The Daily Show: Palin's 'Good Morning America' Appearance

This might be one of my favorite Daily Show moments ever.

"I think it means you're cynically exploiting a manufactured notion of yourself as a crusader against a monolithic exclusionary activist liberal media whilst actually enjoying a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship with them only to the detriment of the rest of the country."

     

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Good Morning Real America
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"The simplicity and prejudice of your worldview that the patriotism and goodness of something is in direct proportion only to the amount of conservatism in said thing. AND, that equation so rules your life."

The Daily Show - "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Gross

As usual, The Daily Show offered unparalleled insight into the Rush Limbaugh controversy surrounding his incendiary comments about Georgetown law student, Sandra Fluke. Stewart manages to hit every important aspect of this story, from the complete misunderstanding Republicans seem to have regarding birth control, to the absolutely appalling way in which the Republican candidates responded to Limbaugh's attack. This is an absolute must-watch. Enjoy.

     

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The Daily Show: Republicans Break Obama's Promises

     

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Indecision 2012 - President Evil
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President Bill Clinton in 2004 Daily Show Appearance

     

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Bill Clinton Pt.1
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Watching some old clips of The Daily Show, I stumbled upon this little gem of the first time former President Bill Clinton went on the show. The segment is dated August 9, 2004, which puts it right in the middle of the 2004 Presidential campaign between George W. Bush and John Kerry. Jon Stewart asks this interesting question: "Why is that a campaign commercial doesn't have to be as truthful as, let's say, a toothpaste commercial?" It's a good question, and Mr. Clinton offers a thorough answer saying, in essence, that the media does fact-check these ads, and is getting better at doing it. But the issue seems to be why are these ads even on the air? We have rules against companies falsely advertising goods and services on TV, on the radio, or any other media format so as not to intentionally lead the public into believing something that is demonstrably false, and this does not seem an issue with many "constitutionalists" as a violation of the First Amendment. But, why do we allow campaign ads such a luxury when, theoretically, they have the potential to be far more damaging to the country as a whole? Shouldn't someone propose a stop to this?