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Blackout 2003 - Not a Poem

Season 8 • 08/18/2003

The blackout was not a transcendent moment of civic unity.

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03:38

We Love Showbiz - Friends
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"Friends" enters its last season, "Gigli" is kicking it strong at the box office, and Cameron Diaz wants to control who sees her breasts.
08/13/2003
02:42

Hot Enough For You?
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A record heat wave steamrolls its way through central Europe and Great Britain.
08/13/2003
02:31

Blackout 2003 - Ed Power
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Ed Helms is going to get some potted plants, probably basil, but only in the summer, in an effort to protect himself from future blackouts.
08/18/2003
02:32

Blackout 2003 - Suckers
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Honeymooners, grocery stores and suckers on public transportation were hit hard by the biggest blackout in history.
08/18/2003
02:52

Blackout 2003 - What Went Wrong?
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Senior Utility Correspondent Samantha Bee knows nothing about what caused the blackout or about electricity in general.
08/18/2003
01:17

Blackout
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Jon Stewart intimates that Hillary Clinton caused the blackout to avoid his brash interviewing style.
08/18/2003
01:04

Blackout 2003 - Halliburton
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Can the President persuade Halliburton to fix our power delivery system?
08/18/2003
00:36

Obstinate Pricks
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Bombs, anthrax, blackouts, whatever. We're staying.
08/18/2003
00:09

Moment of Zen - Grocery Store
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These are things you need during a blackout.
08/18/2003
05:48

Jim Hightower
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Jim Hightower talks about progressive politics, cliptocracy and Tom DeLay. He also wears red underwear on his book cover.
08/18/2003
02:46

Blackout 2003 - Not a Poem
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The blackout was not a divine revelation of a temporary crisis transforming New York into a shimmering city on a hill.
08/18/2003
02:15

Mess O'Potamia - Desert, Water, Stone, Magik
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To make matters worse in Iraq, locals now believe that the United States Army has magic underwear that keeps them cool in the heat.
08/19/2003
05:52

Cynthia Nixon
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Cynthia Nixon talks about surviving the blackout and Jon Stewart not getting laid in the final season of "Sex and the City."
08/19/2003
00:08

Moment of Zen - Lastman Standing
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The mayor of Toronto is tired of being pushed around by the United States.
08/19/2003
05:19

Canadian Beacon
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Canada has become popular because it doesn't go around declaring war on everyone these days.
08/19/2003
02:43

Mess O'Potamia - Sabotage
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The Iraqis are helping us un-build their country through a careful program of sabotage.
08/19/2003
02:19

Where Are They Evil Now?
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Jon Stewart can't tell if the audience has more sympathy for Idi Amin or Ted Kaczynski.
08/19/2003
03:55

Ad Nauseam - Getting Hit in the Nuts
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Ed Helms examines the regions of the brain that advertisers attempt to stimulate by hitting people in the nuts.
08/20/2003
02:40

Re-Decision 2003 - Actor Speak
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Rob Lowe announces on "Extra!" that he will be joining the campaign of Arnold Schwarzenegger as an advisor.
08/20/2003
00:12

Moment of Zen - The People's Governor
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In Arnold Schwarzenegger's first political ad, he tells us that he wants to be the people's governor.
08/20/2003
05:38

Will Shortz
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Jon and Will Shortz bore the audience to tears with their love of crossword puzzles.
08/20/2003
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