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Colbert Destroys R.I. Governor For Denying Gay Couples Death Rights (VIDEO)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Colbert Report - By Stephen Colbert - Nov. 17 (Comedy News) - Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri vetoed legislation last week that would give same-sex couples the rights to claim the bodies of and make funeral arrangements for their deceased partners. He said such legislation was a "disturbing trend" signifying the erosion of traditional marriage.

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Democratic Super Majority

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Show - By Jon Stewart - Sep. 30 (Comedy News) - The Democratic supermajority fails to pass health care reform, but succeeds in funding abstinence-only education.

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Formidable Opponent - Stephen on health care town halls

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Colbert Report - By Stephen Colbert - Aug. 14 (Comedy News) - Does our present health care system really have a fatal illness or can we save the patient? Here to debate this issue is a man that I'm proud to call me: Stephen Colbert.

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Glenn Beck's Operation

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Comedy Central - By John Stewart, Glenn Beck - Aug. 14 (Comedy News) - If only the ailing Glenn Beck 16 months ago had received the health care he's raving about today.

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How to Judge a Guy in 100 Days

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Show - By Jon Stewart - Apr. 30 (Comedy News) - Principle plays no part in Arlen Specter's decision to switch parties, and the media observes Obama's first 100 days with mindless overkill.

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The Ever Spending Story

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Show - By Jon Stewart - Apr. 02 (Comedy News) - Congress expresses the fire of their passion over Barack Obama's budget with jumbo placards.

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Jon Stewart Rips Into CNBC

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Comedy Central - Mar. 05 (Comedy News) - The Daily Show on Wednesday was supposed to feature guest Rick Santelli, a reporter on CNBC. Santelli is infamous for his rant against Obama’s mortgage plan, calling homeowners who are struggling to pay their loans “losers.” Santelli backed out, or err, “bailed out,” as Stewart put it, from the interview. Instead, Stewart launched into a nearly nine-minute take down of the business news channel. Here are some of the highlights: Mad Money’s Jim Cramer telling his audience that Bear Stearns is in good shape. “Bear Stearns is fine… If there is one take away, it’s that Bear Stearns is not in trouble.” Six days later the investment bank went under.

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What Exactly Is President Bush's Job?

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Show - By Jon Stewart - Oct. 05 (Comedy News) - In this Daily Show segment, Jon Stewart touches on the $20 million Iraq/Afghanistan War celebration appropriation and Bush's comma remark: "When the final history is written on Iraq, it may be just a comma." Jon then investigates possible reasons for Bush's low job approval rating: Americans just don't understand what his job is. So, using the Bush's own words, Jon digs into the Presidential vault to answer this pressing question.

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Look Who's Not Talking

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Comedy Central - By Jon Stewart - Sep. 20 (Comedy News) - In this recent episode of the Daily Show, John Stewart gives a hilarious commentary on recent speeches by Bush, Ahmadinejad and Chavez at the U.N. He plays these world leaders as mob bosses threatening each other - and conveys the causes of their conflicts more deeply than many mainstream news reports.

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