‘Daily Show’: Did Al-Qaida Infiltrate Fox News?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2007 Funny how, in the wake of any national disaster these days, news analysts set about explaining the latest disaster according to their pet political interests. Take the recent California wildfires, for example, and watch what Jon Stewart discovers about different stations' diverse interpretations of what the fires really mean. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert’s Poll Numbers on the Rise

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2007 Look out, Hillary Clinton -- Stephen Colbert might soon be hot on your heels. As it happens, Republican presidential hopefuls Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson also have cause for concern, according to a new Rasmussen Report national survey. Oh, and about those reports that Colbert's candidacy may violate campaign election laws? Comedy Central's on the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Sits In for Dowd

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2007 For those who missed Stephen Colbert's first foray into Op-Ed writing for The New York Times, here's his valiant attempt on Sunday to handicap the lineup of '08 presidential hopefuls, including this gem about actor-lawyer-candidate Fred Thompson: " 'Law & Order' never sufficiently explained why the Manhattan D.A. had an accent like an Appalachian catfish wrestler." True enough. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kucinich Rises to Colbert’s Challenge

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2007 Having endured Stephen Colbert's barrage of televised insults and barbs, not to mention a suspicious inquest into the contents of his pockets, Congressman and "vegan wood spirit" Dennis Kucinich will personally (and, perhaps, magically) appear on "The Colbert Report," Stephen says to empty his pockets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Vexed by Kucinich’s Pocket-Size Curiosities

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2007 The strange and startling array of items tucked away in the pockets of Democratic presidential candidate -- or, as Stephen Colbert calls him, the "Democratic Party headquarters' house elf" -- Dennis Kucinich constitutes cause for concern on Colbert's part, as well as grounds for Kucinich's inclusion on Colbert's (pocket-size) "On Notice" board. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Matthews Suffers Interview From Hell on ‘Daily Show’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2007 Chris Matthews got much more than he bargained for when he peddled his new book, "Life's a Campaign," on "The Daily Show." In this clip, Jon Stewart savages the book, calling it both "a recipe for sadness" and a "self-hurt book" and making not-at-all-subtle references to Machiavelli and fascism. Fireworks ensue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Unleashes the Fearsome Power of Name-Calling

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2007 The take-away from the recent showdown between MoveOnorg and Bush administration members (not to mention the Senate) over the now-infamous "General Betray Us" ad should be, according to Stephen Colbert, that the full force of our nation's military power can best be unleashed on the world stage in the form of deadly schoolyard taunts . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert vs. O’Reilly

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2007 Stephen Colbert Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

O’Reilly and Colbert Face to Face

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2007 On Jan. 18 Bill O'Reilly and Stephen Colbert will exchange appearances on each other's shows, putting news TV's highest-rated windbag in direct contact with a satire of himself. Fans wait anxiously to see who will do a better job of faking righteous indignation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dan Froomkin: On Calling BS

Staff / Truthdig Dec 2, 2006 The Washington Post's "White House Briefing" columnist argues that mainstream journalists and media organizations will continue their decline into irrelevance if they don't summon the courage to call BS. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘South Park,’ Censored Over Mohammed, Hits Jesus

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2006 The creators of "South Park," censored by Comedy Central when they attempted to show an image of the prophet Mohammed, aired instead an image of Jesus Christ defecating on President Bush and the American flag. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )