The Daily Show - Jon Krakauer (video)

What a heartbreaking story that absolutely needs telling. What to do with the McCrystal connection...

"Jon Krakauer (Into the Wild) explains how the Bush administration exploited Pat Tillman's death for political gain."



Book: "Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman"

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"Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration"

Just think what the next 100 years will bring...



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John Hodgman Calls Obama A Nerd At Radio And TV Correspondents' Dinner (VIDEO)

John Hodgman was on his game last night: Revenge of the Nerds, Jocks, Star Trek, Superman, Hobbits...



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Clay Shirky: "How Cellphones, Twitter, Facebook Can Make History"

Chris Shirky's recent TED talk couldn't be more relevant:



Shirky shares his thoughts on "the big one"--the Iranian uprising happening right now.

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Video Vault: Jim Cramer On "Daily Show" (Full Interview; Unedited)

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Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 2

Daily Show Full Episodes
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Political Humor
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The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 3

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

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The Half-Million Dollar Prank

Flawless...



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Video Vault: Old Time Baseball

America's Pastime--as seen through the comedic repertoire of one Conan O' Brien:



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Video Vault: The Crisis of Credit Visualized (Part 1 and 2)

Skillfully done: break it down to basics, educate the masses, change behavior...





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Video Vault: Ron Paul Talks About the Economy

For whatever reason, the streaming of this video is slow (be patient). This is a great discussion with a brilliant man; the reason nobody whats to listen to him is the same reason our country is on this economic path:



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Video Vault: NFL Fantasy Files "Pick Me"

Um... the last one is just insanity on display:




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Video Vault: Job Interview

Random short film of the day...



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Video Vault: Snow Day in Seattle!

Emilia decided that the best way to celebrate our first snow day of 2008 would be to frolic and dance in the front lawn! Her fabulousnes is through the roof:


Snow Day in Seattle--2008! from Stagekid on Vimeo.

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Video Vault: UNHCR's Gimme Shelter Campaign

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"Actor-director Ben Affleck and Sir Mick Jagger have launched a short film for UNHCRs new Gimme Shelter campaign to help raise funds and awareness about the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the work of the UN refugee agency.

In November, Affleck visited Africa to shoot footage in DRCs strife-torn North Kivu province, where tens of thousands have fled their homes since fighting resumed in August. He also visited Uganda, where some 30,000 people have sought refuge and are receiving help from UNHCR. The result is a short film entitled Gimme Shelter, set to the classic Rolling Stones song of the same name, which Jagger and the group donated to the campaign.

UNHCR hopes the Gimme Shelter campaign will help raise US$23 million in 2009 to pay for clean water supplies and emergency humanitarian assistance kits in the region.

The film - Gimme Shelter - was directed by Affleck and filmed by John Toll, both Academy Award winners. The footage was shot in the strife-torn North Kivu region of the DRC in November, where thousands have fled their homes since fighting resumed in August."



- For more information about the Gimme Shelter campaign go to http://www.unhcr.org

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Video Vault: Reviving The Auto Industry

The New York Times' Thomas Friedman spoke to Bob Schieffer about where the Big 3 in the auto industry went wrong and the repercussions of the India attacks.

My favorite part? Friedman's analogy to the music industry:

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Video Vault: The Miniature Earth

Perspective--get it.




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Video Vault: Charlie Rose and the Emanuel Brothers

I'm adding Charlie Rose to my daily fix--this is a fantastic interview (but I would definitely recommend the full November 7th show here)



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Full Steam Ahead for California's High-Speed Rail

Finally!! Great job California!!


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McCain, "Palin," and "Olbermann" on SNL

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Video Vault: John McCain- Prisoner of War

An American hero who deserves nothing but respect for his service to our country. This is a powerful video--especially the closing moments. I thank John McCain and all those who have fought and are fighting for America.

I support Barack Obama for President:




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Video Vault: Culture War!

The power of unfiltered rhetoric (hey, that's a pretty good book title):




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