The Colbert Report

Debate Hype & Mitt's Strategy

Season 9 • 10/02/2012

The Denver presidential matchup "could change everything," and Mitt Romney memorizes zingers.

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05:38

The Word - Supply Chained
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Cheap prison labor leaves small manufacturers and unemployed Americans in the dust, but who else can make a toothbrush and a lunch tray into a crossbow?
10/01/2012
03:15

Ben Folds Five
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Alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five says that their band name was supposed to be comical, but even their manager didn't think it wasn't funny.
10/01/2012
03:41

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's UN Entourage
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America will never cripple Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime now that Costco has given his associates unfettered access to Family Pack technology.
10/01/2012
03:32

Mitt Romney's Tax Plan Math
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The math behind how Romney can give everyone a 20% tax cut without bankrupting the government is way too advanced for regular folks to grasp.
10/01/2012
02:39

"America Again" Release
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"America Again" lays out bold action steps that average Americans can take to reclaim the country's greatness, starting with "buy this book."
10/02/2012
05:23

Pulpit Freedom Sunday - Jim Garlow
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Dr. Jim Garlow prepares for the fifth Pulpit Freedom Sunday and hopes the IRS will finally take him to court over it.
10/02/2012
00:07

Sign Off - "America Again" Release
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Stephen always has his nose and 3D glasses in a book.
10/02/2012
02:40

Pulpit Freedom Sunday
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Pulpit Freedom Sunday brings together the thrill of lengthy sermons and the excitement of IRS tax policy.
10/02/2012
05:56

Jorge Ramos
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Mexican journalist Jorge Ramos discusses the presidential election, self-deportation and the civic contributions of undocumented immigrants.
10/02/2012
00:38

Intro - 10/2/12
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Churches back presidential candidates, Obama and Romney prep for the first debate, and Univision anchor Jorge Ramos sits down with Stephen.
10/02/2012
03:34

Debate Hype & Mitt's Strategy
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Reporters exaggerate the importance of the first debate, and Mitt prepares one-liners for his silver-tongued opponent.
10/02/2012
00:08

Sign Off - Banana Phone
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Stephen takes an important call.
10/03/2012
05:34

Kenny Rogers
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Country music legend Kenny Rogers discusses his jazz beginnings and trusts that his song "The Gambler" is a metaphor for something.
10/03/2012
05:22

Cheating Death - Low T
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With testosterone therapy, middle-aged men now have a way to feel inappropriately good about themselves.
10/03/2012
00:37

Intro - 10/3/12
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Mitt Romney trails Barack Obama in the polls, a breakthrough occurs in men's vitality, and music legend Kenny Rogers talks country.
10/03/2012
05:04

George Will's Political Post-Racial Journalism
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Washington Post columnist and African-American pioneer George Will believes that President Obama is only leading in the polls because he is black.
10/03/2012
04:08

Presidential Debates & Mitt Romney's Re-Introduction
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Pundits debate whether or not the debates matter, and the name "Mitt Romney" just doesn't seem to stick with Americans.
10/03/2012
03:31

Voter Fraud Alert - Halloween & Pennsylvania
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While asking for a photo ID is now meaningless, Pennsylvania election officials are still allowed the consolation prize of harassing voters for no reason.
10/04/2012
03:22

Mitt's "Etch A Sketch" Behavior
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Mitt Romney shakes up his long-term policy promises, but the fact-check mafia warns that it could backfire.
10/04/2012
03:54

Mitt's Socialist Rhetoric & Body Language
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Though Mitt Romney contradicted everything he said on the campaign trail, Fox News applauds his confident facial expressions during the debate.
10/04/2012
05:26

George Church
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Molecular geneticist George Church shares his book, "Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves."
10/04/2012
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