The Daily Show finds that Time magazine’s cover stories vary with the different editions for the various regions of the world. This is not surprising in itself except for the fact that it seems as if Time believes its American readers are more [Read more…]
It has been commented on by many people that the Republican party seems to have gone off in a weird direction, adopting so many extreme positions that the breed known as ‘moderate Republicans’ is in danger of becoming extinct. The Onion reports on a promising new program [Read more…]
Jon Stewart comes back from just one week’s break to find that America has been wrecked within that short time, with Rick Santorum becoming the frontrunner for the Republican nomination and a war on contraception already in progress. [Read more…]
The Daily Show looks at how politicians pander to their constituencies.
This clip appeared on January 31, 2012. (To get suggestions on how to view clips of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report outside the US, please see this earlier post.)
I have tried to read the Koran on several occasions but have never been able to make it all the way through. I keep getting stalled because the writing is so turgid that its meaning is hard to determine without great effort. The fact that I have strong suspicions that after all that effort I am not going to end up with anything useful also dampens any motivation.
Since it is supposed to have been directly dictated by god, this does not reflect [Read more…]
John Hodgman of The Daily Show tells the 99% to be patient, that soon they too will be in the 1%.
To get suggestions on how to view clips on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report outside the US, please see this earlier post. This clip appeared on February 2, 2012.
Political cartoonist Ted Rall points out that it does not mean the same thing to everyone.
Aasif Mandvi from The Daily Show goes to Florida to investigate their policy of forcing people to take drug tests in order to get welfare benefits. It is quite extraordinary the lengths these people will go to make people who are down on their luck feel like scum.
To get suggestions on how to view clips on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report outside the US, please see this earlier post. This clip appeared on February 2, 2012.