Last night showed some Daily Show at its best, where Jon wades through all the bullshit of rhetoric and commentary in politics/political coverage to show, you know, what might really be going on. And nobody uses the context of history better than him. Nobody. The montage-y thing from 2:00 on is genius ( Read more... )

Last night's episode of "The Daily Show" was their first episode back after the tragedy in Arizona this past weekend. And Jon didn't disappoint. Here's his take on not just the event itself, but also the aftermath and the reactions he's seeing on TV and in politics. It's genius. Rational, sincere, respectful. Fantastic.

Jon's monologue begins at 2: ( Read more... )