CNN’s Working Class Hero

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2006 Lou Dobbs on 'the Daily Show' calls for a return to progressive values: "Why don't we take on the concept that's held the country in pretty good stead for 200 years and return to a national vision of shared burdens, shared responsibilities and shared sacrifice." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dennis Miller Defends Pro-Bush Stance to Stewart

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2006 Dennis Miller tells Jon Stewart that Dick Cheney keeps the country safe; if the VP will blast his friend with a shotgun, what might he have in store for the evildoers? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2006 In this week's edition of the best Truthdig-flavored videos: Bush makes a stunning statement on Iraq's connection with 9/11; a black "Daily Show" reporter rails on Republicans for not being racist enough; and Ann Coulter gets her comeuppance. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Un-Sheehan

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2006 Jon Stewart plays up the irony when a Katrina survivor drives from Louisiana to Washington, D.C., for an unsolicited meeting with President Bush. The contrast with Cindy Sheehan is hilarious. Watch it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Black ?Daily Show? Reporter: GOP’ers Aren’t Racist Enough

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2006 Jon Stewart?s "senior black correspondent" Larry Wilmore said that Republicans like Tony Snow and Va. Sen. George Allen are giving real racists like Strom Thurmond a bad name. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2006 Check out the best of this week's Truthdig-flavored videos In this installment: Joe Scarborough asks "Is Bush an ?idiot??? Jon Stewart mocks RNC Chair Ken Mehlman's new "Adapt and Win" talking points; Va Sen George Allen steps in a heaping pile of "macaca," and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Rips Into Tony Snow on Israel

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2006 The White House spokesman claimed that people wouldn't forget that Hezbollah sent rockets into people's living rooms. Stewart countered: "Tony, we were the ones putting rockets in their living rooms. We sold them to Israel and they were the ones who shot 'em." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ — Hezbollah’s Next Project: Rebuilding New Orleans

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2006 "Daily Show" correspondent John Oliver reports that the militant organization has had so much success rebuilding Lebanon that it's eager to take on the reconstruction of New Orleans. Louisiana residents are hopeful. Hey, at least Hezbollah's not FEMA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Mocks Media for JonBenet Speculation

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2006 The "Daily Show" host reminds us why news networks had no trouble indulging in another round of wild speculation regarding the 6-year-old girl's unsolved killing: For the media, JonBenet is known as ? oxygen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ Probes GOP Rep?s ?Pimp Tax?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) wants to impose penalties on pimps who don?t file W-2 forms for their prostitutes. But "Daily Show" correspondent Dan Bakkedahl asks, ?Instead of a tax on pimps, why not a rebate on hoes?? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pre-Cease-Fire Fighting Was Like Bachelor Party, Corddry Says

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 "Daily Show" correspondent Rob Corddry does a hilarious take on Israel's and Hezbollah's seemingly inexplicable burst of violent fighting in anticipation of the cease-fire. Also, his sendup of United Nations peacekeepers is riotously funny. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Mocks RNC Chair’s ‘Adapt and Win’ Makeover

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 Watch Jon Stewart tear down Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman?s attempt to sell America on the outright lie that GOP?ers aren?t for ?staying the course? in Iraq ? rather, they?re out to ?adapt and win.? Stewart: Yeah, what a--hole said "stay the course"? [As videos of Bush saying just that fill the screen] Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )