The Colbert Report

The Republican Ring of Power

Season 7 • 07/28/2011

Days from America's potential default, John McCain angers Tea Partiers by calling them "Hobbits."

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04:23

Nissan's "LEAF Wave" Deadline
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Grassroots-organic-slow-food-locavore types who buy electric cars love manufactured traditions.
07/27/2011
00:25

Sign Off - Surveillance Drone Crash
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Stephen operates and crashes a semi-autonomous flying surveillance drone.
07/27/2011
07:26

Difference Makers - Patrick Rodgers
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For too long, average homeowners have been powerless against big banks, but vampire Patrick Rodgers forecloses on the foreclosers.
07/27/2011
05:34

Missy Cummings
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Missy Cummings wants to replace the military's cumbersome battlefield surveillance technology with lightweight, smartphone-operated drones.
07/27/2011
03:10

Helium Runs Out
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With America's helium supply dwindling, the country has no choice but to hunt balloons in the wild.
07/27/2011
04:08

Buddy Roemer Pt. 1
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Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer takes no PAC money and wants to kick the special-interest hogs off the trough.
07/28/2011
03:29

Colbert Super PAC - For the Children
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Little Charlie and Grace's mom won't let them have a Colbert Super PAC lemonade stand until Stephen can tell them what his Super PAC stands for.
07/28/2011
00:07

Sign Off - Cone of Silence
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Stephen says goodnight with the Colbert Super PAC Cone of Silence over his head.
07/28/2011
03:44

Buddy Roemer Pt. 2
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Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer needs financial help from Iowans, but Trevor Potter has warned him not to discuss his campaign plans with Stephen.
07/28/2011
05:16

Colbert Super PAC - Matthew Dowd & Ham Rove
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After consulting with Ham Rove and Matthew Dowd, Stephen calls on the Colbert Nation to determine the direction of his Super PAC.
07/28/2011
04:07

The Republican Ring of Power
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The debt crisis and "The Lord of the Rings" both have elaborate plots, too many characters to keep track of, and talking about either of them repels girls.
07/28/2011
00:07

Sign Off - Sneakers
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Stephen shows off his sneakers from Zappos and ties his laces.
08/01/2011
06:54

Tony Hsieh
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Zappos' C.E.O. Tony Hsieh values weirdness in employees and delivers happiness to customers.
08/01/2011
04:18

The Word - With Great Power Comes No Responsibility
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With the proposed Super Congress, only 12 lawmakers will have to make unpopular recommendations, and the rest of Congress can avoid blame.
08/01/2011
05:51

"Three Billy Goats Gruff" Budget Negotiations
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When handling budget negotiations, Troll Obama should never have let the Republican billy goats clomp over his bridge.
08/01/2011
00:34

Intro - 8/1/11
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Barack Obama makes a deal with Republicans, a new technology honors the dead, and Zappos' C.E.O. Tony Hsieh always does free returns.
08/01/2011
03:05

From Ashes to Bullets
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Alabama company Holy Smoke turns loved ones' ashes into real bullets that can be used to hunt turkeys on Thanksgiving.
08/01/2011
03:58

America's Credit Grating - David Leonhardt
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According to The New York Times' David Leonhardt, safeguarding America's credit rating requires reducing health costs and raising taxes.
08/02/2011
00:34

Intro - 8/2/11
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America's credit rating may be downgraded, the recession affects children, and Al Hunt has 42 years of journalistic experience in Washington.
08/02/2011
03:18

America's Credit Grating
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America should handle credit ratings agencies the way it does all terrorists: by marching the marines into their offices and whisking them off to Gitmo.
08/02/2011
03:47

Newt Gingrich's Twitter Scandal
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Allegations arise that 80% of Newt Gingrich's Twitter followers aren't real, but making up people may be the key to keeping his campaign alive.
08/02/2011
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