This segment originally aired in November of 2007.  I am a big opponent of the death penalty in general.  It's unfairly applied with minorities disproportionately receiving it, studies show it offers no deterrent to other crimes and the thought of even one innocent person executed wrongly makes it just horrifying to consider.  We are the only Western country that still has the death penalty and the fact that we stand with countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia and China in executing prisoners should not be a point of pride.  We at one time at least held to the standard of not executing the mentally ill or retarded, but even that no longer holds as James Clark of Texas or Greg Thompson above show. 

If you are interested in working towards the abolishment of the death penalty, contact Amnesty International for information on what you can do.

Lara Logan is a big C&L favorite because she's been in a war zone and not backed down from right wing narratives. She joins Jon Stewart and rocks the house down with this astute observation of the American media.

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Stewart: Do you watch the news that we're watching?

Logan: No

Stewart: ...in the United States? Do you see what we're hearing about the war? So, we might actually know everything?

Logan: If I were to watch the news that you hear in the United States---I'd just blow my brains out because it would drive me nuts.

Really?

Are the Villagers watching? Do you hear?