The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Optimist Prime

Season 14 • 02/25/2009

Barack Obama lays out his optimistic plan for a lazy America.

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00:15

Moment of Zen - Obama Tails
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Canadians make Obama Tails in honor of the president's trip to Ottawa.
02/24/2009
05:26

Unusual Suspect
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Jason Jones learns that when a galvanizing leader captures the public's imagination, he's either Hitler or the Antichrist.
02/24/2009
06:57

Ricky Gervais
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Ricky Gervais wrote Barack Obama a letter asking him to take Paris Hilton back to America.
02/24/2009
06:18

Canuck Obama
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Barack Obama travels to Canada, the diplomatic equivalent of a preseason game.
02/24/2009
00:49

Daily/Colbert - On the Same Wavelength
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It's uncanny how Stephen and Jon are on the same wavelength.
02/24/2009
00:12

Moment of Zen - Bobby Jindal's Stale Speech
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Bobby Jindal's response to Barack Obama's speech was like following Led Zeppelin with a harmonica.
02/25/2009
04:39

Bobby Jindal's Republican Response
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Bobby Jindal responds to Barack Obama's speech by addressing Americans like children.
02/25/2009
02:41

A New Republican Party
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After Bobby Jindal's response, Wyatt Cenac is excited about this vibrant new third party.
02/25/2009
06:42

Tom Selleck
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Tom Selleck talks about his brain-damaged sheep and cremated cow.
02/25/2009
00:20

Intro - Mano y Half a Mano
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Tom Selleck and Jon will go mano y half a mano.
02/25/2009
05:23

Optimist Prime
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Barack Obama may be too optimistic about his goals for the future of America.
02/25/2009
00:09

Moment of Zen - Monkey Legislation
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Monkey legislation might not be the most important issue in the world -- until tragedy strikes your family.
02/26/2009
03:01

Fox News Reports Joe Biden's Gaffe
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Fox News' "if you see something, say something" policy pays off with another Joe Biden gaffe.
02/26/2009
00:35

Intro - The Gallagher of Guests
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The green room has been draped in plastic for Brian Williams.
02/26/2009
02:57

Asian Provocateur
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Hillary Clinton tries diplomacy by poetry on her first trip to Asia as secretary of state.
02/26/2009
07:12

Brian Williams
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Whatever Brian Williams is doing at any moment of the day isn't interesting enough to Twitter.
02/26/2009
06:36

Felonious Monkeys
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Congressman Rob Bishop owns no monkeys, but he opposes the monkey transport ban.
02/26/2009
05:04

Twitter Frenzy
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Sam Bee says Twitter has become such a big deal because it's awesome and our rotting corpses are grabbing for its glimmer.
03/02/2009
00:52

Intro - Harold Varmus Is Here
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Harold Varmus and Jon will probably talk about the Mets.
03/02/2009
00:11

Moment of Zen - Robert Davi Speaks at CPAC
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Robert Davi speaks of the importance of language at the CPAC.
03/02/2009
06:40

Harold Varmus
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Harold Varmus doesn't want disease advocates warring with each other over government funding.
03/02/2009
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