The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Life of Kristen
Season 17 E 102 • 05/09/2012
Kristen Schaal explores what it says about a president's policies when he uses a cartoon character, rather than real people, to justify his record.

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Rainbow Disconnection - Joe Biden Voices Support for Gay Marriage
Vice President Joe Biden's honesty about marriage equality traps him in a terrible place where straightforward sentiment is grist for three days of frazzled bulls**t.
05/08/2012
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Ivo Daalder
Ambassador Ivo Daalder discusses the seating arrangements at NATO summits and explains the "Smart Defense" initiative.
05/08/2012
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The Daily Show with Jon StewartS17 E101
Moment of Zen - The Educational Value of "Will & Grace"
According to Joe Biden, "Will & Grace" did more to educate the American public on gay issues than almost anything anybody has ever done so far.
05/08/2012
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Rainbow Disconnection - Obama's Evolving Views on Gay Marriage
Jon Oliver reports from the White House on President Obama's favorite television programs and his corresponding views on gay marriage.
05/08/2012
06:46
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Bad Credit
Instead of having to find reasons to criticize President Obama for things he's done right, Mitt Romney finds ways to claim those achievements as his own.
05/08/2012
02:31
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Rainbow Disconnection - White House Response
With regards to gay marriage, the Vice President's position is consistent with the President's position, which has not changed and is also changing.
05/08/2012
04:51
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Endless Suffrage 2012 - States' Rights Edition
North Carolina takes a step towards equality, granting opposite-sex couples the same lack of rights same-sex couples have always never had.
05/09/2012
05:52
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John Hall
John Hall, Dean of Westminster Abbey and author of "Queen Elizabeth and Her Church," discusses the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the history of his venerable workplace.
05/09/2012
02:47
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS17 E102
Endless Suffrage 2012 - States' Rights Edition - Yo! CNN Snaps
Obama loses 40% of the West Virginia primary vote to an inmate who might be wearing a coonskin cap, and Dick Lugar is out after 36 years in the Senate.
05/09/2012
00:16
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Moment of Zen - "Fifty Shades of Grey"
The romance novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" involves bondage, princes and something called a flogger.
05/09/2012
06:44
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS17 E102
The Life of Kristen
Kristen Schaal explores what it says about a president's policies when he uses a cartoon character, rather than real people, to justify his record.
05/09/2012
03:27
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Welcome Back, Cutters
The debt-ceiling super committee is like the Avengers of congressmen, only without being cool or having a super power.
05/10/2012
00:36
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS17 E103
Moment of Zen - Major Democratic Funders
Tim Carvel has a new book, and Dick Morris reveals the four financial pillars of the Democratic Party.
05/10/2012
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Lord of the Rings - The Right Side of History
Fox News pundits' Republican talking points on gay marriage lack their previous turtle sex and polygamy alarmism.
05/10/2012
03:36
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS17 E103
Lord of the Rings - George Clooney's Fundraiser
Jason Jones reports on the most powerful man in the free world having Barack Obama over to his house for a fundraiser.
05/10/2012
07:57
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS17 E103
Robert Caro
In his book, "The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power," author Robert Caro explores the relationship between Lyndon B. Johnson and the Kennedys.
05/10/2012
02:46
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS17 E103
Lord of the Rings
It's a great day when the President of the United States says on national television that gay people should no longer be relegated to only planning other people's weddings.
05/10/2012
04:16
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS17 E104
Intro - Socialism & Roger Ailes
Jon recalls details from a meeting with Roger Ailes during the 2000 Republican Convention in Philadelphia.
05/29/2012
03:12
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Communist Central
Jon has at various times described himself as socialist, independent, Whig, Rockefeller Republican, Teddy Roosevelt Democrat, and contrarian a**hole.
05/29/2012
04:36
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS17 E104
Michelle Obama Pt. 1
First Lady Michelle Obama discusses her book "American Grown," and how she leads hundreds of kids in harvesting the White House garden in preparation for a vegetable feast.
05/29/2012
03:35
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS17 E104
Communist Central - Obama's Socialist Scheme
You know a socialist policy like the auto industry bailout has worked when a staunch capitalist takes credit for it with a hostile takeover.
05/29/2012
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