The Top Seven 4th of Julys of All Time

July 4, 1776
A group of wealthy, land-owning, tax-hating residents of a collective of British colonies declare their independence from the throne by signing a document that states "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," thus setting the stage for the greatest Broadway musical ever written about haggling over the particulars of a non-binding document.

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Our Endorsements: Ladies Be Fightin'

* The Army lets women fight in combat on one condition, from The Onion.

* The Obamacare ruling explained by someone who doesn't understand it.

* Billy Eichner reports on hostility between Iran and Israel and MADONNA!

* Hey girl, check out what Ryan Gosling has to say about the ACA ruling without drooling.

* If you like American history, Quantum Leap and jokes about masturbation, you're going to love "Scrotum Leap".

Tags: Barack Obama, Daily Links, Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, Health Care, Iran, Israel, Madonna, Masturbation, Military, Women's Rights

The Daily Show on the Blunt Amendment Debate

These senators are absolutely right. This isn't about women's rights to have healthy sex lives. Not at all! It's about the exact opposite of that.

Coverage continues with Founding Fathers Theater after the jump.

The Daily Show airs Monday through Thursday at 11/10c.

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Tags: Barbara Boxer, Contraception, Democrats, Founding Fathers, Health Care, Jon Stewart, Men and Women, Mitt Romney, Religion, Republicans, Roy Blunt, Senate, Sex, The Daily Show, Thomas Jefferson, Video, Women's Rights

President's Day Gets Roasted on Twitter

President James A. Garfield actually HATED lasagna (and America). #PresidentsDayFacts

— Matt Koff (@MATT_KOFF) February 20, 2012

Our 12th President, Zachary Taylor, sounds most like he was also a member of a boy band.

— Jon Friedman (@friedmanjon) February 20, 2012

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Tags: Birthers, Founding Fathers, Hillary Clinton, President's Day, Twitter

Stephen Colbert on Tea Party Demands to Rewrite History

History, they say, is written by the winners. But then, however, it's rewritten by a bunch of dudes in discount tricorne hats and colonial soldier costumes.

The Colbert Report airs Monday through Thursday at 11:30/10:30c.

Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Education, Founding Fathers, George Washington, Native American, Slavery, Stephen Colbert, Tea Party, Tennessee, The Colbert Report, Thomas Jefferson, Video