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“It’s a big, dumb thing that only gets more expensive over time”: John Oliver punctures Donald Trump’s one serious policy proposal

"The beautiful wall" is the GOP front-runner's one serious plan. John Oliver lays out what it would actually cost VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Monday, Mar 21, 2016 10:02 AM UTC 0
Elections

Barney Frank throws down with GOP strategist: “[Your] party has put itself above a functioning federal government”

The former Massachusetts congressman sets the record straight about Mitch McConnell and his fellow obstructionists

Brendan Gauthier Saturday, Mar 19, 2016 1:39 PM UTC 0
Media Real Time with Bill Maher

Bill Maher diagnoses Donald Trump: “He’s a spoiled 5-year-old throwing a tantrum”

In a raucous new segment, the "Real Time" host blames Trump's presidential run on America's "self-esteem movement" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Saturday, Mar 19, 2016 1:30 PM UTC 0
All Salon Real Time with Bill Maher

Watch: Frustrated Bernie Sanders walks out on hostile TV news interview

Evidently fed up with targeted questions about his voting record, Bernie walked off set after four minutes VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Friday, Mar 18, 2016 8:26 PM UTC 0
Elections Bernie Sanders, Minutemen

Sole surviving Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam captured in Brussels raid

In a raid in the municipality of Molenbeek, Belgian police captured the at-large Paris attack suspect

Brendan Gauthier Friday, Mar 18, 2016 6:23 PM UTC 0
News Salah Abdeslam, isis, Brussels

Stephen Colbert buries Marco Rubio, dismisses his failed candidacy in one final burst of mockery

You know what they say about guys with small hands, Marco? They beat you by a landslide in your home state VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Friday, Mar 18, 2016 3:35 PM UTC 0
Elections

This is how the GOP will steal 2016: Seth Meyers explains the secret Republican voter suppression plan

The voter ID laws in North Carolina are part of a plan to push purple states into the red column. Meyers explains VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Friday, Mar 18, 2016 11:20 AM UTC 0
Working Ahead late night with seth meyers

“He refuses to listen to reason”: Trevor Noah delivers the Mitch McConnell takedown you need to see

"He's saying, give the people a voice, but he's silencing the one voice (Obama's) the people chose" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Friday, Mar 18, 2016 11:14 AM UTC 0
Elections daily show with trevor noah

The night the Rolling Stones fired Donald Trump: Keith Richards once pulled a knife to get the GOP-frontrunner out of Atlantic City venue

"One of us is leaving the building," said Keef of the billionaire villain-turned-politician, "either him, or us"

Brendan Gauthier Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 8:45 PM UTC 0
Media Donald Trump, Rolling Stones

PBS airs segment with Trump-supporting family, doesn’t notice mother’s white supremacist tattoos

The Tillys were so inspired by Trump, they volunteered for him — oh, and they have neo-Nazis tattoos

Brendan Gauthier Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 6:49 PM UTC 0
Elections PBS Newshour, Donald Trump

“I love you”: Questlove pays tribute to father — who died Wednesday at 79 — in heartbreaking Instagram post

Qlove thanks his father "The Greatest Teacher in my life" for "the years we fell out" in moving Instagram post

Brendan Gauthier Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 4:39 PM UTC 0
Entertainment questlove, The Roots, Lee Andrews

“Ted can’t win!”: Donald Trump goes on yet another yawn-inducing Twitter tear

Just when you think Trump demagoguery can't get any more frustrating, he logs onto Twitter at 5 in the morning

Brendan Gauthier Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 3:39 PM UTC 0
Elections Donald Trump, Twitter

Colbert mourns Bernie Sanders: “It is just so sad to see Bernie betrayed by the people he most resembles”

Donald Trump and Ben Carson get the withering post-Super Tuesday treatment as well VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 3:31 PM UTC 0
Elections Video

What the f*ck, Trevor Noah?: “Don’t worry, Flint. We’re not wasting the water” his biggest embarrassment yet

Pours out water bottles for fallen candidate, makes awful Flint joke that he's not wasting the water VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 11:09 AM UTC 0
Elections Video

Seth Meyers looks ahead to Trump riots: “How much more can Cleveland take?”

