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Jon Stewart 'Hurt' After Trump Calls Him 'Racist' (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart is hurt. A man he respects and cares "very deeply" for called him racist over a few Daily Show segments focusing on Herman Cain's sexual harassment allegations.... Read More »

Jon Stewart On Perry's Birtherism: Now He's Only Six Months Behind The National Conversation (VIDEO)

Rick Perry's new foray into birtherism actually represents progress for the Republican presidential hopeful, Jon Stewart said on Monday.... Read More »

Jon Stewart To GOP On Qaddafi Death: What Is Wrong With You People? (VIDEO)

The death of former Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi sparked celebrations in Libya and congratulations from world leaders. But one group of American lawmakers were cautious to give the Obama Administration... Read More »

Jon Stewart: GOP 'Loves' America But 'Hates' Most Of Its People (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart on Tuesday set his sights on Republicans' calls for Americans to "take this country back." And what do you know? It's happening now in anti-Wall Street protests in... Read More »

Jon Stewart Has A Little Advice For Occupy Wall Street (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart on Monday revisited Occupy Wall Street, surprised that protests have spread to dozens of U.S. cities and abroad. "They're like the Hard Rock Cafe of leftist movements," Stewart... Read More »

Jon Stewart Jeers Sarah Palin's Non-Presidential Campaign (VIDEO)

Last week on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart wondered what Sarah Palin was doing touring the country and speaking at tea party rallies. Either she's running for president, he said,... Read More »

Jon Stewart Lampoons Tea Party Criticism Of Occupy Wall Street (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart on Wednesday turned his attention to the ever-growing Occupy Wall Street protests, which he said have now caused the media to "move its coverage dial from blackout to... Read More »

Jon Stewart: Rick Perry Better Have A Good Explanation For Slur At Hunting Camp (VIDEO)

Rick Perry was doing so well. After launching a presidential campaign, he quickly catapulted to frontrunner status. But, Jon Stewart said, that all changed once Perry started talking. "Watching Governor... Read More »

Jon Stewart And Bill O'Reilly Debate Taxes, $16 Muffins (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart had his old pal Bill O'Reilly on The Daily Show Wednesday to talk taxes and $16 muffins. Stewart, who had a bit of fun at O'Reilly's threat to... Read More »

Jon Stewart Suggests Who Might Have Called Obama The 'Antichrist' (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart on Tuesday set his sights on President Obama's reelection campaign, which took the president to the West Coast this week. At a fundraiser at the House of Blues... Read More »

Ron Paul: 'I'm A Threat To The Establishment' (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart has lately been a proponent of Ron Paul's presidential bid, openly criticizing the media for writing off his candidacy. And during an extended interview on Monday, Stewart asked... Read More »

Jon Stewart To GOP Voters: Take A Long, Hard Look In The Mirror (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart has a message for Republican primary voters: Make up your mind, already. First, Michele Bachmann was the frontrunner, then Rick Perry and now all eyes are suddenly on... Read More »

Jon Stewart Opens Up About Making The The Daily Show

Jon Stewart says the best episodes of The Daily Show are made from the smallest moments. Take Donald Trump eating pizza with a fork (clip here), for instance. Stewart can... Read More »

Jon Stewart Grieves For America's 'Endangered' Millionaires (VIDEO)

America's vulnerable millionaires are at risk, with nowhere to turn if President Obama raises their taxes. "Every day, America loses more and more millionaires to abusive individual and corporate tax... Read More »

Daily Show Salutes 'A Few Gay Men' After DADT Repeal (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart on Tuesday celebrated the official end of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Gays and lesbians can now serve openly in the military, and those who were... Read More »

Jon Stewart Bids Anthony Weiner A 'Dong Goodbye' (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart on Wednesday turned his attention to a local story: the special election in New York's 9th district for a House seat that most recently belonged to Anthony Weiner.... Read More »

Jon Stewart Mocks CNN's 'Ameri-gasm' Debate (VIDEO)

Monday night's Republican presidential debate was truly "an historic event," Jon Stewart said, with a "truly remarkable pairing." "A fringe, often derided, incompetent bunch of yahoos was finally granted legitimacy... Read More »

Jon Stewart: 'Campaign' Obama Is So Much Cooler Than 'Governing' Obama (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart on Monday took on President Obama's ambitious push to promote major jobs legislation, concluding that "campaign Obama" is much cooler than "governing Obama." But, alas he said, it... Read More »

Jon Stewart On GOP Debate: Romney Got 'Rickrolled' (VIDEO)

When there's conflict, Jon Stewart said Thursday, there's a winner and a loser, and Mitt Romney clearly got "Rickrolled" in the Republican primary debate. Romney painted himself as the intellectual... Read More »

Jon Stewart: Mitt Romney Wants To Be President So Bad 'Al Gore Can Taste It' (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart lit into Mitt Romney on Wednesday, saying the former Massachusetts governor wants to be president so bad, "Al Gore can taste it." And since the Daily Show taped... Read More »

Jon Stewart Blasts The Media's 'Manufactured Conflict' Of Obama's Jobs Speech

Jon Stewart is back from vacation, and he's not too happy with the news coverage he missed during his time away. Last week, President Obama proposed a jobs speech to... Read More »

Jon Stewart Highlights Conservative Hypocrisy On 'Class Warfare' (VIDEO)

In one of his signature Fox News montages, Jon Stewart on Thursday highlighted the hypocrisy of conservative commentators railing against Warren Buffett's call to tax the super-rich. It's "class warfare!"... Read More »

Jon Stewart Slams Media's Horse-Race Approach To 2012 GOP Coverage (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart on Wednesday night slammed the media's horse-race approach to political coverage. Sunday, fresh off her Iowa straw poll win, belonged to Michele Bachman. Her strong showing in Ames... Read More »

Jon Stewart's Epic Rant On What Rick Perry Would Do To The America He's 'In Love' With (VIDEO)

Texas Gov. and newly minted Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry says voters should want a president who's passionate about America, even in love with America. Exactly, Jon Stewart said Tuesday... Read More »

Jon Stewart: Rick Perry is Much, Much More Than George W. Bush On Steroids (VIDEO)

Why is Josh Brolin's character from "W." running for president? Jon Stewart asked on Monday. Oh right, that's Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R). It's not the first time Perry's been... Read More »

Jon Stewart: Is Fox's Megyn Kelly Suffering From 'Postpartum Compassion'? (VIDEO)

What happened to Megyn Kelly? The Fox News host returned from maternity leave this week, and quickly railed against a talk radio host who called her time off a "racket."... Read More »

Daily Show On 'Obama Downgrade': Time For President To Go 'Blacker' (VIDEO)

Since Standard & Poor's downgraded the United States' credit rating, Republicans have come out in force to label it "Obama's downgrade." So Jon Stewart last night called in The Daily... Read More »

Jon Stewart Slams Newsweek's Use Of Intentionally 'S#@tty' Bachmann Photo (VIDEO)

Newsweek should be ashamed of its cover photo of Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Jon Stewart said Tuesday night, which shows the congresswoman in a, well, not-so-flattering light. "Look, Newsweek, that's... Read More »

Jon Stewart: Who Will Listen To 'Average' And 'Below Average' S&P? (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart opened The Daily Show on Monday night skeptical that S&P's downgrade of the United States' credit rating is that big of a deal. "The ratings agency is Standard... Read More »

Jon Stewart Rails Against The Tea Party's Refusal To Compromise On Debt Deal (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart doesn't understand what the tea party is so angry about. The conservative faction of Congress successfully demanded huge spending cuts without tax revenue in a deal to increase... Read More »