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Obama Needs Charts and Graphs

Season 7 • 04/14/2011

Barack Obama's speech can't compete with Paul Ryan's exciting graphs and crowd-pleasing pie charts.

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03:00

Tim Pawlenty Declares Candidacy Before He's Ready
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Tim Pawlenty tries to reclaim his non-candidacy, but no one's going to want Piers Morgan's sloppy seconds.
04/13/2011
06:07

Morgan Spurlock
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Morgan Spurlock pulls the curtain back on product placement and advertising in "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold."
04/13/2011
00:06

Sign Off - Doritos Suit
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Stephen wears a Doritos suit and enjoys Americone Dream.
04/13/2011
05:03

The Enemy Within - Unicyclists
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Riding unicycles used to be a shameful pastime for circus animals and secretaries of defense, but this one-wheel lifestyle is seeping into the mainstream.
04/13/2011
06:05

The Word - Buy and Cellulite
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Unilever creates armpit insecurity among women so it can make money selling the solution.
04/13/2011
04:51

Colbert Super PAC - Trevor Potter
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Jay the Intern's pony is rested, watered and ready to take Stephen's super PAC forms to Washington, D.C.
04/14/2011
00:08

Sign Off - iPad
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Stephen signs off with his iPad.
04/14/2011
03:22

Viacom Ruins Stephen's PAC Dream
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Stephen says goodbye to his dream of starting a Colbert PAC after receiving a letter from Viacom.
04/14/2011
03:01

Easter Under Attack - Egg Edition
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A government-sponsored egg hunt in Ohio takes out the word "Easter," and the White House offers environmentally friendly eggs.
04/14/2011
06:47

Caroline Kennedy
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Caroline Kennedy and Stephen read poetry by W.H. Auden and Edna St. Vincent Millay.
04/14/2011
02:23

Obama Needs Charts and Graphs
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Barack Obama needs to use graphs and charts in his speeches if he wants to keep people's attention.
04/14/2011
05:11

Obama's Tax Return & Road to the Trump House
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President Obama makes his tax return public, and Donald Trump's special relationship with "the blacks" goes back decades.
04/25/2011
05:19

Ron Paul
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Ron Paul defines liberty, criticizes the Federal Reserve and doesn't believe in the income tax.
04/25/2011
06:26

Cheating Death - Vaxa International, Lap-Band Surgery & Restless Leg Syndrome
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Prescott ends its proud Vaxa line, the FDA approves Lap-Band surgery for the cheerfully obese, and masturbation calms restless leg syndrome.
04/25/2011
00:07

Sign Off - Vacsa-Not-Masturbating
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Stephen alleviates the symptoms of restless leg syndrome with Vacsa-Not-Masturbating.
04/25/2011
03:11

Catholic Bender
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Stephen must accept that he is a functional Roman Catholic after his weekend bender.
04/25/2011
03:56

Mitt Romney's "Peacetime" Gaffe
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Haley Barbour ends his daring presidential campaign, and Mitt Romney nails Obama on a peacetime spending binge.
04/26/2011
03:25

Charles Manson Believes in Global Warming
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Charles Manson makes the case for climate change, and Harvey Wayne Wilkes supports Obamacare and cannibalism.
04/26/2011
00:05

Sign Off - Taser
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Stephen says goodnight with his taser.
04/26/2011
05:43

A.C. Grayling
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A.C. Grayling's humanist Bible, "The Good Book," is a collection of great wisdom, but it's nothing Stephen would kill somebody else over.
04/26/2011
00:31

Intro - 4/26/11
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Stephen can't hear the climate change debate over his crackling tire fire, and A.C. Grayling writes a secular Bible.
04/26/2011
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