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The 2012 People's Party Congress of Charlotte - Avoiding Water-Gate: Day 1

Season 8 • 09/06/2012

Storms force Barack Obama's speech indoors, and Rush Limbaugh unmasks the National Weather Service.

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The 2012 People's Party Congress of Charlotte - Michelle Obama's Speech Tweets
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It's the media's duty to report Michelle Obama's record tweet numbers without the liberal filter of meaning something, so Stephen fires up the Internet Numbo-tron 3000.
09/05/2012
04:28

The 2012 People's Party Congress of Charlotte - Michelle Obama & Tammy Duckworth
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Pundits praise Michelle Obama's convention speech, and Democrats trot out every race, creed, color, sex and identity with congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth.
09/05/2012
05:47

Michael Grunwald
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Award-winning journalist Michael Grunwald defends the Obama administration's 2009 Recovery Act, but says only six percent of Americans believe it worked.
09/05/2012
03:25

Sport Report - NFL Referee Lockout
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With professional referees riding the pine, the NFL brings in the creme-de-la-available, like the Foot Locker sales staff.
09/05/2012
02:48

The 2012 People's Party Congress of Charlotte - Sound System
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Night one of the Democratic National Convention was beset with technical difficulties, including a cacophony of unbridled enthusiasm.
09/05/2012
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
09/05/2012
06:15

The 2012 People's Party Congress of Charlotte - Bill Clinton & Hill Poll
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Mainstream Bubba lovers swoon in ecstasy over Bill Clinton's speech, but 52% of voters think America is worse off than it was four years ago.
09/06/2012
04:52

The 2012 People's Party Congress of Charlotte - God & Jerusalem
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Democrats remove God and Jerusalem from the party platform but eventually do the right thing: humiliate themselves on national television.
09/06/2012
05:14

Bill Richardson
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Former U.S. Ambassador Bill Richardson shares how Barack Obama can appeal to Hispanic voters beyond immigration issues.
09/06/2012
00:10

Sign Off - Taco Plate
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Stephen says goodnight to his amigos.
09/06/2012
04:22

The 2012 People's Party Congress of Charlotte - Avoiding Water-Gate: Day 1
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Democrats do not want the embarrassing optics of a half-filled stadium, and human weather balloon Rush Limbaugh reveals Barack Obama's alliance with the atmosphere.
09/06/2012
05:39

Ed Rendell
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Governor Ed Rendell talks about his book, "A Nation of Wusses: How America's Leaders Lost the Guts to Make Us Great."
09/07/2012
03:51

RNC Convention vs. DNC Convention
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Republicans and Democrats still despise and distrust each other after two weeks of saying the same things.
09/07/2012
03:49

The 2012 People's Party Congress of Charlotte - Tom Brokaw & Barack Obama
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Tom Brokaw has a health scare during the Democratic National Convention, and President Obama credits constituents for all of his policy changes.
09/07/2012
03:52

The 2012 People's Party Congress of Charlotte - Youth Vote
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Delegates congratulate each other on slowly destroying the moral fabric of America.
09/07/2012
03:26

The 2012 People's Party Congress of Charlotte - Colbert Bump
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The Democratic National Convention was a never-ending train of people who have received the Colbert Bump.
09/07/2012
02:36

Values Voter Summit Gaffe
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It is high time that conservatives stop trying to appeal to smart people, and letting Rick Santorum in front of a microphone is a great place to start.
09/17/2012
00:33

Intro - 9/17/12
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The Middle East faces turmoil, Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year, and Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust joins Stephen.
09/17/2012
05:15

Atone Phone - Ira Glass Calls
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The Atone Phone must share its number with yet another line, and "This American Life" host Ira Glass realizes that Stephen is America.
09/17/2012
00:07

Sign Off - Shofar
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Stephen rings in the Jewish New Year.
09/17/2012
06:38

Mitt Romney's Libya Comments
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An anti-Muslim YouTube film sparks fatal riots in the Middle East, and Mitt Romney claims that the Obama administration sympathized with the attackers.
09/17/2012
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