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today from the Daily Show, on the media, count down with Keith Alberman, Tom Hartman, the

New York Times, the Young Turks, and Randy Rhodes.

Folks, let's talk about Iraq before the President Bush has to say he says things are going

well.

Condi Rice says things are going well as well.

Dick Cheney says things are going, so it's hard to believe in the credibility.

I wish there was someone left in the White House with some credibility.

Maybe someone who had no access to the intelligence who isn't in any of the meetings.

Maybe somebody who only hears about Iraq after uttering the phrase, hey, how was your day, honey?

There you go, it's Laura!

What do you think about what's happening, Laura?

Many parts of Iraq are stable now, but of course what we see on television is the one bombing

today that discourages everybody.

That one pesky daily explosion that we see on TV, it's so discouraging to see that on TV,

but Laura, you do realize that it's not just happening in the TV, right?

It's actually happening!

It's so discouraging!

I know, I know how discouraging it is for you to watch it.

You know where else it's somewhat discouraging there at the site of the bombing?

You know it's funny that one bombing a day is just how we let that bomb us out.

Although I remember growing up in Jersey, I remember, I guess at that time,

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