How The Daily Show Is Covering Egypt

In the midst of all the chaos that is the American media punditry circle struggling to cover Egypt’s uprising, there’s Jon Stewart and the Daily Show doing a better job at putting things in their proper context. Or, at the very least...

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Behind The Veil: The Daily Show Takes On Iran

While the Internet and mainstream media has turned its attention to Iran in the past few weeks, it’s almost difficult to see the country in non-political terms. In the name of comedy, The Daily Show sent Jason Jones to Iran to do a series...

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But What About Nader?

And now, treat a brief interruption in the US Presidential campaign… Nader talks to a parrot (whom I mistook to be his running mate) about media coverage, pills national health care and of course, dressing up as a panda and making love to...

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How Satellite TV Got A Fatwa

…like all great fatwas, it started with a phone call… RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Saudi Arabia’s top judiciary official has issued a religious decree saying it is permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV networks that...

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What Body-Slamming Hypocrisy Looks Like

…glorious…so, so glorious… “We should not even be talking about Sarah Palin because it’s sexist.” Jon Stewart takes on Republicans like Karl Rove for playing the gender card whenever it suits them. [source]

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