Weekly Video Roundup
This week's collection of Truthdig-flavored videos includes a "Saturday Night Live" parody of Middle Eastern children's television; a Media Matters collection of the most outrageous right-wing comments of 2006; and Jon Stewart's take on Bush's latest Iraq lunacy.
This week’s collection of Truthdig-flavored videos includes a “Saturday Night Live” parody of Middle Eastern children’s television; a Media Matters collection of the most outrageous right-wing comments of 2006; and Jon Stewart’s take on Bush’s latest Iraq lunacy.
No. 1: Saddam and Osama’s Wacky Adventures
This “Saturday Night Live” parody of Middle Eastern children’s television nails the cultural disconnect at the heart of America’s adventure in Iraq. Don’t miss the brilliant satirical commercials in this episode of “Saddam and Osama.”
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No. 2: Most Outrageous Right-Wing Comments of 2006
Media Matters has collected, stomached and ranked the 11 most outrageous conservative comments of 2006, including Rush Limbaugh blaming America’s obesity crisis on the left and Ann Coulter calling Al Gore a “total fag.”
No. 3: “Daily Show” on Bush’s “We’re not winning, we’re not losing”
Jon Stewart has a field day with Bush’s consistent message on Iraq.
No. 4: Cafferty on the Costs of War
CNN’s Jack Cafferty drives home the most important issue of the day: the military wants an additional $99.7 billion for the Iraq war, and the Democrats are set to OK it.
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This week's selection of Truthdig-flavored videos includes Jon Stewart probing Washington Post reporter Rajiv Chandrasekaran about Bush administration follies; Sen. Jon Edwards teeing off his presidential run; and an impassioned Keith Olbermann decimating the case for a "surge" of troops in Iraq.
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