The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Pleasing the Fifth

Season 13 • 07/16/2008

Jason Jones tries to get America out of its funk.

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08:20

Indecision 2008 - Surrogates
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The presidential candidates release their surrogates and Jesse Jackson shares his secret wish.
07/14/2008
00:13

Moment of Zen - Carly Fiorina
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Carly Fiorina tells Tom Brokaw that Americans are focused on what the candidates are saying, not the surrogates.
07/14/2008
06:34

Pierce Brosnan
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Pierce Brosnan tells Jon the worst place he's ever lived.
07/15/2008
05:39

Obama Cartoon
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Barack Obama should in no way be upset about the cartoon that depicts him as a Muslim extremist, because you know who gets upset about cartoons? Muslim extremists.
07/15/2008
03:40

Headlines - Terrorist Watch List
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We reach an exciting milestone in the war on terror as the terrorist watch list adds its one-millionth name.
07/15/2008
00:14

Moment of Zen - The New Yorker Cover
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Gretchen Carlson wonders how many little things we're not seeing on the cover of The New Yorker.
07/15/2008
03:55

Satire on the Street
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John Oliver, Rob Riggle and Wyatt Cenac hit the streets to explain the impenetrable satire that's almost everywhere.
07/15/2008
06:32

Kenneth Pollack
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Kenneth Pollack explains most people in the Middle East want jobs more than freedom.
07/16/2008
07:54

Headlines - It's the Stupid Economy
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President Bush is an optimist on the economy, but Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is an expert.
07/16/2008
00:19

Moment of Zen - CNN's Emmy Nomination
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The Situation Room is nominated for an Emmy for their Benazir Bhutto assassination coverage.
07/16/2008
05:13

Pleasing the Fifth
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Most people don't think the country is heading in the right direction, but Jason Jones learns some tips to make Americans happy again.
07/16/2008
04:50

Cougars
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Kristen Schaal brings out a live cougar, and comes up with her own insulting name for men who date younger women.
07/17/2008
00:08

Moment of Zen - Cougarism
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A cougar says her cougarism started in kindergarten.
07/17/2008
07:53

Indecision 2008 - Dobbs-O-Meter
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The best way to measure the candidates' success in wooing the Latino community is the Dobbs-O-Meter.
07/17/2008
06:43

Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Maggie Gyllenhaal admits to how excited she was when she got swept up by Batman.
07/17/2008
05:38

Richard Bitner
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Richard Bitner explains why the risky business of subprime mortgages end up costing the taxpayers money.
07/21/2008
00:10

Moment of Zen - The Dark Knight
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The media reports on how well "The Dark Knight" did over the weekend.
07/21/2008
05:07

Baruch Obama
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Wyatt Cenac travels to South Florida to find out if Barack Obama can win the elderly Jewish vote.
07/21/2008
05:29

Obama Quest - Three-Pointer
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With one shot, Barack Obama dispels all rumors of his lack of foreign policy experience.
07/21/2008
02:53

Obama in Iraq
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Rob Riggle, Larry Wilmore, John Oliver, Wyatt Cenac and Ed Helms are excited about Barack Obama's trip to Iraq.
07/21/2008
01:06

Obama Quest - Bethlehem
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Barack Obama makes a short visit to the manger in Bethlehem where he was born.
07/22/2008
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