‘South Park’ Scientology/Tom Cruise Spoof Rejoins Lineup

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2006 The Emmy-nominated episode that lampooned Tom Cruise and his Scientology beliefs will rejoin the rotation on Comedy Central, nearly four months after the network yanked it, reportedly under pressure from Cruise himself (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ever Wonder Why Politicos Do the Colbert Show?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 No matter how silly Stephen Colbert makes politicians look on his show, an appearance on "The Colbert Report" is the best (and maybe the only) way to make young voters pay attention and respond to their representatives in Congress, according to The Washington Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Skewers Gonzales Over Sears Tower Plot

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2006 The "Daily Show" host wonders how seven evildoers could wage what the attorney general termed a "full ground war against the United States." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ken Mehlman Holds His Own Against Jon Stewart

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 The chairman of the Republican National Committee did a surprisingly good job ducking and parrying the jabs that the "Daily Show" host launched at him over the Bush administration's record of lies and deceit. (Stewart got in a few zingers, but Mehlman is as good as they come.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Spars With Bennett Over Gay Marriage

Staff / Truthdig Jun 7, 2006 The "Daily Show" host revealed conservative author Bill Bennett as being intellectually bankrupt in his opposition to gay marriage. (Satisfying: Bennett acknowledged that his side has lost the debate.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ Viewers Better Informed Than O’Reilly Watchers

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 During his May 23 show, Bill O'Reilly claimed that many young Americans have "no idea what's going on," stating that they get their news from Jon Stewart. Problem is, studies show that Stewart's viewers are better informed than most other media consumers -- considerably better than viewers of "The O'Reilly Factor." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Stewart Eviscerates Anti-Abortion Author

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 "The Daily Show" host drops rhetorical bomb after bomb on Ramesh Ponnuru, whose book "The Party of Death" argues against abortion rights. Our favorite: Stewarts' comparison of collateral damage in Iraq and in abortions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Takes On the NSA

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2006 "The Daily Show" host tees off on the recent report of the NSA's phone call database. "It turns out that there was one specific type of domestic call the government was keeping tabs on. All of them." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Rips Into Rumsfeld’s Lies

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 "The Daily Show" host does to Rumsfeld exactly what CIA veteran Ray McGovern did last week: throw Rumsfeld's lies back in his face. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Show US the War

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2006 The Cause, a progressive media development organization, kicks off its pre-launch with a film clip called "Show US the War," a teaser for what it calls a "collaborative real-time documentary news project." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Debriefs Madeleine Albright

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 "The Daily Show" host gets the skinny from the former secretary of state on Bush's "consultation" with over a dozen former White House advisors. Scary part: Albright says Bush was exactly the way he sounds on TV. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ari Fleischer: White House Press Briefing Is ‘a TV Show’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 Bush's first spokesman describes how the televised briefings we see on TV have much more to do with preening and posturing than serious Q & A. We think the administration needs more public grilling, not less, but it's worth hearing his argument. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )