The Colbert Report

The Word - Afghanistan

Season 6 • 03/15/2010

America is at war, but the media can only focus on the sordid details of the Eric Massa scandal.

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02:28

Karl Rove's New Book
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Karl Rove discloses the bombshell that it wasn't him who spread the rumor that John McCain fathered an illegitimate black baby.
03/11/2010
04:28

David Aaronovitch
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David Aaronovitch looks into why intelligent people believe really dumb things about what happens.
03/11/2010
00:10

Sign Off - Thanks, Karl Rove
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Stephen thanks his loaf of ham, Karl Rove, for co-hosting.
03/11/2010
09:08

The Colbert Repoll - Scott Rasmussen
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Scott Rasmussen explains that Americans like the idea of health care reform, but they don't like the bill in Congress.
03/11/2010
03:17

Monkey on the Lam - Florida
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Florida authorities try to capture a monkey with a drug addiction and two Facebook pages.
03/11/2010
05:57

Robert Baer
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Robert Baer wants the troops to get better intelligence from the government, not the private sector.
03/15/2010
00:34

Intro - 3/15/10
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Stephen gets to the bottom of the media's focus on sex scandals and asks Robert Baer if the squirrel is in the basket.
03/15/2010
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight With Balloon
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Stephen says goodnight with his balloon.
03/15/2010
01:26

Daylight Savings Time
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If the time totalitarians don't turn the clocks back to where they belong by the first Sunday in November, there will be hell to pay.
03/15/2010
06:23

I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha - Raj Patel
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The power of the Colbert Bump exceeds even Stephen's expectations when rumors speculate that Raj Patel might be the messiah.
03/15/2010
05:25

The Word - Afghanistan
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The media ignores the war in Afghanistan to cover a much more important story -- Patrick Kennedy's meltdown on Capitol Hill.
03/15/2010
06:47

I's on Edjukashun - Texas School Board
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Eric Foner disagrees with the Texas school board's decision to give students a completely misleading view of history.
03/16/2010
04:36

Thought for Food - Donna Simpson, Le Whif & Cat Litter
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A New Jersey resident strives to be the heaviest woman alive, Le Whif makes inhalable food, and a company turns corn into cat litter.
03/16/2010
00:12

Sign Off - Remember to Wear Green
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Don't forget to wear green for St. Patrick's Day -- it really helps hides the vomit.
03/16/2010
02:09

Barack Joe-Bama
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Barack Obama shows he's an average Joe ready to get down to the hard work of passing health care by rolling up his sleeves.
03/16/2010
00:32

Intro - 3/16/10
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Stephen finds out what's in children's textbooks and discusses the ethics of science with Rebecca Skloot.
03/16/2010
05:47

Rebecca Skloot
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Rebecca Skloot discusses Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were the first to be immortal and commercialized.
03/16/2010
05:01

Nell Irvin Painter
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Nell Irvin Painter debates the meaning of white people and arm-wrestles Stephen over the Scots-Irish.
03/17/2010
04:47

Sport Report - Vasectomies, Chess Boxing & Golf
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Doctors offer March Madness vasectomy deals, chess players punch opponents in the face, and Tiger Woods hires Ari Fleischer.
03/17/2010
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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That's it for The Report, everybody.
03/17/2010
06:40

United States Census 2010
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Stephen reluctantly fills out his census form so the military won't target a Predator drone missile at his house.
03/17/2010
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