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Intro - 8/17/11

Season 7 • 08/17/2011

Rick Perry emerges as the Republican frontrunner, and Jeff Bridges performs.

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01:57

The Etymology of "Obamacare"
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Barack Obama breaks up the word "Obamacare" into "Obama" and "care," but that's not where that word came from.
08/16/2011
05:42

Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Rex Walheim & Sandy Magnus
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Space shuttle Atlantis crewmembers -- Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus -- discuss their final mission and the future of American space travel.
08/16/2011
07:09

Colbert Super PAC - Frank Luntz Commits to the PAC
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Frank Luntz will help Stephen create a Colbert Super PAC ad that works for Democrats and Republicans and scores with the South and the North.
08/16/2011
00:08

Sign Off - Stephen's Launch Pad Nut
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Stephen peers through his frangible nut from space shuttle Atlantis' final mission.
08/16/2011
03:51

Colbert Super PAC - Persuadulux 6000
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In politics, messaging is everything, so Stephen turns to the Persuadulux 6000 to generate a Colbert Nation word cloud from Super PAC donor write-ins.
08/16/2011
02:10

NASA's Greatest Moments Montage
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Stephen bids America's space program a fond farewell with a look back at some of NASA's greatest moments.
08/16/2011
05:59

Colbert Super PAC - Rick Perry's Treasurer
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Colbert Super PAC beats back wannabe super PACs to become Rick Perry's official unofficial, non-connected, independent expenditure, all-you-can-eat money trough.
08/17/2011
05:08

Tip/Wag - Evangelical Scientists & Rick Santorum
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Evangelical scientists break up the Bible's most famous couple, and Rick Santorum puts the issue of gay marriage into terms everyday people can understand.
08/17/2011
05:04

Jeff Bridges
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Jeff Bridges talks about winning an Oscar, playing The Dude, keeping it real for his bluesy music.
08/17/2011
00:08

Sign Off - Jeff Bridges' Album Cover
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Stephen says goodnight from behind Jeff Bridges' self-titled album cover.
08/17/2011
00:36

Intro - 8/17/11
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Rick Perry becomes the Republican frontrunner, Adam and Eve might not have existed, and Jeff Bridges performs music from his album.
08/17/2011
03:13

Russia's James Bonds vs. America's Barack Obama
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While Vladimir Putin bags tigers in Siberia, Barack Obama bags a pie on his Midwestern safari.
08/18/2011
02:39

Colbert Super PAC - PARRY-with-an-A-GATE! - Day 6 - We May Have Did It!
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Rick Parry might be the only write-in candidate to rank in the Ames straw poll top 10, but the Iowa GOP refuses to release the results for public scrutiny.
08/18/2011
04:25

Anderson Cooper's Kryptonite
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If "Depard-two" tickled Anderson Cooper's funny bone, Stephen has just the thing to slit his jocular vein.
08/18/2011
03:57

Colbert Super PAC - PARRY-with-an-A-GATE! - Day 6 - WOI in Des Moines Reports
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Stephen goes live via satellite to The Colbert Report's local affiliate in Des Moines, WOI, for the latest on the Rick Parry write-in scandal.
08/18/2011
00:08

Sign Off - WOI in Des Moines
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Stephen reminds Colbert Nation to tune into The Colbert Report's Des Moines affiliate station, WOI.
08/18/2011
00:36

Intro - 8/18/11
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The Iowa straw poll has become an empty dirt field, Anderson Cooper loses his composure, and computer hacker Kevin Mitnick discusses technology.
08/18/2011
05:54

Kevin Mitnick
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Once the world's most wanted hacker, Kevin Mitnick talks about his start as a phone prankster and his years as a government fugitive.
08/18/2011
03:31

Michele Bachmann's Natural Disaster Metaphor
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In Michele Bachmann's metaphor, God represents the American people, politicians represent themselves, and the hurricane represents the earthquake.
09/06/2011
06:21

Cheating Death - Placebocisers & Vaxamalgam
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The American Council on Exercise finds that toning shoes offer no benefits, and pharmaceutical companies create two-for-one combination pills to extend their patents.
09/06/2011
05:21

The Word - Happy Endings
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Since people know how everything ends, they can either worry or they can enjoy the show.
09/06/2011
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