The Colbert Report

Peter Beinart

Season 2 • 08/01/2006

Peter Beinart, author of "The Good Fight," gets nailed early.

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02:27

Book Club
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Stephen and his book club start the meeting with a book burning.
07/31/2006
07:37

Ned Lamont
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Stephen asks Senate hopeful Ned Lamont if he thinks the president's going to kiss him.
07/31/2006
01:44

Bicycle Theft
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Stephen loves local news: there's no getting bogged down in the issues, it's half murder, half news you can use -- no fat.
07/31/2006
00:31

Intro - 7/31/06
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Stephen profiles Wikipedia and the response to Lance Bass coming out of the closet, and thanks Ned Lamont for destroying the Democratic Party.
07/31/2006
00:07

Sign Off - Energy
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Stephen reminds viewers to save energy.
08/01/2006
02:41

The Word - Uncool
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Rather than trying to come up with a smoking vaccine, scientists should concentrate on real problems, like lung cancer.
08/01/2006
03:08

Cuba Libre
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Making connections from Cuba all the way to Kevin Bacon, Stephen reveals his plan for making World War III truly global.
08/01/2006
04:21

Balls for Kidz - Carnivals
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A brutally honest tutorial on the world of carnivals, covering such topics as rides, food and death.
08/01/2006
00:29

Intro - 8/1/06
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Stephen reports on smoking vaccines and carnivals. Author Peter Beinart will explain why only liberals can win the war on terror.
08/01/2006
03:10

Courting Joe Lieberman
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Stephen pulls out all the stops to get Joe Lieberman to appear on his show, but wonders if Lieberman has enough Joementum to do it.
08/01/2006
05:28

Peter Beinart
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Peter Beinart stops by to talk about his book, "The Good Fight," and why he changed his mind about the war.
08/01/2006
02:48

On Notice - How the On Notice Board Is Made
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You can't just throw something on notice at the drop of a hat. Stephen shows a Prescott Educational Film on how something gets to be On Notice.
08/02/2006
06:57

Linda Hirshman
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No matter what Linda Hirshman says, men can't stay home and raise children -- daytime TV is all geared towards women.
08/02/2006
00:12

Sign Off - Cocoa Puffs
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Hey General Mills, where the hell is Stephen's case of Cocoa Puffs?
08/02/2006
03:07

The Word - Single Serving
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Nowadays there are pizzas made for one, vacation packages designed for one -- what's next? Bicycles built for one?
08/02/2006
00:35

Intro - 8/2/06
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According to Stephen, a woman needs a man like a fish needs to be cooked and served for dinner by a woman on a bicycle.
08/02/2006
02:21

Chair for Joe Lieberman
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There's been an open invitation for Senator Joe Lieberman to appear on The Report. There's now a chair as well, just like the one left for Elijah at the Passover table.
08/02/2006
03:54

No Joe Lieberman
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Stephen allotted a portion of the show to an interview with Senator Joseph Lieberman, but the senator isn't actually in the studio.
08/02/2006
04:12

Meet an Ally - Palau
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Stephen interviews the U.N. Ambassador from Palau, who wasn't raised there and doesn't know how to say "thank you" in Palau's native tongue.
08/03/2006
06:21

Paul Hackett
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Paul Hackett came back from Iraq, began a bid for an Ohio Senate seat, then dropped out. Stephen asks him about running and cutting.
08/03/2006
04:41

War: What It's Good For - Russ Lieber
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Stephen asks liberal radio announcer Russ Lieber for his reaction to Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic tirade.
08/03/2006
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