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Jon Stewart Responds to Bill O'Reilly's Attacks About Nazi Rhetoric
Matt Cherette · 01/27/11 11:29PMWatch Jon Stewart's Humorous Take on the State of the Union
Matt Cherette · 01/26/11 11:23PMTonight, Jon Stewart opened with his analysis of last night's State of the Union Address by President Obama—and he delivered. Inside, watch three highlights from Stewart's segment, about our "Sputnik moment," audience member Kathy Proctor, and Michele Bachmann.
Here Are Joel Osteen's Contradictory, Homophobic Statements to Piers Morgan
Matt Cherette · 01/26/11 10:01PMThis evening's Piers Morgan Tonight featured megachurch pastor Joel Osteen and his Stepford wife Victoria. When Morgan switched the subject to homosexuality, Osteen—declaring it a "sin" and comparing it to an "addiction"—contradicted and offended on multiple levels.
Jon Stewart Exposes Fox News' "Nazi" Rhetoric Hypocrisy
Matt Cherette · 01/24/11 11:34PMWatch Rachel Maddow Address Keith Olbermann's Departure on Real Time
Matt Cherette · 01/21/11 10:25PMAfter Being Suddenly Fired by MSNBC, Keith Olbermann Signs Off
Matt Cherette · 01/21/11 09:55PMWarmongers: Seymour Hersh Has Our Motivation All Wrong
Hamilton Nolan · 01/21/11 11:34AMStephen Colbert Mocks Rush Limbaugh for His Racist Chinese Impression
Matt Cherette · 01/20/11 11:50PMJon Stewart to Lawmakers: Stop Calling the Other Side Nazis!
Matt Cherette · 01/20/11 11:27PMWatch a Defiant Ricky Gervais Defend His Golden Globes Jokes to Piers Morgan
Matt Cherette · 01/20/11 09:49PMWatch Jon Stewart's Daily Show Invitation for Glenn Beck
Matt Cherette · 01/19/11 11:14PMGlenn Beck appeared on Today this morning to defend his violent rhetoric, telling Meredith Vieira that he was only joking—just like Jon Stewart! Tonight, Stewart tried to make sense of the comparison before inviting Beck on his show.
The Case of the Christian Astronomer
Hamilton Nolan · 01/19/11 12:12PMJon Stewart Dissects Sarah Palin's Victim Complex
Matt Cherette · 01/18/11 11:25PMHoward Stern Attacks Jay Leno, Oprah Winfrey on Piers Morgan Tonight
Matt Cherette · 01/18/11 09:56PMThe night after Oprah Winfrey served as Piers Morgan Tonight's first guest, Howard Stern took to the program to accuse the Queen of Daytime of stealing Phil Donahue's format. Then, Stern called Jay Leno "insane" and "a crook." Watch inside.