The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls

Season 19 • 10/02/2013

Congressional Republicans feel the effects of their government shutdown.

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The media questions President Obama's domestic communication skills.
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March of Dumbs - Government Shutdown
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The government shutdown curtails inessential programs like the FDA and supplemental nutrition for women, infants and children.
10/01/2013
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Moment of Zen - The Low Cost of Government Shutdown
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Stuart Varney reassures his viewers about the cost of a government shutdown.
10/01/2013
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Obamacare Begins
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Jason Jones compares the boring substance of Obamacare supporters with the punchy spunk of its conservative opponents.
10/01/2013
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David Mitchell
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David Mitchell explains how he came to translate a book written by Naoki Higashida, a 13-year-old autistic youth.
10/01/2013
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March of Dumbs
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Congressional Republicans save America from the most insidious law ever created by man.
10/01/2013
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Back in Black - Barilla Pasta
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Pasta giant Barilla won't portray a gay family for its commercials, but Lewis Black isn't buying the whole family values argument.
10/02/2013
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Moment of Zen - Purgatory with Gretchen Carlson
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The Daily Show helps Gretchen Carlson name a cozy chair on the set of her show, "The Real Story."
10/02/2013
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06:27

Sandra Bullock
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"Gravity" star Sandra Bullock talks flying and George Clooney's unusual role as a charismatic, rough-and-tumble ladies man.
10/02/2013
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06:09

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Republican Shutdown
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John Oliver explains the electorally invincible strategy behind unpopular Congressional actions.
10/02/2013
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Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls
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Congressional Republican fart-knockers complain about the shutdown they themselves caused.
10/02/2013
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Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Bias on Bulls**t Mountain
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Could there be a higher octane fuel for the Fox News false outrage exploitation engine than wheelchair-bound World War II veterans?
10/03/2013
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Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Smokey the Bear
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Federal employee and American icon Smokey the Bear weathers the government shutdown.
10/03/2013
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Moment of Zen - Michele Bachmann & The World War II Memorial
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"The Reason I Jump" goes to number one and Michele Bachmann engages in the political theater of decrying political theater.
10/03/2013
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04:04

Representative Scott Rigell: Republican Traitor
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One Republican congressman voted against shutting down the government, so Samantha Bee finds out what's wrong with him.
10/03/2013
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05:35

Kerry Washington
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"Scandal" star Kerry Washington wishes people in Washington D.C. would identify quite so strongly with people on her show.
10/03/2013
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04:46

Kathleen Sebelius Pt. 2
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Kathleen Sebelius explains why the United States ended up with a market-based health care system.
10/07/2013
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03:00

Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Web Site Down - Team Nihilism vs. Team Incompetence
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Jason Jones lays out Team Nihilism's two-step health care plan, and Team Incompetence's Samantha Bee experiences technical difficulties.
10/07/2013
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Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Web Site Down
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Americans will camp out all night to be the first people to buy a phone or see a movie about shirtless werewolves, but prove less patient when it comes to health care.
10/07/2013
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Shutstorm 2013: America Sits on Its Balls - Web Site Down - Scare Tactics
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Democrats warn against breaching America's debt ceiling, but Republican lawmakers aren't buying into the liberal demagoguery.
10/07/2013
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00:36

Moment of Zen - Shutdown - What's Up
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Fox News reports on the government shutdown.
10/07/2013
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