The Colbert Report

Matt Latimer

Season 5 • 09/29/2009

Matt Latimer discusses the challenges of writing speeches for George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld.

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00:33

Intro - 9/24/09
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The Republican Party is accused of racism, another holiday is under attack, and Ken Burns makes a documentary about national parks.
09/24/2009
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight, Conan
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Stephen says goodnight to Conan O'Brien as he comforts himself with Americone Dream.
09/28/2009
04:48

Sheryl WuDunn
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Sheryl WuDunn believes giving women loans and educating girls is the way to lift developing nations out of poverty.
09/28/2009
04:33

Atone Phone - Last Day of Apologies
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Paul Krugman apologizes for winning the Nobel Prize in Economics, and J.J. Abrams is sorry for making his hidden puzzle too difficult to solve.
09/28/2009
03:53

Do, Dump or Marry
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Glamour readers vote to dump Conan O'Brien, do Jimmy Fallon and marry Stephen.
09/28/2009
05:04

The Word - Out of the Closet
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Republicans and Democrats should march in pride parades and proudly announce their relationship with lobbyists.
09/29/2009
00:29

Intro - 9/29/09
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An exciting new tobacco product hits the market, and Matt Latimer recalls his Bush speechwriting days.
09/29/2009
00:16

Sign Off - Richard Dawkins Will Be Here Tomorrow
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Noted atheist writer Richard Dawkins will be on tomorrow night.
09/29/2009
01:53

Spider-Pope
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If the spider crawling on Pope Benedict XVI's face has bitten him, we might soon have a Spider-Pope.
09/29/2009
06:30

Cheating Death - Snus & Placebo Effect
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Camel develops a new way to deliver smooth carcinogens without lighting up, and placebos become more effective.
09/29/2009
05:21

Matt Latimer
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Matt Latimer, a former speechwriter for the Bush administration, remembers the words he used most when writing for the president.
09/29/2009
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight, Grammy
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Stephen says goodnight to his grammy.
09/30/2009
02:41

Send Your Medical Bills to Max Baucus
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Senator Max Baucus will pay for your medical bills from the $3.2 million he's received from the health care industry.
09/30/2009
03:39

A Pace Odyssey
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NASA begins assembling Stephen's treadmill so America's famously fat astronauts can get trim in space.
09/30/2009
05:42

Richard Dawkins
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After offering evidence for evolution, Richard Dawkins wants to see the evidence for God.
09/30/2009
07:14

ThreatDown - Environmentalists, Kang Lee & Mountain Pine Beetles
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Environmentalists target soft toilet paper, Kang Lee exposes the lies parents tell kids, and mountain pine beetles prevent us from shooting bears.
09/30/2009
00:29

Intro - 9/30/09
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Stephen has an update on his space treadmill, and he'll evolve Richard Dawkins' book into tiny shreds of paper.
09/30/2009
04:11

Francis Collins
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Francis Collins informs Stephen that it's going to take time for stem cell research to give him crab claws.
10/01/2009
05:09

Eating the Distance - The Brad Sciullo Story Pt. 1
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Competitive eater Brad Sciullo wants to prove anything is possible by finishing a 15-pound hamburger called "The Belly Buster."
10/01/2009
02:03

Najibullah Zazi Threatens Beauty Supplies
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Suspected terrorist Najibullah Zazi threatens America's unregulated use of beauty supplies.
10/01/2009
00:25

Sign Off - New Slang
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Stephen introduces some new slang into the teen lexicon.
10/01/2009
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