The Colbert Report

The Word - Free Lunch

Season 8 • 06/13/2012

Unionized lunch lady thugs seize the right to expired cafeteria food.

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00:35

Intro - 6/12/12
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The common man considers Mitt Romney, countries think about social media, and Will Allen promotes inner-city farming.
06/12/2012
01:49

Barack Obama's Anti-Terror Leaks
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An Obama administration leak releases information about anti-terror operations, but some pundits contend that it's all for Barack Obama's political gain.
06/12/2012
05:40

Will Allen
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MacArthur Genius Fellow Will Allen discusses urban farming and his book, "The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities."
06/12/2012
03:58

Operation Artificial Swedener
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Sweden lets one citizen tweet for the country every week, but Stephen finds that he is 100xs more suited for this than the entire nation of Sweden.
06/12/2012
02:55

Barack Obama's Jobs Gaffe & Mitt Romney's Courageous Comeback
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Barack Obama is totally out of touch, while Mitt Romney knocks big-government teat-moochers like firemen, policemen and teachers.
06/12/2012
05:35

Mitt Romney's Blue-Collar Equestrian Pastime
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Mitt Romney's horse Rafalca might head to the Olympics, which is exactly what Mitt needs to win over Joe Six-Pack.
06/12/2012
04:22

High-Wire Walk over Niagara Falls
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Daredevil Nik Wallenda prepares for the first tightrope walk across Niagara Falls, the most life-threatening event on network television since any football game.
06/13/2012
06:27

The Enemy Within - Apes Armed with iPads
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Orangutan Outreach teaches monkeys to use iPads, but Executive Director Richard Zimmerman insists that apes do not know cyber-attack code yet.
06/13/2012
06:21

Gregg Allman
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Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band talks about fame, military school and the band's first flight on his Boeing 720, in his memoir, "My Cross to Bear."
06/13/2012
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
06/13/2012
03:11

The Word - Free Lunch
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Pennsylvania cafeteria workers capture a huge victory, but Stephen prays that cops and nurses don't follow suit.
06/13/2012
05:15

Super PAC Super Cash & 24-Hour Political Ad Channels
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America's TV networks could run out of political ad airtime, but Hawaii's breakthrough in free speech offers a solution.
06/14/2012
03:08

Marijuana Legalization as Election Hot-Button Issue
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Pro-pot initiatives could give Barack Obama the election edge since marijuana legalization is the ultimate grassroots campaign.
06/14/2012
01:32

Sign Off - Bon Voyage, Peter Gwinn
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Stephen takes a fond look back at Peter Gwinn's most memorable show moments.
06/14/2012
05:22

Steve Coll
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll talks about ExxonMobil's corporate model, management and international reputation.
06/14/2012
05:29

Cheating Death - Penis Curvature Cures & Single Women Sleep Aids
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The angle of the dangle can become a serious medical issue, and Stephen's favorite sleep aid, CNN Headline News, says women sleep better with a bed buddy.
06/14/2012
03:26

Press Interruption at Barack Obama's Immigration Address
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Conservative blogger Neil Munro cuts the president's immigration speech short, and Stephen reveals that he is also a member of the White House Press Corps reserve.
06/18/2012
06:49

Paul Krugman
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Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman discusses America's recessions and depressions, the effect of affluence on politics, and Europe's big economic mistake.
06/18/2012
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
06/18/2012
05:31

Operation Artificial Swedener - Sweden's Response
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Sweden reacts to Stephen's Twitter- takeover operation, mandating that only Swedes may participate in their national tweets.
06/18/2012
04:25

Barack Obama's Immigration Policy Change
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Stephen reveals an election conspiracy theory, and Latinos seek a man of principle like Mitt Romney.
06/18/2012
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