The Colbert Report

The Word - Lexicon Artist

Season 4 • 06/18/2008

John McCain needs to come up with a new buzzword to describe America's ongoing conflicts.

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06:32

Jonathan Zittrain
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Jonathan Zittrain wants to save the good chaos of the Internet and separate it from the bad chaos that will stomp on everything.
06/17/2008
05:50

Neal Katyal
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Stephen asks Neal Katyal if his goal of bringing rights to the prisoners at Guantanamo is his private jihad.
06/17/2008
01:33

Peabody Award
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Stephen upholds his Peabody Award-winning news coverage by announcing the new world record for smashing watermelons with your head.
06/17/2008
00:38

Intro - 6/17/08
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The Supreme Court gives Gitmo detainees the right to challenge their detention in court. The first open court date? August 4, 2850.
06/17/2008
04:37

Sport Report - Timbersports Championship
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Mike Forrester enters the final four in the STIHL Timbersports championship right where he needs to be -- in fifth.
06/17/2008
00:30

Peabody on Mantel
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Stephen places his Peabody Award on the mantle.
06/17/2008
05:57

Barack Obama's Church Search - Dr. Uma Mysorekar
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Stephen helps Barack Obama find a new religion by exploring Hinduism with Hindu Temple Society of North America President Uma Mysorekar.
06/18/2008
02:34

The New Smurfs Movie
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If Stephen is going to play any Smurf in the new Smurfs movie, it'll be Ballsy Smurf.
06/18/2008
05:34

Junot Diaz
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Stephen asks Junot Diaz how he won the Pulitzer if he wasn't born in America.
06/18/2008
00:29

Intro - 6/18/08
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How can John McCain distinguish himself from President Bush? Here's one way: don't get elected president.
06/18/2008
04:42

The Word - Lexicon Artist
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Using language to turn failed policy into ideals that transcend debate is the best way to get people to think of John McCain as transcen-presidential.
06/18/2008
05:10

Cookie Monster
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Un-American fruit is now the number one snack for children under six, and Cookie Monster's to blame.
06/19/2008
02:56

Sean Hannity Loves America
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Way to go, Sean Hannity. Stephen doesn't know where you find the courage to call America the greatest, best country God has ever given man on the face of the Earth.
06/19/2008
06:02

Bishop N.T. Wright
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Stephen tells Bishop N.T. Wright his idea of heaven is getting a harp, drinking a mint julep and asking Ronald Reagan questions.
06/19/2008
00:40

Stephen's Missing Peabody
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Did Cookie Monster eat Stephen's Peabody?
06/19/2008
00:32

Intro - 6/19/08
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Sean Hannity professes his love for America. Sorry, Sean. Stephen's married.
06/19/2008
02:28

Make McCain Exciting Challenge - The Secret of McCain's Brain
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With John McCain's head severed, it will fit more easily up George Bush's butt.
06/19/2008
00:59

Shout Out - Peabody Awards
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George Foster Peabody wins the coveted Stephen T. Colbert Award for excellence in recognizing excellence.
06/19/2008
06:08

Barbara Ehrenreich
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Stephen wants you to buy Barbara Ehrenreich's book so she gets super rich and has to swallow her words.
06/23/2008
04:44

Tip/Wag - Barack Obama
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Stephen flip-flops on flip-flopping and gives Senator Obama a tip of his hat for proving he's a regular politician after all.
06/23/2008
00:35

Intro - 6/23/08
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There is racial progress in South Africa. Stephen hopes this means he can start buying blood diamonds again.
06/23/2008
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