"Some poor kid in Cleveland's gonna wake up, see a fire, and think the Browns won the Super Bowl. It's not fair" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 10:58 AM UTC 0
Elections late night with seth meyers

“I had like a whole eight ball in one pocket, half an eight ball in the other”: Steve-O describes his insane 3-hour bathroom coke binge with Mike Tyson

In new GQ interview, "Jackass" star Steve-O recalls the good, bad, and ugly of his struggle with drug addiction

Brendan Gauthier Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 9:06 PM UTC 0
Media Steve-O, Mike Tyson

Somehow, Donald Trump reaches a new low: Trump campaign ad features Hillary barking, Putin doing karate

Trump followed up Tuesday night's sleeper of a victory speech with release of new, masterfully amateurish attack ad VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 6:39 PM UTC 0
Elections Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton

Larry Wilmore’s brilliant #TamponTuesday bit: “This issue may seem trivial to people who have money or a penis or a money penis”

"Are schools worried that giving out free tampons is just gonna encourage kids to menstruate?" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 11:40 AM UTC 0
Working Ahead Larry Wilmore, nightly show

Now “The Daily Show” goes after Hillary Clinton? Thanks for nothing, Trevor Noah!

She's now the presumptive nominee, so "The Daily Show" realizes her politics have problems. Little late! VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 11:28 AM UTC 0
Working Ahead Video

Seth Meyers mocks New York Times: “There’s no app called Gay Twitter”

"There's Twitter, and sometimes gay people use it..." VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 11:09 AM UTC 0
Elections late night with seth meyers

“You’re kind of a trickle-down media whore”: Samantha Bee tries, fails to reason with actual Donald Trump supporters

Bee sat down with a polished group of multiethnic, millennial Trump supporters who seemed to defy every stereotype VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Tuesday, Mar 15, 2016 9:35 PM UTC 0
Elections

Working for Donald Trump sounds awful: His butler hires a bugler to play “Hail to the Chief” when he’s in a bad mood

According to a NY Times profile, the staff knows Trump wears the red "Make America Great Again" hat when he's angry

Brendan Gauthier Tuesday, Mar 15, 2016 9:20 PM UTC 0
Elections Donald Trump, Mar-a-Lago

Watch Abbi and Ilana’s Hillary freak-out: The “Broad City” characters lose it over Clinton in this preview clip

HRC's entrance, set to dubstep, sends Ilana and Abbi into a starstruck freakout in new episode to air Wednesday VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Tuesday, Mar 15, 2016 4:13 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Hillary Clinton, broad city

The right’s hypocrisy on Trump protesters: It was only OK when the Tea Party was crashing Obamacare meetings

The Tea Party hijacked Congress via uncivil disobedience; the right can't cry when its tactics are used vs. Trump VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Tuesday, Mar 15, 2016 3:00 PM UTC 0
Elections Donald Trump, Tea Party

Jay Z is anti-Trump: John Oliver tells Stephen Colbert how Hova wants to “Make Donald Drumpf Again”

Oliver revealed that Jay Z had tried to get a free "Make Donald Drumpf Again" hat from the HBO VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Tuesday, Mar 15, 2016 1:56 PM UTC 0
Elections

“That way he could go f*ck himself”: Trevor Noah unloads on Donald Trump’s dangers in his best bit yet

"I feel like we got a glimpse of what America might be like under a Trump presidency. And it was scary" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Tuesday, Mar 15, 2016 12:05 PM UTC 0
Elections

Ben Carson warns of “a real possibility of escalation” following violence at canceled Trump rally in Chicago

Trump might want to advise his latest endorser to keep a low media profile after his off-brand interview on "Today" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Monday, Mar 14, 2016 4:01 PM UTC 0
Elections Dr. Ben Carson, Donald Trump

