I watched the episode that aired on May 17, 2011. It featured such news as Arnold Swartzenegger's affair, Donald Trump opting out of the presidential candidacy, Obama's plan for mass reform in regards to immigration, and Annie Jacobsen's new book about Area 51, the top secret military base in southern Nevada. Stewart starts the show by saying that the news about Osama is finally dwindling down and things on The Daily Show can proceed accordingly. However, news about Arnold's affair is the top news story. Then, Obama's new immigration reform is criticized by Senior Latino Correspondent Al Madrigal, saying that the reform has come too late in his term to be realistic. He doesn't believe that immigration reform means much to the President. Afterwards, Stewart and John Oliver make fun of Donald Trump for dropping out of the race for Presidency, mocking his narcissistic comments. Finally guest speaker Annie Jacobsen explains her theories behind Area 51. Not necessarily an alien encounter, she believes that Russians actually sent a "spacecraft" to the United States in order to "scare us." Also, even President Clinton was denied information from the base when he was in office.
This episode reveals quite a bit how The Daily Show is more than just a political show. Though Arnold is a political figure, his personal affairs would be brought up in political debate. Whatever he does as governor of California should be what is highlighted in such a show. Leave the personal issues for The Soup to gawk about. Also, a political show would not display such information as Area 51. There would be no reason to bring it up, nor would there be a reason to have an author on the show. If anything, a political figure would be present. It seems that Jon Stewart was speaking truth when he said it's just a comedy show with a political twist. In this manner, it's a show to get people to laugh. That's all.
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