In a discussion yesterday at Ohio State University, Fox News chief Roger Ailes blew the lid off the Jon Stewart‘s true ideology, apparently after being asked whether Stewart would do well without Fox News. Ailes commented that Stewart had more or less admitted to being a socialist while the two were in a bar. Which begs the question: where is this bar where Roger Ailes and Jon Stewart can be seen hanging out together?

Howard Kurtz gave viewers an insight into the creative process of The Daily Show‘s comedy with former show producer Mike Rubens. Rubens was on to talk about a recent column he wrote for Salon about how over the years, he’s grown to be more accepting of people with political views opposite his because of the people he’s met and subsequently made fun of.

Although it was almost three weeks ago, it’s never too late to keep talking about Nerdprom, aka the White House Correspondents Dinner. WHCD headliner Jimmy Kimmel recently told Howard Stern that ABC News’ Jake Tapper helped him vet the jokes, and shared a particularly offensive example that Tapper vetoed, which has been somewhat mischaracterized as an “abortion joke.”

Read the joke in question, if you dare, and check out Tapper’s reaction to being Kimmel’s comedy mentor.

On Thursday night, Jon Stewart again took a look at President Barack Obama‘s gay marriage endorsement — and just how far the national conversation on the issue has come. Particularly over at Fox News.

Jon Stewart, on Wednesday night, gave President Obama credit for his announcement about supporting gay marriage — and then took a look at North Carolina, which voted in favor on an amendment that would ban same-sex marriage. Thanks, Stewart said, for taking away the brief “glimpse” of happiness.

During Tuesday night’s edition of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart called out the Republicans’ “cognitive dissonance” over the killing of Osama bin Laden and the taxpayer-funded bailout of GM and Chrysler.

“Cognitive dissonance,” explained Stewart, “is when you hold two contradictory ideas in your mind, at the same time.” Lately, the comedian contends, it seems like Republicans have been able to square away the opposing ideas in their head.

On Tuesday night, Jon Stewart delved in to the twilight zone that is Washington D.C. to discuss an issue dominating the news this week: gay marriage. Tracing the chronology — from Joe Biden‘s remark on Sunday, to the reaction that followed, to the subsequent reassessing of President Obama‘s “evolution” on the issue — The Daily Show looked at how far the president has come in terms of supporting marriage equality. He has evolved: from openly supporting gay marriage to becoming, well, a political candidate.

On Monday night, Jon Stewart took a look at President Obama‘s re-election campaigning and decided to investigate: are young voters as excited for Obama as they were in 2008? Cut to The Daily Show‘s investigative report. “Will the youth vote be a problem this time around?” Al Madrigal asked — before heading to an Obama rally

While many of us were busy fighting smaller battles, the Catholic League has been following up on its promise to campaign against Jon Stewart for his “vagina manger” segment. And not in vain, it seems, because Delta Airlines has pulled its advertising from The Daily Show.

On Thursday night, Jon Stewart took a look at the story of Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident who’s been making headlines, after escaping house arrest, reportedly hiding in a U.S. embassy.

Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart tackled the noxious attacks on Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith from both the Left and the Right. However, since we’re trying to strike a blow for equality, we should take the time to look at all the bigots discussing Romney’s campaign. Fortunately, Stewart found the perfect poster boy for homophobia in the American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer and his response to Mitt Romney’s (now former) Richard Grenell.

Jon Stewart addressed Mitt Romney‘s Mormonism on Wednesday, and those who seem to view him as not being part of Christianity. Going through various remarks and concerns, Stewart ridiculed the whole debate, ultimately quipping that Romney’s inevitably discriminatory potential policies having nothing to do with his faith.

To no one’s surprise, on Tuesday night Jon Stewart took on the chatter surrounding the anniversary of Osama bin Laden‘s death. He shot down the outrage over President Obama‘s Osama bin Laden ad, saying Republicans would have done the same thing — and they’re just mad because they didn’t get the chance.

In his “Gaywatch” segment, Jon Stewart tackled President Obama‘s action, or lack thereof, regarding protection of gay people in the workplace. He then took on Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins, who’s made some remarks about what he perceives to be gay propaganda. So naturally, the segment with Perkins Cam. Which was basically Stewart’s face in a giant penis. Yep.

Rupert Murdoch’s been facing some troubles lately (putting it lightly), and on Thursday night, Jon Stewart tackled the media magnate’s scandal head on. And then connected him to another man we know so well: Donald Trump.

Jon Stewart clearly had little interest in talking about the 2012 presidential race today. And who could blame him, when people are trying to mine asteroids and Neil DeGrasse Tyson is sitting backstage solving a Rubik’s cube? Stewart did, however, finally turn to yesterday’s primary and all it represented– from Newt Gingrich dropping out to President Obama “slow-jamming” the news with Jimmy Fallon.

The Secret Service scandal provided Jon Stewart an opportunity to revisit none other than the issue of women. On his show Tuesday night, Stewart took a look at whether more women in the service would make a difference for the better. Taking a jab at the agent who was also on Sarah Palin‘s security detail in 2008 — and posted photos on Facebook, joking that he was “checking her out” — Stewart asked…

Today’s Daily Show began with some pessimism in the way of Mitt Romney– it seems that anyone who would be a good vice presidential candidate for him wants nothing to do with the ticket– from Condoleezza Rice to Marco Rubio to Tim Pawlenty. Stewart did find one person who said something less adamant than “Not me!” when mentioned for the bottom of the slate, however: Herman Cain, who also sat down for an extensive interview with John Oliver in which he delivered the American people from an alien invasion.

The Catholic League versus Jon Stewart continues. At a show in Florida on Saturday night, Stewart acknowledged the League’s reaction to his “vagina manger” segment — and subsequent call for boycott. On Monday, the Catholic League declared a partial victory of sorts, declaring, “We’re getting to Jon Stewart.”

Jon Stewart tackled Mitt Romney and Fox News on Thursday. It’s Fox’s job, he said, to get Romney elected. But that’s a little tricky since they weren’t exactly keen on him throughout the primary race. So how will they handle this change of heart? Stewart took a look at some of their pivots. And he wasn’t convinced.

On Wednesday, the Catholic League asked Jon Stewart to apologize for his “vagina manger” segment about the “War on Women.” If not, they promised, they’d mobilize religious groups to boycott. Well, Stewart didn’t apologize last night — and the Catholic League is holding up their end of the bargain.

With Mitt Romney finally all but the official Republican nominee for president this year, Jon Stewart was hoping for a substantive debate about issues between the two candidates. Needless to say, he was far from getting that– instead, Diane Sawyer asked Romney if he was funny, a question President Obama himself had answered on the network himself. While the two candidates were evaluating their own humor, Stewart decided to weigh in himself, as a seasoned comedian.”

The Catholic League is not happy with Jon Stewart. Following Stewart’s segment bashing Fox News for ignoring the “war on women,” while pushing wars on things like, oh, Christmas, the League is demanding an apology. Saying Stewart objectified women, the statement said if he does not apologize, the League will “mobilize” a boycott of his sponsors.

On his show Tuesday night, Jon Stewart addressed how the political arena is handling the all-powerful voting block: women. He then turned to correspondent Jason Jones‘ report, which, of course, gave us some insight into what women are really thinking…by talking to a man.

On Monday, Daily Show host Jon Stewart took on Fox News over the network’s continuing narrative that the “War on Women” is completely manufactured even though its anchors and hosts have insisted that there is a “War on Christmas.”