The Colbert Report

Eric Alterman

Season 4 • 03/31/2008

Eric Alterman explains why someone would admit to being a liberal.

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02:34

Aqua Colbert
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Thirst locally and drink globally with Stephen's new line of bottled water, Aqua Colbert.
03/20/2008
03:09

Watershift Down: Getting the Sea Monkey Off America's Aqua-Back
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Stephen dedicates the whole show to water and pledges not to drink a single drop.
03/20/2008
06:09

Water Is Life
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Stephen visits the American Museum of Natural History to learn more about the power of water.
03/20/2008
01:02

Setting Water on Fire
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Stephen thinks it's great that someone has finally found a use for water.
03/20/2008
06:13

Dean Kamen
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Stephen puts inventor Dean Kamen's vapor compression distiller to the test.
03/20/2008
00:31

Intro - 3/31/08
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Stephen doesn't report on the crushing of dissidents in Tibet. Sorry, monks -- next time, get reincarnated in America.
03/31/2008
04:44

Tek Jansen - Beginning's First Dawn: Episode One Revisited
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This is where it began - a teenage Tek Jansen stumbles into his first intergalactic adventure!
03/31/2008
01:15

Opening Day
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One hundred years and the Cubs are still sticking in there. That's all McCain is asking for in Iraq.
03/31/2008
04:51

Michael Reynolds
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Michael Reynolds builds energy-efficient homes out of a natural resource: our garbage.
03/31/2008
03:31

Bowling in PA
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Obama wooed Pennsylvania's blue collar bowling vote by hitting the lanes -- which was followed by a response from Hillary's campaign.
03/31/2008
04:42

Eric Alterman
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Eric Alterman explains that liberalism is about truth, and truth is complicated.
03/31/2008
00:10

Portrait Displayed
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Stephen's portrait earns an extended stay at the Smithsonian's National Treasures of American History Exhibit.
04/01/2008
04:57

Portrait Update
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Stephen gets a surprise call from Brent Glass, director of the Smithsonian's National Treasure Exhibit.
04/01/2008
04:06

The Word - Pick Sicks
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Stephen tries his hand at Oregon's new health care lottery.
04/01/2008
05:01

Bears & Balls - Rat Rakes
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Stephen urges us to heavily invest in Stephen Colbert's Rat Rakes -- rakes for rats.
04/01/2008
00:35

Intro - 4/1/08
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Stephen hopes the future of health care is sexy robot nurses.
04/01/2008
05:06

Van Jones
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Van Jones tells Stephen about green collar jobs that are good for the Earth as well as the economy.
04/01/2008
03:21

Stephen Wins a Peabody
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Stephen wins the Turducken of awards -- the Peabody.
04/02/2008
05:40

R.E.M.
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During the interview, Stephen uses the new R.E.M. album to cover his area.
04/02/2008
00:26

Intro - 4/2/08
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Stephen's advice on traveling this summer: Hint one -- you'll save a lot of money by not tipping.
04/02/2008
06:01

ThreatDown - Nipples
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It's a fine line between a nipple ring and detonation pin on a boob grenade.
04/02/2008
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