The Colbert Report

Joe Nocera

Season 4 • 09/24/2008

Joe Nocera says the $700 billion bailout is the last thing the government's got to save the economy.

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00:29

Intro - 9/23/08
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The government wants to spend $700 billion to bail out Wall Street. What's the quickest way to set up a massive failing firm?
09/23/2008
02:25

John McCain's Theme Song
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If Jackson Browne didn't want John McCain to use his song, then why did he write it about Barack Obama?
09/23/2008
03:44

Stephen Loses to Don Rickles
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Stephen punishes one of his writers for helping Don Rickles win an Emmy.
09/23/2008
00:53

Peter Grosz Insults
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Stephen Colbert is so clueless, he will read anything Peter Grosz writes on an index card without even realizing what he's saying.
09/23/2008
04:04

Jackson Browne
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Jackson Browne explains why he's suing John McCain for using his song in an Obama attack ad.
09/23/2008
03:24

Stephen Suspends the Show
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Stephen suspends his show until the financial crisis is averted.
09/24/2008
02:23

Alpha Dog of the Week - Bill Bennett
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For an Ivy League intellectual to slam intellectualism takes balls so big they get their own dunce caps.
09/24/2008
05:47

Cornel West
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Cornel West believes we're at a moment where we need courage, compassion and hope.
09/24/2008
00:43

Colbertnation.com
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You can enjoy every minute of every Colbert Report recorded, all the way back to when it was hosted by Soupy Sales.
09/24/2008
00:34

Intro - 9/24/08
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The Wall Street bailout: should we give Henry Paulson unchecked power or merely unfettered omnipotence?
09/24/2008
06:39

Joe Nocera
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New York Times Business Columnist Joe Nocera explains the $700 billion bailout will save the economy because it has to.
09/24/2008
05:16

Stephen Settles the Debate - FDR vs. TR
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The title of America's greatest Roosevelt continues to be held by Roosevelt Franklin.
09/25/2008
04:34

NOW's Presidential Endorsement - Kim Gandy
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National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy is for all women, but not Sarah Palin.
09/25/2008
00:04

One More Thing
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Just one more thing -- good night.
09/25/2008
00:30

Intro - 9/25/08
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Will there be a presidential debate tomorrow? Stephen says we settle that question with a debate.
09/25/2008
06:02

Nicholas Carr
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Stephen plays with his iPhone as Nicholas Carr says the Internet is taking away our ability to concentrate.
09/25/2008
04:52

Paul Begala
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Paul Begala is with the 82% who think George W. Bush is doing a terrible job.
09/29/2008
00:05

Good Night
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That's it for the Report.
09/29/2008
04:24

Cheating Death - Car Bacteria
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You no longer need a partner to get a venereal disease in the backseat of your car.
09/29/2008
06:42

The Word - Ye of Little Faith
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Being eaten alive by the market is better than admitting the government should have any role.
09/29/2008
00:30

Intro - 9/29/08
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Are we turning our back on the free market? And is that a good idea, considering what it's been doing to us from the front?
09/29/2008
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