Over the weekend, there was yet another Republican debate set in an Iowa church and organized by a group that opposes abortion and gay marriage. Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman did not attend so with the two Mormons out of the way, the stage was set for some heavy-duty pandering to right-wing Christian evangelicals, with three of the candidates even crying during the event.

It is getting close to the time when Iowans will have to choose in their primary and you can’t say that they don’t have very clear choices before them.

Jason Jones of The Daily Show investigates.

The Daily Show and Stephen Colbert are having a lot of fun with Herman Cain, who thoroughly deserves the mocking he is getting.

Because it is 11/11/11, that’s why.

Now Mike Tyson gets a turn at it.

In case you did not see the clips of Perry’s New Hampshire speech, here it is.

A fireworks show in Scotland to celebrate Guy Fawkes night on November 5th was scheduled to last 20 minutes but due to a timing error they were all released within one minute. As you might have guessed, it was pretty spectacular. (via Gawker.)

The accusations of sexual harassment brought against Herman Cain have generated discussions about stereotypes and racism. Those of us old enough to remember the Clarence Thomas nomination process are familiar with the whole dreary process.

Fortunately, we now have the The Daily Show to cut through the cant.