“I’m a peace-loving person”: Donald Trump again deflects blame for rally violence

Criticized for inciting violence at his rallies, Trump does half-hearted damage repair, calls rallies "love-fests"

Brendan Gauthier Monday, Mar 14, 2016 3:52 PM UTC 0
Elections Donald Trump, Chris Christie

“Financial information, health records, dick pics”: John Oliver puts the Apple/FBI dispute in perfect context

"It would take six to ten engineers up to four weeks to do it. Or, you know, a standard Genius Bar appointment." VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Monday, Mar 14, 2016 11:55 AM UTC 0
Innovation

Watch Hillary Clinton morph into Bernie Sanders on “SNL”: “I have constantly said we need a revolution in the streets”

"Thank you, millennials, for lending your support to the biggest outsider Jew in the race: Hillary Rodham Clinton" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Sunday, Mar 13, 2016 4:05 PM UTC 0
Elections Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders

On “SNL” Ben Carson says, “Bye, America, it’s been weird,” as he endorses the Donald

And Larry David as Bernie Sanders is back: "My message is resonating with a very diverse group of white people" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Sunday, Mar 13, 2016 4:00 PM UTC 0
Elections Saturday Night Live, Ben Carson

Bill Maher goes after the #BernieOrBust movement: “There are real enemies out there”

To those who promise to stay home in November if Sanders isn't on the ballot: "Have you seen a Republican debate?" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Saturday, Mar 12, 2016 5:25 PM UTC 0
Elections Real Time with Bill Maher

“A con artist is someone who deceives you for their own ends”: Author Maria Konnikova tells Bill Maher why Donald Trump fits the description

"He's telling everyone exactly what they want to hear," Konnikova said. "And he doesn't actually say anything" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Saturday, Mar 12, 2016 5:15 PM UTC 0
Elections Real Time with Bill Maher

“What the hell is she on?”: Hillary Clinton destroyed on Twitter for praising Nancy Reagan’s “very effective, low-key advocacy” for HIV/AIDS

Clinton horribly mischaracterized Reagan's record on HIV/AIDS during Nancy's funeral — and Twitter took notice

Brendan Gauthier Friday, Mar 11, 2016 9:31 PM UTC 0
Elections Hillary Clinton, nancy reagan

“Donald can’t be responsible for every person that comes to his rallies”: Omarosa does garbage job defending Trump’s violent protests

"Apprentice" D-lister blames violence at "Brooklyn boy" Trump's rallies on media bias, Black Lives Matter VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Friday, Mar 11, 2016 8:36 PM UTC 0
Elections Donald Trump, Chris Matthews

“She’s a f**king liar”: Trump-supporter Caitlyn Jenner unloads on Hillary Clinton

Jenner blames "everything happening in the Middle East" on Clinton and says Trump would be "very good" for women VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Friday, Mar 11, 2016 7:28 PM UTC 0
Elections caitlyn jenner, Donald Trump

“Trump wants America to be a plutocracy”: Trevor Noah finds new vile quotes from the GOP front-runner

"If they can stay poor ... how smart can they be? They're morons" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Friday, Mar 11, 2016 1:01 PM UTC 0
All Salon daily show with trevor noah

Larry Wilmore blasts Missouri’s new Jim Crow laws: “If there’s a state that knows anything about depriving people of their liberties, it’s Missouri”

"If no one made things with their hands that was offensive to their beliefs, Quiznos would cease to exist" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Friday, Mar 11, 2016 1:00 PM UTC 0
Life

The low art of Hillary bashing: The juvenile, pathetic memes courtesy of “top conservatives on Twitter”

Are you an angry conservative? Make your own crazy anti-Hillary meme with these simple design tips!

Brendan Gauthier Thursday, Mar 10, 2016 10:00 PM UTC 0
Elections tcot

Trump leaves Stephen Colbert speechless: “It was like watching an infomercial”

The victory speech Tuesday, he notes, "had a little bit of product placement" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Thursday, Mar 10, 2016 7:15 PM UTC 0
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