The Colbert Report

The Word - Gateway Hug

Season 8 • 04/18/2012

Tennessee lawmakers ban "gateway sexual activity" education in schools.

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04:32

GSA Spending Scandal
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Darrell Issa pulls the stopper on Jeff Neely's tub of lies, while Barack Obama gets blamed for being a poor GSA watchdog.
04/17/2012
06:07

Thought for Food - Bug Food Coloring, Hot-Dog-Stuffed Crust & Drugged Poultry
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Starbucks uses pulverized bugs to color frappuccinos, a British Pizza Hut introduces a meat stalkers pizza, and some chicken feed includes caffeine and Prozac.
04/17/2012
02:41

Mitt Romney's Dinner Table Pranks
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Mitt Romney's private, family dinner table pranks elicit feelings of warmth and electability.
04/17/2012
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
04/17/2012
06:48

Jonah Lehrer
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Jonah Lehrer examines dangerous creativity myths and the history of innovation.
04/17/2012
06:34

Arianna Huffington
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Arianna Huffington discusses the Huffington Post's Pulitzer Prize and how it differs from Stephen's Peabody Award.
04/18/2012
04:44

Stephen Colbert's End of the World of the Week - Doomsday Preppers
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National Geographic premieres a show about people obsessed with the imminent collapse of civilization, which hasn't been covered on TV in over a year.
04/18/2012
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight Kiss
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Stephen concludes The Report with a kiss.
04/18/2012
00:33

Intro - 4/18/12
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Sex education comes under scrutiny, survivalists create survival lists, and guest Arianna Huffington might share her interview on The Huffington Post.
04/18/2012
03:46

Searching for Mr. Right - Mitt Romney & Ohio's Rob Portman
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Rick Santorum proves his pro-family credentials by rejecting any partnership with another man -- in this case, Mitt Romney.
04/18/2012
05:02

The Word - Gateway Hug
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Kissing and hugging are the last stop before reaching Groin Central Station, so it's important to ban all the things that lead to the things that lead to sex.
04/18/2012
02:24

Alpha Dog of the Week - Cory Booker
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Cory Booker races into a neighbor's burning house, demonstrating how to neuter big city budgets.
04/19/2012
03:13

Time's 2012 Top 100 Most Influential
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Time Magazine includes Stephen on its "100 Most Influential People in the World" list.
04/19/2012
06:25

The Enemy Within - Bologna Border Bust
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America has very strict meat entry laws, but that doesn't stop some south of the border sausage smugglers from playing "hide the bologna."
04/19/2012
00:37

Intro - 4/19/12
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A threat sneaks in from Mexico, an unexpected "good dog" emerges, and guests Tavis Smiley and Cornel West take a poverty bus tour.
04/19/2012
06:15

Tavis Smiley & Cornel West
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Tavis Smiley and Cornel West talk about their book on American poverty, "The Rich and the Rest of Us."
04/19/2012
00:07

Sign Off - Time's Top 100
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Stephen flips through Time Magazine's "The 100 Most Influential People in the World" issue.
04/19/2012
01:46

Stephen's 4/20 Message
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As expected, Stephen will not do a 4/20 show this year.
04/19/2012
04:23

Mitt Romney's Picnic Gaffe
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Mitt Romney's daily minute of spontaneity contains 59 seconds of awkwardness.
04/23/2012
04:33

Steve Doocy's Silver Spoon Subtext Reporting
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Barack Obama makes a cowardly statement about Mitt Romney's wealth, made all the more cowardly by the fact that he never said it.
04/23/2012
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
04/23/2012
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