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"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore"
- Howard Beale, NETWORK the movie

Homer Simpson tries to vote for Obama

Homer Simpson tries to go to the polling booth on election day and cast his vote for Obama. Watch what happens.

This scene is reportedly from the episode airing November 2, 2008.

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McCain fails to show up on Letterman

McCain is on the ropes and doesn't want to try and defend himself. He has thrown in the towel by playing the "going back to washing to do some work" card. Unfortunately for us the towel is the American flag, every time he gets cornered by an issue an has to face the music he tosses out some proud American reason for not standing up and taking the heat. He is ducking issues by defending himself with the flag and country every time. You can only go to the well so many times. Demand more America!

Tony Blair Part 1

Tony Blair appeared on last night's episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. At least the former British Prime Minister turned Yale professor has the courage to at least talk about the decisions he made with the Bush administration.



Stewart's satirical program has become so influential in the United States that many viewers claim it is their first source for news coverage. As with all big chat show guests, Mr. Blair had something to plug, his new course as a part of a "faith and globalization" seminar that started this week at Yale University. But while Stewart has a history of dismantling many conservative viewpoints Blair showed no fear while sitting across from the smiling inquisition.

Stewart gained few insights into the War on Terror other than an admissiong that Mr. Blair "would have been shocked" if he had known in advance how much blood would have followed the Iraq war.

If you can't make class, you can visit Tony Blair's foundation.

Tony Blair Part 2

A guest like Tony Blair was so impressive that The Daily Show with Jon Stewart made plenty of in their schedule to talk to him for two segments. This is the second part of Jon Stewart's interview with the former Prime Minister.

Solving our Financial Crisis

The economy hit a new low this week, and in every part of the country, people like you are feeling it.

The recent financial disasters -- from the collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the historic drop in the stock market -- are not just a string of bad luck. They are the result of years of bad decisions made in favor of big corporate special interests instead of America's working families.

More than 600,000 Americans have lost their jobs since January. Home foreclosures are skyrocketing, and home values are plunging. Gas prices are at an all-time high, and we're still spending more than $10 billion every month on a war in Iraq that should never have been waged.

John McCain's campaign is doing everything it can to focus attention on false personal attacks and distractions -- but there's too much at stake for that kind of politics.

I need your help to get the conversation back on track.

I recorded a two-minute TV ad about our economy and my plan to solve this crisis. Please watch the ad and share it with everyone you know:

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For eight years, Bush-McCain economic policies have favored reckless deregulation and huge tax loopholes for big corporations. Now, as these corporations crumble, American taxpayers are facing costly bailouts.

More of the same failed ideas are not going to solve our economic problems.

I'm calling for a $1,000 tax break for middle-class families -- not just because they need help dealing with the rising costs of gas, food, and health care, but also because our economy needs to be reinvigorated from the bottom up, not the top down.

I'm proposing a second stimulus package to save over one million jobs and provide immediate relief to struggling families.

And I'll end the "anything goes" culture on Wall Street with real regulation. We can see clearly that our economy is stronger when we protect investments and pensions, and avoid devastating bankruptcies and bailouts.

This is no ordinary time, and it shouldn't be an ordinary election. Help keep the discussion focused on the issues.

Please watch this video and share it with your friends today.

Thanks for helping to bring the change this country needs.

How Dare You Question the Candidate!

John McCain and Sarah Palin are not only saying they won't answer your questions, they're saying you can't ask any questions.

Angler

Here we have a preview into a new book written by author Barton Gellman. Until Dick Cheney, it would have been tough to hold a vice president accountable. Barton Gellman calls Cheney the closest thing to a deputy president. Angler is the Secret Service's code name for Dick Cheney.

This aired on the September 15, 2008 episode of The Daily Show with John Stewart.

September 15, 2008 market woes

Alaska Rallies Against Palin

In Anchorage, Alaska a group of women voters held a small rally to let it be known that their Governor, Sarah Palin, does not represent their views on many of the issues that are important in their lives.

They put together a press release and sent it to the Anchorage media outlets. A local right-wing talk show host broadcast the names and phone numbers of the two organizers over the air. They began receiving a series of harassing phone calls for the remainder of that afternoon. The leading TV station picked up the story on Thursday. Alaska Public Radio Network put up some audio.

An anonymous caller contacted the local media on Friday afternoon and told them they were one of the organizers, and the rally had been cancelled. Someone even faxed forged a document saying the Secret Service had cancelled the permit for the rally, even though no permit is required. Some people were putting an awful lot of effort in to making sure no dissent would be heard from Alaska.

McCain operating on fear

The Republicans operate on fear alone. Fear can be paralyzing and not a way to find new solutions or new energy, fear is not how you get action. Fear is not how you will achieve real change. You can move beyond fear and find new avenues and new paths for real action. Don't take the biased media at their word. Painting Obama as an elitist or a Muslim is simply repeatedly using the same tactics they used in 2004.

Today I heard Obama comment that John McCain should stop stealing from his slogans and start stealing from his policies. I was glad to hear this but I hope the Obama-Biden campaign continues to get tougher and stronger with its language.

I am sick of the fear mongering the Republican campaign has caused. I wish Obama would give a speech that would remind us all of FDR's "We have nothing to fear but fear itself," speech.