The Daily Show: Indecision 2000
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The Daily Show: Indecision 2000 was a series of special episodes featured on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart spoofing the 2000 Presidential Election
. This series covered the primaries leading up to the general election between George W. Bush
and Al Gore
. The series featured "correspondents" at the Democratic National Convention
as well as the Republican National Convention
. At the conventions, the correspondents interviewed many politicians in the comedic style that has made The Daily Show famous. On the first episode after election night, Jon Stewart said that the name was a joke and he had not expected people to take it seriously, referring to the debacle in Florida
.
In 2000, Indecision 2000 won a Peabody Award
.
in its coverage of campaigns.
The 2008 Election has also been referred to on The Daily Show as "Clusterf@#k to the White House", due to the numerous presidential candidates at the beginning of the race.
On September 11, 2007, Stephen Colbert announced that he is beginning a new segment for the upcoming 14 months to the 2008 election, titling it "Indecision 2008: Don't F%#K this up America".
2000 presidential election
The 2000 presidential election may refer to:* Croatian presidential elections, 2000* Federal Republic of Yugoslavia presidential election, 2000* Fijian presidential election, 2000* Ghanaian presidential election, 2000* Polish presidential election, 2000...
. This series covered the primaries leading up to the general election between George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
and Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
. The series featured "correspondents" at the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...
as well as the Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S...
. At the conventions, the correspondents interviewed many politicians in the comedic style that has made The Daily Show famous. On the first episode after election night, Jon Stewart said that the name was a joke and he had not expected people to take it seriously, referring to the debacle in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
In 2000, Indecision 2000 won a Peabody Award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
.
Impact on future episodes of The Daily Show
The "Indecision" title became a standard for mock election coverage of various kinds afterwards in regular versions of The Daily Show, mocking the "Decision" label used by MSNBCMSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
in its coverage of campaigns.
- "A Spot of Indecision 2005" for the 2005 United Kingdom Parliamentary ElectionsUnited Kingdom general election, 2005The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
, - "Indecision 5767" for the 2006 Israeli Knesset ElectionsIsrael legislative election, 2006Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. The voting resulted in a plurality of seats for the then-new Kadima party, followed by the Labour Party, and a major loss for the Likud party....
, making a joke on the Hebrew calendarHebrew calendarThe Hebrew calendar , or Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today predominantly for Jewish religious observances. It determines the dates for Jewish holidays and the appropriate public reading of Torah portions, yahrzeits , and daily Psalm reading, among many ceremonial uses...
whose year is reckoned in Anno MundiAnno Mundi' , abbreviated as AM or A.M., refers to a Calendar era based on the Biblical creation of the world. Numerous efforts have been made to determine the Biblical date of Creation, yielding varying results. Besides differences in interpretation, which version of the Bible is being referenced also... - "Indecision/Indécision 2006" for the 2006 Canadian general electionCanadian federal election, 2006The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...
. - "Indecision 08" For the 2008 US Presidential elections
- "Indecision-ski 08-avitch" for the Russian Presidential elections
- "Indecision oh-eh?" In 2008, the leaders of the opposition parties of Canada formed a coalition to try overthrow the Prime Minister
- In 2009, The Daily Show used the Indecision and added the letters "RA" in it to make "Irandecision 2009", covering the chaos of the 2009 Iran election.
- The Daily Shows coverage of the South Sudanese independence referendumSouthern Sudanese independence referendum, 2011A referendum took place in Southern Sudan from 9 to 15 January 2011, on whether the region should remain a part of Sudan or become independent. The referendum was one of the consequences of the 2005 Naivasha Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People's Liberation...
was branded as "Inde-Sudan 2011."
The 2008 Election has also been referred to on The Daily Show as "Clusterf@#k to the White House", due to the numerous presidential candidates at the beginning of the race.
On September 11, 2007, Stephen Colbert announced that he is beginning a new segment for the upcoming 14 months to the 2008 election, titling it "Indecision 2008: Don't F%#K this up America".
See also
- The Daily Show: Indecision 2004The Daily Show: Indecision 2004The Daily Show: Indecision 2004 is a DVD boxed set of several episodes of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart relating to the 2004 presidential election...
- The Daily Show: Indecision 2006The Daily Show: Indecision 2006The Daily Show with Jon Stewart's Indecision 2006 coverage of the 2006 general elections extended for most of the campaign period for that election, but grew especially intensive toward the actual date of the election on November 7....
- Comedy Central's Indecision 2008Comedy Central's Indecision 2008Comedy Central's Indecision 2008 was the special coverage of the United States presidential election provided by several programs on the Comedy Central network....
- List of Peabody Award winners (2000-2009)