The Colbert Report

Laurie Garrett

Season 5 • 05/06/2009

Laurie Garrett explains why pigs are walking, talking, eating, pooping Petri dishes.

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Paul Rieckhoff
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Paul Rieckhoff wants to make sure returning veterans get education, employment and health care support.
05/05/2009
05:15

Picking a New Supreme Court Justice - Cliff Sloan
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Cliff Sloan estimates that the odds on the new Supreme Court justice being a white male are close to zero, even if that male is Stephen.
05/05/2009
01:50

Cinco de Mayo Precautions
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This year, Stephen celebrates Cinco de Mayo with a quarantined three-bean dip and a Hazmat-suited pinata filled with Tamiflu.
05/05/2009
05:57

The Word - Captain Kangaroo Court
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Condoleezza Rice and Dick Cheney should have to explain their nuanced rationale for torture to a jury of children.
05/05/2009
00:33

Intro - 5/5/09
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Who should be the new Supreme Court justice? Here's a hint: Stephen's two days away from an online degree.
05/05/2009
04:48

Colbert-Branson Duel
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Stephen challenges Richard Branson to a chicken fight with a couple of nude models on their backs.
05/06/2009
03:31

Tip/Wag - Forced Smoking & Grizzly Best Man
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The Gong'an county government in China orders its staff to smoke cigarettes, and a groom chooses a bear as his best man.
05/06/2009
04:47

Where and When Is Stephen Going to the Persian Gulf? - Saudi Arabia
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Before his trip to the Persian Gulf, Stephen will pack clean underwear and swallow an Argentine shiraz-filled condom.
05/06/2009
00:38

Intro - 5/6/09
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President Obama's approval numbers are at 67%, and public health expert Laurie Garrett is here to shed some light on the swine flu.
05/06/2009
00:20

Hug Your Television
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If you can't stand being apart from Stephen, pause the screen and hug your TV for 23 1/2 hours.
05/06/2009
05:47

Laurie Garrett
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Laurie Garrett warns that the bird virus in Indonesia is 850 times as bad as the swine flu, though the piggies are right outside our door..
05/06/2009
00:34

Intro - 5/7/09
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It's Bring Your Savior to Work Day, and Mitchell Joachim wants to build carbon-neutral cities.
05/07/2009
04:46

Clasp Your Hands Say Yahweh
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To compensate for President Obama's bad attitude, Stephen amps up his own National Day of Prayer prayer with his special Prayer Reportnalia and the Danciples.
05/07/2009
03:31

Smokin' Pole - The Fight for Arctic Riches: Inuit Nation
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Arctic nations rush to stake claims in polar territories, even though it clearly belongs to America -- Superman lives there.
05/07/2009
06:35

Mitchell Joachim
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Mitchell Joachim imagines soft cars and blimp bumper buses for cities in the future.
05/07/2009
00:14

Spay and Neuter Your Pets
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Remember, have your pets spayed or neutered. Animal members of the Colbert Nation: run!
05/07/2009
04:02

Sean Hannity's Liberty Tree
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Thank you, Sean Hannity, for taking us to the Liberty Tree instead of going miles out of the way to the Making Sense Bush.
05/07/2009
00:15

Sign Off - Unicorn Dealership
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If you dream about Stephen tonight, he'll see you at the unicorn dealership.
05/11/2009
00:30

Intro - 5/11/09
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Congress cracks down on credit card companies, and Jeff Daniels' Broadway play sounds like a great video game.
05/11/2009
02:53

Alpha Dog of the Week - Erik Slye
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The case of the Montana Legal System v. Dog's Ball Wrinkles sets a legal precedent.
05/11/2009
03:22

Stephen's Fancy Feast
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When Stephen sends his assistant to get pate, she only brings back the fanciest of feasts.
05/11/2009
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