The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

The Plight of Muscled Americans

Season 16 • 09/14/2011

Jason Jones tells a tale of strength in the face of adversity.

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Moment of Zen - World's Cutest Dog

If he weren't married, ABC News' Dan Harris would win the ladies over with Boo, the world's cutest dog.
09/12/2011
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Coming Soon - The Daily Show Remembers 9/13/2001

The Best F#@king News Team Ever remembers the day Americans forgot the lessons of the day they had sworn they would always remember.
09/12/2011
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Jim Lehrer

PBS's Jim Lehrer draws on his experience as a moderator of presidential debates and discusses the impact of television on elections.
09/13/2011
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Indecision 1776 - Ye Cobblestone Road to the White House - Tough Tea Party Crowd

Al Madrigal goes on location in Florida to make sense of the Tea Party's reactions at their Republican presidential debate.
09/13/2011
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Indecision 1776 - Ye Cobblestone Road to the White House - Rick Perry & Crowd Response

At the CNN-Tea Party Amerigasm debate, seven ambitious Republicans give a jealousy-fueled beatdown to one other Republican and the crowd cheers death for the uninsured.
09/13/2011
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Moment of Zen - Jon Hunstman's Kurt Cobain Reference

Jon Huntsman criticizes Mitt Romney's book "No Apology" by asking if Kurt Cobain wrote it.
09/13/2011
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Common

Common discusses his memoir, "One Day It'll All Make Sense," and the media firestorm surrounding his invitation to perform at the White House.
09/14/2011
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The Dong Goodbye

Anthony Weiner's indiscretion drives a wedge between the Democratic party and their constituents in New York's 9th District.
09/14/2011
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Moment of Zen - Anderson Cooper & Snooki Spray Tan

Anderson Cooper gets a spray tan with Snooki on his daytime talk show, "Anderson."
09/14/2011
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The Humanization of Dick Cheney

With the release of his tell-some book, Former Vice President Dick Cheney is saying, "Hello, world. It's me, Dick."
09/14/2011
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The Plight of Muscled Americans

Jason Jones reports from Philadelphia on a heavyweight lifter who got kicked out of his Planet Fitness gym for being a "lunk head."
09/14/2011
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Caroline Kennedy

Caroline Kennedy discusses her book of interviews "Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy" and lovingly remembers her parents.
09/15/2011
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That Custom-Tailored Obama Scandal You Ordered Is Finally Here

Solyndra's failure doesn't discredit the entire idea of a green energy economy, but some might take it as a sign of the Obama administration's incompetence.
09/15/2011
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Moment of Zen - Joe Biden on Solyndra

Joe Biden gives a speech on the importance of investing in Solyndra for the sake of America's future.
09/15/2011
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Uncensored - HPV Mandate & Pro-Vagina Controversy

Kristen Schaal is torn on the HPV issue: on one hand, Rick Perry takes care of Texas vaginas, and on the other, Michele Bachmann argues for a woman's right to choose cancer.
09/15/2011
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A Few Gay Men

Jason Jones reports from Afghanistan on how the end of "don't ask, don't tell" turned our once proud armed forces into a camouflage-thonged pansexual bacchanal.
09/20/2011
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America's UFO Activity in Decline

Wyat Cenac goes on location to determine how America can win the alien tourism war against China.
09/20/2011
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A Few Gay Men - A Look Back at America's Military Policy on Gays

Jon reviews the history of the U.S. military's policy on gay soldiers, from Harry Truman's "the f**k stops here" policy to the end of "don't ask, don't tell."
09/20/2011
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Ron Suskind

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind discusses Barack Obama's evolution as a leader during the course of his presidency.
09/20/2011
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Moment of Zen - Phoenix Car Crash Victim

A Phoenix car crash victim vividly recounts his accident's explosive details.
09/20/2011
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The Daily Show's Emmy Win

Jon congratulates The Daily Show's staff on their ninth consecutive Emmy win.
09/20/2011
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