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Colbert: Surprised that Cheney hit squads don’t include cannibalism

Stephen Colbert consulted Columbia Law School professor about the legality of former vice president Dick Cheney’s assassination squads. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, broadcast July 22, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Stewart slams Lou Dobbs for supporting birthers

CNN’s Kitty Pilgrim, filling in for Lou Dobbs, thoroughly debunked the birther conspiracy that President Barack Obama is not a U.S. citizen. The following night Lou Dobbs returned appeared to support the birther movement. Jon Stewart targeted Dobbs Wednesday. “Do you even watch CNN,” asked Stewart. “It’s your own f***ing…

Pentagon furious at Fox analyst for calling for death of captured soldier

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow talks with NBC’s Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski about the Pentagon’s reaction to former Lt. Col. Ralph Peters calling for the death of captured U.S. soldier Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl. Miklaszewski reports that Bergdahl wasn’t a deserter. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast July…

Officer: ‘There will be no apology’

Sgt. James Crowley, the officer that arrested Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., says “there will be no apology” for the arrest. This video is from ABC’s Good Morning America, broadcast July 23, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Obama: ‘The Cambridge police acted stupidly’

President Barack Obama weighed in on the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis “Skip” Gates during a Wednesday night press conference. This video is from CNN, broadcast July 22, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Graham announces he will vote to confirm Sotomayor

Speaking on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham announced that he will vote to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. “I take the floor today to inform the Senate, my colleagues, about how I intend to vote on the pending nomination of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sotomayor.…

Ron Paul: Cut overseas spending to pay for health care

Rep. Ron Paul has been an opponent against the Democrat’s plan to reform health care. Paul believes that programs like Medicaid, Medicaid, and Veteran’s care could be better provided by private insurance. “It doesn’t make any sense. It’s a total failure to run anything by a bureaucracy, it always costs…

Stephen Colbert explains why torture will not be prosecuted

Stephen Colbert took on Fox News’ Steve Doocy and NBC’s Chuck Todd over the issue of prosecuting torture Tuesday. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, broadcast July 21, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Liz Cheney speaks out in defense of birthers movement

The daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney appeared told CNN’s Larry King that she understood why members of the birther movement are upset at President Barack Obama. This video is from CNN’s Larry King Live, broadcast July 21, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Chris Matthews takes on GOP’s birther bill

Rep. John Campbell joins Hardball’s Chris Matthews to talk about the so-called “Birther Movement,” a group of mostly Republicans who believe that President Barack Obama was born outside the U.S. and therefore is not a U.S. citizen. Matthews pushed Campbell to admit that Obama is a U.S. citizen and he…