The Colbert Report

Workers' Comp Temptation

Season 5 • 04/09/2009

Stephen fights the temptation to sever his limbs with a paper cutter.

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Birkat Hachama - Stephen Frees His Jews
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Birkat Hachama marks the time for Stephen to free his Jews.
04/08/2009
00:14

Electronic Edition
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Far too many of you still get the show delivered on paper.
04/08/2009
00:33

Intro - 4/8/09
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An update on Stephen's trip to the Persian Gulf, and Phil Bronstein discusses the death of newspapers.
04/08/2009
06:51

Phil Bronstein
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Stephen asks Phil Bronstein if the death of newspapers and journalistic oversight will begin a golden age of corruption.
04/08/2009
05:43

Where and When Is Stephen Going to the Persian Gulf? - Bahrain
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The military asked Stephen to adopt a "don't ask, don't tell" policy for his trip, which is hard because he's Dubai-curious.
04/08/2009
03:13

Alpha Dog of the Week - Ted Stevens
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Ted Stevens seeks justice for others, as long as those others are him.
04/08/2009
04:42

The Enemy Within - Hedgehogs
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Hedgehogs were illegal in Kansas until one obsessed 10-year-old played the cute card.
04/09/2009
00:24

Stephen's Severed Head
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Stephen earns 2,634 weeks of workers' comp for severing his head.
04/09/2009
06:30

Bart Ehrman
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Stephen discusses Bart Ehrman's theory that the Bible contradicts itself.
04/09/2009
05:38

ThreatDown - Robert Gates, Dog Seders & Obama
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Robert Gates chops our defense budget, dogs get their own Seders, and Obama bows before the Saudi king.
04/09/2009
02:19

Workers' Comp Temptation
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The New York Times' worker's compensation chart for severed limbs continues to tempt Stephen.
04/09/2009
00:36

Intro - 4/14/09
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The government tries to regulate small loans, and Susie Orbach wants us to rethink our body image.
04/14/2009
04:33

Susie Orbach
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If Susie Orbach drops five pounds, she could be talking about her book "Bodies" on The Daily Show.
04/14/2009
06:33

Space Module: Colbert - Sunita Williams
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However far the space station goes, Stephen's treadmill will always have gone a few miles more.
04/14/2009
04:16

The Word - Have Your Cake And Eat It, Too
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The Payday Loan Reform Act drags the payday loan industry out of the darkness and into the anemic firefly flicker of nominal oversight.
04/14/2009
00:07

Goodnight, Helen
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Stephen wishes Helen a good night.
04/14/2009
03:56

Clarence Thomas' New Job
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Justice Clarence Thomas appreciates the little things in life, like the miracle of dishwashers.
04/14/2009
06:59

Better Know a District - Illinois' 18th - Aaron Schock
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Stephen may have chemistry with Congressman Aaron Schock, but he's keeping it professional.
04/15/2009
01:53

Obama Denies Habeas Corpus
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Barack Obama helps America escape from the Bill of Rights lovers who keep humping the leg of habeas corpus.
04/15/2009
00:26

Homework Assignment
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Stephen wants a summary of the show with special emphasis on theme and literary devices on his desk tomorrow morning.
04/15/2009
03:40

Tax Atax
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Glenn Beck holds his tea party in the only location that makes sense: the Alamo.
04/15/2009
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