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Elizabeth Dowling Taylor Episode #17038 Author Elizabeth Dowling Taylor tells the story of Paul Jennings, who served as one of James Madison's slaves and ultimately purchased his own freedom. (06:46) Tags: Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, interviews, books, slavery, founding fathers, James Madison, Paul Jennings, history, White House, Constitution, flip-flopper, family, racism, discrimination
Aired: 01/04/12
Viewed: 10,523
War on Christmas - Historical Fact-Checking Episode #17033 After receiving PolitiFact's lowest grade for his report on the founding fathers' attitudes toward Christmas, Jon goes straight to the source. (05:43) Tags: Josh Gad, Benjamin Franklin, history, on location, Philadelphia, costumes, time travel, war on Christmas, Christmas, founding fathers, Congress, religion, holidays, History Channel, Nazi, aliens, asses, fires, sex, prostitution, Jewish, cars/trucks, drugs, STDs, penises, movies
Aired: 12/12/11
Viewed: 102,682
Tree Fighting Ceremony Episode #17030 Fox News objects to Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee leaving "Christmas" out of the Statehouse tree lighting ceremony invitation. (04:28) Tags: war on Christmas, Fox News, Rhode Island, Steve Doocy, Laura Ingraham, Christmas, holidays, work/office, family, religion, Jesus, Christian, photos, founding fathers, history, Congress, Satan, Republicans, Jonah Hill
Aired: 12/06/11
Viewed: 178,657
Happy Evacuation Day Episode #17024 Sarah Vowell thinks that Americans should be thanking the 11,000 loyal patriots who perished on British prison ships instead of some Mayflower-cruising Jesus freaks. (06:36) Tags: Sarah Vowell, history, holidays, Peanuts, animation, Thanksgiving, Revolutionary War, Great Britain, Declaration of Independence, 4th of July, patriotism, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, founding fathers, parades, photos, New Jersey, slogans, food, wars, troops, death, boats, NPR, military, insects, balloons, New York City
Aired: 11/17/11
Viewed: 86,184
Richard Brookhiser Episode #17008 Historian and author Richard Brookhiser talks about James Madison's invention of the first national political party in 1792. (06:25) Tags: Richard Brookhiser, books, interviews, James Madison, lookin' good, history, America, government, business, economy, Alexander Hamilton, Constitution, economy, founding fathers, Democrats
Aired: 10/20/11
Viewed: 10,053
Indecision 1776 - Ye Cobblestone Road to the White House - Tough Tea Party Crowd Episode #16115 Al Madrigal goes on location in Florida to make sense of the Tea Party's reactions at their Republican presidential debate. (04:08) Tags: Al Madrigal, on location, Florida, debates, Tea Party, Republicans, candidates, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Jefferson, Superman, superheroes, immigration, Transformers, Jesus, impressions, death, communism, bailouts, death penalty, hunting, animals, guns, Mexican, college, founding fathers
Aired: 09/13/11
Viewed: 85,385
On Topic - 14th Amendment - Equal Protection and Due Process Exclusive Jon covers a movement to rescind the 14th Amendment, anchor babies and the melting pot that will one day let him call Larry Wilmore a racist. (04:37) Tags: On Topic, exclusives, mashups, Constitution, Stephen Colbert, Ed Helms, Jason Jones, Larry Wilmore, immigration, racism, citizenship, founding fathers, profiling, kids, parents
Aired: 07/04/11
Viewed: 148,179
Indecision 2012 - Republican Doppelgangers Episode #16086 Republicans are taking Mitt Romney to the big dance, but with the same enthusiasm as someone taking his cousin to the prom. (06:03) Tags: Republicans, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, founding fathers, Fox News, Sarah Palin, Iowa, John Wayne, John Wayne Gacy, movies, elections, Indecision, Indecision 2012, candidates, apologies, Willie Geist, John Quincy Adams, polls, documentaries, education
Aired: 06/30/11
Viewed: 121,368
Moral Kombat Episode #16086 The Supreme Court has good news for the makers of graphically violent video games and bad news for the makers of Super Mario Boners. (04:37) Tags: Supreme Court, video games, kids, violence, sex, Antonin Scalia, fights, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, founding fathers, laws, puking, Wisconsin, trials/hearings
Aired: 06/30/11
Viewed: 186,172
Richard Beeman Episode #16067 Richard Beeman reads the 14th Amendment from his pocket Constitution to dispute David Barton's position on states' rights. (06:39) Tags: Richard Beeman, interviews, books, Constitution, David Barton, America, history, religion, church and state, founding fathers, government, debates
Aired: 05/18/11
Viewed: 35,613
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