The Colbert Report

Formidable Opponent - Pragmatism or Idealism

Season 5 • 05/21/2009

Pragmatism built this nation -- well, pragmatism and slaves.

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00:33

Intro - 5/20/09
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Torture memo author John Yoo gets a newspaper column, and Nancy Pelosi says the CIA lied to her.
05/20/2009
06:02

Seth Shostak
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Seth Shostak believes that, unless Earth is a miracle, there is most likely life among the trillion planets.
05/20/2009
00:04

Goodnight
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That's it for The Report, everybody.
05/20/2009
06:56

She Said, CIA Said - Bob Graham
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Bob Graham's diary doesn't say anything about the CIA briefing him on waterboarding.
05/20/2009
04:15

DonorsChoose.org Classroom Projects
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You've already donated over $63,000 to DonorsChoose.org, but there are classroom projects that still need your support.
05/20/2009
02:20

Extra! Extra! Bleed All About It!
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John Yoo had all the qualifications the Philadelphia Inquirer was looking for, in that they were afraid to tell him no.
05/20/2009
00:34

Intro - 5/21/09
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Stephen reveals most of the Indian election results, and Green Day talks about their album, "21st Century Breakdown."
05/21/2009
01:38

47-Million-Year-Old Fossil
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A newly discovered 47-million-year-old fossil doesn't look anything like Stephen's Aunt Ida.
05/21/2009
05:13

Green Day
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Green Day discusses Wal-Mart's censorship and considers covering one of Stephen's patriotic songs.
05/21/2009
04:01

Naan-Partisan
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Stephen calls Shashi Tharoor to congratulate him on getting the Colbert Bump.
05/21/2009
04:58

Formidable Opponent - Pragmatism or Idealism
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Idealist Stephen and the pragmatist Stephen attempt a compromise on how best to deal with cats and dogs.
05/21/2009
00:17

Dance for Stephen
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Stephen entertained you for half an hour, now it's your turn to dance for him.
06/01/2009
00:37

Intro - 6/01/09
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Republicans could lose their Latino voter, and you can see Stephen's Persian Gulf destination from Sarah Palin's house.
06/01/2009
03:26

Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination - Jeffrey Toobin
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After 106 white male Supreme Court justices, Jeffrey Toobin thinks it might be time to change the court dynamics.
06/01/2009
02:30

Guns in National Parks
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Thanks to Tom Coburn and the NRA, campers need no longer live in fear of being carjacked by a bison.
06/01/2009
02:49

Supreme Court Press
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Sonia Sotomayor's nomination sends a terrible message to all the white boys out there who dream of having their judicial reputations destroyed by the media.
06/01/2009
05:57

Byron Dorgan
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Byron Dorgan doesn't believe in the kind of banking modernization that caused the Great Depression.
06/01/2009
03:39

Where and When Is Stephen Going to the Persian Gulf? - United Arab Emirates
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When in the Persian Gulf, do as the Persians do, so Stephen's packing a box of their official Sheik condoms.
06/01/2009
01:50

Saudi Arabia Press Restrictions
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Saudi Arabia needlessly warns American journalists traveling with President Obama against reporting on anything other than Obama.
06/02/2009
07:17

Cheating Death - Cheerios, Soda Paralysis & Oprah's Crazy Talk
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Cheerios marketing receives FDA scrutiny, soda drinkers face paralysis, and Oprah endorses dubious health advice.
06/02/2009
00:38

Intro - 6/2/09
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The FDA challenges medical claims made by Cheerios, and Jim Moran protects kids from erectile dysfunction advertising.
06/02/2009
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