The Colbert Report

Jonathan Cohn

Season 5 • 08/11/2009

Jonathan Cohn explains why emergency rooms are not a national health care plan.

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00:33

Intro - 8/10/09
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Vladimir Putin returns to the spotlight, and Stephen interviews Barbara Boxer with deaf suspicion.
08/10/2009
04:54

Cold War Update - Cuba & Topless Putin
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Obama stops a pro-democracy ticker, Cuba runs out of toilet paper, and Vladimir Putin goes topless on his Siberian vacation.
08/10/2009
00:15

Sign Off - Encore
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It can't be the end of the show, so Stephen's going to stick around and see if he does an encore.
08/10/2009
05:22

Better Know a District - Maine's 1st - Chellie Pingree
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Chellie Pingree doesn't have to explain why Portland has the nation's third largest concentration of women living together -- it's just hot.
08/10/2009
02:28

Death Panels
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Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich speak out against death panels even though they don't appear in the health care bill.
08/10/2009
02:22

Stephen's Driving Tips via Twitter Service
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After Stephen learns how dangerous texting while driving is, he starts his new Driving Tips via Twitter service.
08/11/2009
02:36

Alpha Dog of the Week - Betty Lichtenstein
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Betty Lichtenstein gives herself a fake award at a phony banquet for being the best pretend nurse.
08/11/2009
07:39

Yes We Afghan - James Carville
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James Carville campaigns for Ashraf Ghani in Afghanistan's upcoming presidential election for the opportunity -- not for the money or opium.
08/11/2009
00:13

Sign Off - Prevent Forest Fires
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Only you can prevent forest fires by getting rid of forests.
08/11/2009
00:35

Intro - 8/11/09
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Afghanistan prepares for Bring Your Rocket Launcher to Work Day, and Jonathan Cohn explains why America's having a health care crisis.
08/11/2009
06:11

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According to Jonathan Cohn, the health care crisis forces even middle class Americans, who play by the rules, to choose between bankruptcy and medical care.
08/11/2009
02:10

Americans Sacrifice Their iPods
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Stephen saves the environment by donating his old iPod to an endangered mountain snail.
08/12/2009
00:32

Intro - 8/12/09
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Americans speak Glenn Beck's mind at town hall meetings, and Mark Johnson spreads peace through music.
08/12/2009
05:19

Who's Not Honoring Me Now? - Obama, NRA & Teen Choice Awards
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Barack Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to Sidney Poitier, the NRA recognizes Sarah Palin for gun collecting, and Joe Jonas steals Stephen's idea at the "Teen Choice Awards."
08/12/2009
04:49

Formidable Opponent - Health Care & Burger King
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Stephen denies ever saying Aetna is a bigger threat to America than Osama bin Laden, and Stephen heckles a Burger King commercial.
08/12/2009
03:34

Mark Johnson
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Mark Johnson explores the way music helps us persevere through struggles with his movement, "Playing for Change."
08/12/2009
00:20

Sign Off - Stephen's Online Information
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Stephen's online password is always "actionman4" and his MasterCard security code is 786.
08/13/2009
05:42

Mark Devlin
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Mark Devlin sends giant weather balloons into space to learn about galaxies that are billions of light years away.
08/13/2009
01:35

Sheila Jackson-Lee Takes a Phone Call
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Sheila Jackson-Lee interrupting a cancer survivor to answer her phone looks bad, but it was a very important call.
08/13/2009
03:41

Glenn-Harried Glenn-Lost
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Glenn Beck didn't call President Obama a racist, and he didn't compare his health care plan to Hitler's eugenics program.
08/13/2009
00:40

Intro - 8/13/09
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Glenn Beck loses his sponsors, and Mark Devlin uses giant balloons to life telescopes to the edge of space.
08/13/2009
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