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David Barton

Season 17 • 05/01/2012

David Barton tries dispelling what he believes are misconceptions about Thomas Jefferson.

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Tarred Heels

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.
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Zach Wahls

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

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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Game of Loans - Discretionary Social Spending

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

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

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

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

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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Victory Lapse

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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Victory Lapse - Politicizing Osama bin Laden's & Saddam Hussein's Deaths

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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David Barton

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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Queer Guy for the Straight Ire

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

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

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

Shep Smith endures Newt Gingrich's protracted ending to his 2012 Republican presidential bid.
05/02/2012
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Tom Coburn

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

"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

Michele Bachmann reverses her opinion regarding Mitt Romney's chances against President Obama.
05/03/2012
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Osama bin Writin'

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

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

Aasif Mandvi talks to Missouri State Representative Wanda Brown about her Second Amendment crusade to release gun owners from the shackles of persecution.
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