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Victory Lapse

Season 17 • 05/01/2012

Republicans accuse President Obama of politicizing the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death.

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Tarred Heels
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John Edwards' trial begins, and North Carolina's Democratic Party chairman, David Parker, faces questions over the alleged sexual misconduct of his subordinate, Jay Parmley.
04/26/2012
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Zach Wahls
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Zach Wahls, who addressed the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in opposition to a proposed amendment to ban gay marriage, discusses his book, "My Two Moms."
04/30/2012
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Game of Loans
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President Obama and Mitt Romney agree that student loan interest rates shouldn't double, but the parties disagree on the best way to keep aid funded.
04/30/2012
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02:08

Game of Loans - Discretionary Social Spending
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There's an interesting, fundamental debate to be had over how to pay for government aid, and then there's the bipartisan debate actually taking place in Congress.
04/30/2012
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Gaywatch - Workplace Protections, North Carolina's Marriage Laws & Candy Divorce
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President Obama opts for legislation over an order banning workplace discrimination, North Carolina proposes an anti-same-sex marriage amendment, and Mike & Ike break up.
04/30/2012
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Moment of Zen - Jimmy Kimmel at the White House Correspondents Dinner
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At the White House Correspondents Dinner, Jimmy Kimmel remembers an influential high school teacher.
04/30/2012
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Back in Black - Artisanal Foods
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Lewis Black warns that, chances are, you're not eating what you think you're eating -- unless it's a hot dog, then you know you're eating pig snouts and anuses.
05/01/2012
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Moment of Zen - Obama's bin Laden Victory Lap
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Suggesting President Obama's oversight, Fox News' Eric Bolling thanks the Navy SEALs, the CIA, and the Bush administration for the assassination of Osama bin Laden.
05/01/2012
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David Barton
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In "The Jefferson Lies," evangelical author David Barton argues that Thomas Jefferson isn't the secularist that many historians make him out to be.
05/01/2012
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04:07

Victory Lapse - Politicizing Osama bin Laden's & Saddam Hussein's Deaths
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In a cacophony of galling forgetfulness, Republicans accuse President Obama of failing to share credit and thanks with all those involved in killing Osama bin Laden.
05/01/2012
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Victory Lapse
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On the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death, Republicans are unaware that the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex allows people the ability to store and recall past events.
05/01/2012
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Queer Guy for the Straight Ire
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Richard Grenell, an openly gay spokesperson for the Mitt Romney campaign, steps down amid pressure from the Christian right.
05/02/2012
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Intro - Newt Gingrich Suspends His Campaign
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Former Republican presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich announces the suspension of his campaign, but not the suspension of his citizenship.
05/02/2012
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Mormon, Mo' Problems
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Some Republican evangelicals worry about what a Romney presidency would mean for the spiritual health of the United States.
05/02/2012
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Moment of Zen - Newt Gingrich Finally Concedes
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Shep Smith endures Newt Gingrich's protracted ending to his 2012 Republican presidential bid.
05/02/2012
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Tom Coburn
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Senator Tom Coburn discusses his book "The Debt Bomb" and why the debt crisis is a symptom of government inefficiency and conservatives' tax paranoia.
05/02/2012
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Peter Bergen
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"Man Hunt" author Peter Bergen shares insider details about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, and also confirms the late terrorist leader's love of reading.
05/03/2012
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Moment of Zen - Michele Bachmann Endorses Mitt Romney
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Michele Bachmann reverses her opinion regarding Mitt Romney's chances against President Obama.
05/03/2012
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Osama bin Writin'
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For a guy running the world's most feared terrorist network, Osama bin Laden had a lot of time to keep up his correspondence.
05/03/2012
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Chensanity - Clinton Flies to the Rescue
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Following the diplomatic precedent Bill Clinton set for dissidents living in dictatorships, John Oliver demonstrates the best-case Clinton rescue scenario.
05/03/2012
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Free at Last, Free to Blast
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Aasif Mandvi talks to Missouri State Representative Wanda Brown about her Second Amendment crusade to release gun owners from the shackles of persecution.
05/03/2012
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