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The Daily Show Nails Cable News Election Panels

As you've now heard, in last night's two high-profile gubernatorial elections, the GOP candidates emerged victoriously in what was a clear referendum against President Obama. Jon Stewart and the Daily Show team expose the vapid news media and their flimsy... ...full story at digg

from digg on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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