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Season 4 • 07/16/2008

President Bush and John McCain understand that the nation needs a sugar pill.

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Intro - 7/14/08
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The cost of living keeps going up, although death is surprisingly affordable.
07/14/2008
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Barack Obama's Church Search - Lama Surya Das
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Stephen asks Lama Surya Das if it would be hard for Barack Obama to convert from a secret Muslim to a Buddhist.
07/14/2008
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Jason Riley
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Stephen asks Jason Riley if he's afraid a Mexican will take over his job on the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal.
07/15/2008
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Difference Makers - Donald Trump
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Donald Trump is a reclusive patriot who has the courage and generosity to erect a huge flagpole.
07/15/2008
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The New Yorker Cover
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Stephen thinks The New Yorker cover of Barack Obama dressed like a Muslim terrorist fist bumping his wife is funny, because it's true.
07/15/2008
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Intro - 7/15/08
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Is Venezuela becoming such a grave threat that we're going to have to learn how to spell it?
07/15/2008
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Julia E. Sweig
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As South America becomes more independent and powerful, Stephen asks Julia E. Sweig if we have to start caring about soccer.
07/15/2008
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Alpha Dog of the Week - George W. Bush
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President Bush has been forced to do a terrible job of pretending to care what people think of him, but not anymore.
07/16/2008
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Rush is Here
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Jimmy is so excited about Rush's appearance that he replaces Stephen's theme song.
07/16/2008
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Intro - 7/16/08
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Is offshore drilling the solution to the oil shortage? It is definitely the solution to our whale surplus.
07/16/2008
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03:54

The Word - Placebo
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We want to believe that the nothing President Bush is offering is the something we've all been waiting for.
07/16/2008
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Elizabeth Edwards
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Stephen tells Elizabeth Edwards we already have universal health care. It's called prayer.
07/17/2008
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03:19

OFEC
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Gas station owners never expected the price of gas to get this high, so no one bought enough number fours for the signs. No one that is, except for Stephen!
07/17/2008
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Intro - 7/17/08
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Stephen wakes up as Rush finishes "Tom Sawyer" from last night.
07/17/2008
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Tip/Wag - 9/11 Billboard
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Just because you're linking Democrats to 9/11, doesn't mean you have to be rude.
07/17/2008
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Green Screen Challenge - Bill O'Reilly Rant
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John McCain is united with Stephen's other favorite person, Bill O'Reilly.
07/17/2008
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Esquire Cover
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If Esquire is going to compare Stephen to a famous boxer, at least make it an American hero like Cassius Clay.
07/17/2008
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Better Know a Lobby - Sierra Club
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Stephen asks Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope if George W. Bush is a green president or the greenest president.
07/21/2008
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Jim Webb
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If Senator Jim Webb doesn't want to be Barack Obama's vice president, Stephen does.
07/21/2008
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05:49

Barack Obama's Elitist Summer Abroad
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Let the mainstream media fawn all over Barack Obama, some of us have more exciting candidates to cover.
07/21/2008
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Intro - 7/21/08
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Barack Obama embarks on a world tour; the media sells out in record time.
07/21/2008
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