubio
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Marco Rubio recalls being passed over as Mitt Romney's vice president, talks lofty Republican National Convention themes, and delivers good news concerning the tax code.
08/28/2012
02:56

RNC 2012 - The Road to Jeb Bush 2016 - Hurricane Isaac
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Republicans brace for media devastation as Hurricane Isaac approaches New Orleans during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL.
08/28/2012
00:15

Moment of Zen - Mitt Romney & Birtherism
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According to Karl Rove, the Obama White House owes Mitt Romney a thank you card.
08/28/2012
05:41

RNC 2012 - The Road to Jeb Bush 2016
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The Best F#@king News Team Ever reports from the once bustling metropolis of Tampa, FL, a throbbing den of moral depravity and site of the 2012 Republican National Convention.
08/28/2012
05:37

RNC 2012 - The Road to Jeb Bush 2016 - Todd Akin's Media Problem & Mitt Romney's Humor
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Missouri congressman Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comment draws a liberal media frenzy, and Mitt Romney talks candidly about anything other than business, family or taxes.
08/28/2012
03:24

RNC 2012 - The Road to Jeb Bush 2016 - We Built It Pt. 1
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The Republican National Convention theme, "We Built It," resonates with those who don't recognize government's helping hand in creating stable conditions for entrepreneurship.
08/29/2012
00:59

Moment of Zen - Reince Priebus Photo Op
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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is really good at holding still for pictures.
08/29/2012
01:47

RNC 2012 - The Road to Jeb Bush 2016 - Ann Romney & Reince Priebus
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The 2012 Republican National Convention tags Ann Romney with the challenge of making America fall in love with Mitt Romney, while Reince Priebus slurs President Obama.
08/29/2012
03:17

RNC 2012 - The Road to Jeb Bush 2016 - We Built It Pt. 2
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Aasif Mandvi battles the elements from inside the Republican National Convention, and Jon plays call-and-response with chanting conventioneers.
08/29/2012
01:51

RNC 2012 - The Road to Jeb Bush 2016 - Hurricane Isaac Media Coverage
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The media successfully mounts full team Republican National Convention coverage while simultaneously airing copious amounts of hurricane porn.
08/29/2012
04:35

Herman Cain
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Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speculates on the real reason Mitt Romney isn't polling well among potential African-American voters.
08/29/2012
05:00

RNC 2012 - The Road to Jeb Bush 2016 - Abortion Law & The Republican Platform
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At the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Samantha Bee learns that government is meant to protect the individual liberties of everyone lacking a uterus.
08/29/2012
04:17

RNC 2012 - The Road to Jeb Bush 2016 - Mitt Romney: A Human Who Built That
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"Mitt Romney: A Human Being Who Built That" recounts the self-made businessman's rise from public housing and the Vietnam War, to his presidential self-reconstruction.
08/30/2012
00:15

Moment of Zen - Tim Pawlenty Credits Barack Obama
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Tim Pawlenty bucks the generic Republican message by crediting Obama with very specific job creation.
08/30/2012
04:47

RNC 2012 - The Road to Jeb Bush 2016 - We Can Change That
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John Oliver utilizes the Republican National Convention theme of "We Can Change It" to change facts, reality and the meaning of words in order to make a much larger point.
08/30/2012
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