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The Daily Show on the End of the War in Iraq
I'm not exactly sure why Republicans are so upset about the long-overdue end of the war in Iraq. Don't they realize that this frees up all the resources President Bachmann will need for sending troops into Iran?
The Daily Show airs Monday through Thursday at 11/10c.
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Hillary Clinton and Hamid Karzai Laugh at Herman Cain's Laughableness
Under normal circumstances, I'd say that it is unacceptable for a U.S. Secretary of State like Hillary Clinton to engage to openly mock an American presidential candidate like Herman Cain with the head of a foreign state Afghani-ghani-ghani-stan-stan President Hamid Karzai. But I'm not sure these are normal circumstances.
I think once you go on television and brag about how little know — or even care to know — about foreign countries, you're kind of setting yourself up to be a worldwide joke…
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Jon Stewart Discusses His USO Tour
From The CC Insider…
For the latest issue of Newsweek, Christopher Buckley interviewed Jon Stewart about what drove the Daily Show host to tour Afghanistan with the USO and how the experience has shaped his perception of the war. It's a great read, but if you have a crippling fear of paper-cuts, fret not, because you can also find the piece on Newsweek's digital sister The Daily Beast. And it's a good thing too; I was having a hell of a time finding the "copy" and "paste" buttons on the print version.Here's an excerpt…
"It's an incredible experience," he says. "From the first one that I ever did until now, always the thing that strikes you the most is they’re thankful you're there. It's the most shocking part."
He shakes his head. "They'll say to you, 'Thank you so much.' The guy who's been clearing mines in Helmand province and has just lost a leg. 'Hey, thank you so much.' And you’re like, Really? You want to say, 'You know, you’re right, I am the real hero here. Coming down to see you. You know that traffic on I-95? That Delaware Corridor? That is never not backed up.'"
I asked how he prepped for the Afghanistan tour of a dozen-odd forward operating bases.
"You get shots for as many 17th-century illnesses as you possibly can," he laughed. "If somebody does offer you a street taco, you say, 'You know, I think I’m going to stick with the Meals Ready to Eat.'"
You can read the full interview here. You can watch Jon talking about the trip on The Daily Show as well as his 2008 interview with Christopher Buckley here.
The Daily Show airs Monday through Thursday at 11/10c.
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From the Pork Barrel: Rick Perry Has Israel's Back
* Rick Perry: "As a Christian I have a clear directive to support Israel" so that it can be destroyed to support End Times prophesies.
* Rick Perry "ignores reality," says future Republican frontrunner Rick Santorum.
* $16 muffins served at Justice Department conference. Sounds bad until you hear about the $300K computer-guided sidewinder pretzels they're serving over in the Defense Department.
* Dick Cheney "worried" about U.S. leaving Afghanistan. Apparently, he stays up late at night fretting over worldwide non-suffering.
* Michele Bachmann makes yet another positive contribution to civilization.
Tags: Afghanistan, Armageddon, Christianity, Dick Cheney, Food, Israel, Michele Bachmann, Military, Money, Pork Barrel, Primaries, Religion, Republicans, Rick Perry -
Jon Stewart on Dealageddon!: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Compromise
Oh my god, what is that awful smell? Ugh, it smells rancid! Wait, wait. Is that the debt deal that congress brokered with the president?
No, I guess that's not possible since that deal is an abstract concept incapable of shedding particles that could be picked up by our olfactory senses.
Must be whatever John Boehner was doing in that elevator…
Coverage continues with angry Tea Partiers being angry after the jump.
The Daily Show airs Monday through Thursday at 11pm / 10c.
Tags: Afghanistan, Animals, Barack Obama, Debt, Economy, House of Representatives, Jon Stewart, Senate, Taxes, Tea Party, The Daily Show, Video
