The Colbert Report

Intro - 5/12/08

Season 4 • 05/12/2008

Vladimir Putin relinquishes power, then immediately linquishes it back.

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02:47

Stephen Colbert's Shockettes
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Stephen is providing a chance to audition for his elite corps of beautiful but deadly female bodyguards.
05/07/2008
05:18

Hasan Elahi
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After being accused of terrorist activities, Hasan Elahi decided to create a website documenting his daily activities.
05/07/2008
03:01

R.I.P. Albert Hoffman
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Stephen remembers the Swiss scientist who discovered LSD.
05/08/2008
05:29

Arianna Huffington
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Arianna Huffington tells Stephen that the Iraq war is John McCain's Viagra.
05/08/2008
01:56

Gas Dollar
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The gas industry must have had a bake sale to pay for their ad in The USA Today.
05/08/2008
09:14

Garrett Reisman
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Stephen goes intergalactic when he makes contact with a Hero floating in space.
05/08/2008
01:59

Big Russ
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Terry McAuliffe talks about Tim Russert's dead father, but it wasn't a slip of the tongue.
05/12/2008
04:30

Cold War Update - Russia
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Belarus expels our diplomats, China surpasses us in pollution, and Vladimir Putin relinquishes power.
05/12/2008
06:34

ThreatDown - Cute Bears
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America's biggest threats are airlines, women's softball, dirty keyboards, Isabella Rossellini and adorable bears.
05/12/2008
06:07

Dr. Mehmet Oz
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Dr. Mehmet Oz explains the more sex you have, the longer your life expectancy.
05/12/2008
00:32

Intro - 5/12/08
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Vladimir Putin relinquishes power, airlines save gas by flying slower, and Dr. Mehmet Oz talks about his new book, "You: The Owner's Manual."
05/12/2008
05:34

Bill O'Reilly on "Inside Edition"
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As far as Stephen is concerned, Bill O'Reilly did nothing wrong in a confusing "Inside Edition" clip.
05/13/2008
06:29

Better Know a Lobby - Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
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Stephen wants Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke to name one situation where you don't need a gun.
05/13/2008
01:18

Hillary Drop Out
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Hillary Clinton will not catch Barack Obama in the popular vote, and Obama now leads in superdelegates, but the contest will continue.
05/13/2008
05:41

Jennifer Hooper McCarty
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Stephen asks Jennifer Hooper McCarty if having too many poor people on the lower deck sank the Titanic.
05/13/2008
00:30

Intro - 5/13/08
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Stephen profiles an anti-gun lobbyist, and Jennifer Hooper McCarty explains what really sank the Titanic.
05/13/2008
00:30

The Show Comes to an End
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Stephen's stage manager tells him that's it for the show.
05/14/2008
03:55

The Word - Declaration of Warming
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John McCain believes global warming isn't just about greenhouse gases, it's a national security issue.
05/14/2008
00:33

Intro - 5/14/08
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John McCain acknowledges the environment exists, and Grover Norquist wants to make government so small he can drown it in his bathtub.
05/14/2008
03:13

Who's Not Honoring Me Now? - Science
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Stephen wants an animal named after him, preferably a giant ant or a laser lion.
05/14/2008
04:58

Laura Dern
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Stephen asks Laura Dern what it was like to play America's sweetheart, Katherine Harris.
05/14/2008
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