The Colbert Report

Merry Barackmas

Season 5 • 08/04/2009

Karl Marx takes gifts from Stephen on Barack Obama's birthday.

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Tony Zinni

General Tony Zinni cites David Petraeus, Barack Obama and Richard Branson as examples of great leaders.
08/03/2009
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Sign Off - Goodnight

That's it for the show, everybody.
08/03/2009
05:14

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Bears & Balls - How to Pay for Health Care

Democrats want to pay for health care reform by taxing sodas and killing old people.
08/03/2009
04:46

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Nailed 'Em - War on Birth Control

The Fairfax County School Board nails a teen junkie for taking birth control in the cafeteria.
08/03/2009
02:56

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Dominic Philip's Book Habit

Stephen cures Dominic Philip's reading habit by sending him an entire box of books and forcing him to read every last one of them.
08/03/2009
00:31

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Intro - 8/3/09

President Obama finds a way to pay for health care, and General Anthony Zinni will wax Stephen's chest.
08/03/2009
04:57

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The Word - Hippie Replacement

Soon America's grassroots people-power movements will be rid of the one thing that's holding them back: people.
08/04/2009
06:24

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Kurt Andersen

According to Kurt Andersen, the economic and health crises give Americans a brief chance to get things where they want them.
08/04/2009
00:10

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Sign Off - Love Makes the World Go Round

Love makes the world go round, so stop hogging all the credit, physics.
08/04/2009
04:57

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Colbert Bump Cocktail - David Wondrich

David Wondrich serves Stephen drinks from the Great Depression and the Civil War, and invents a Colbert Bump cocktail.
08/04/2009
02:42

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Merry Barackmas

Karl Marx takes gifts from Stephen to give to lazy people who don't deserve nice things.
08/04/2009
03:13

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Human Week

Since sharks don't kill that many people, the Discovery Channel should replace their Shark Week with Human Week.
08/05/2009
08:11

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2010 Midterms - Joe Sestak

Joe Sestak is running against Arlen Specter for the Pennsylvania Senate seat so he can bring health care reform to all Americans.
08/05/2009
02:44

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Bill Clinton's Personal Appearance

Bill Clinton frees two journalists from North Korea, but Laura Ling leaves without her delicious sandwich.
08/05/2009
05:49

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Kris Kobach

Kris Kobach wants to fight illegal immigration on the local level and reward the people willing to come to this country legally.
08/05/2009
00:02

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
08/05/2009
06:03

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Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep won't feel responsible if her role as Julia Child influences kids to think cooking is cool.
08/06/2009
00:34

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Intro - 8/6/09

Stephen reviews the movies that are destroying America and talks to Meryl Streep about her role as Julia Child.
08/06/2009
06:00

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Yahweh or No Way - Dinosaur Adventure Land & Black Market Kidneys

The founder of a creationist dinosaur theme park refuses to pay taxes, President Obama may be a secret Mormon, and a Jewish man trades kidneys on the black market.
08/06/2009
00:04

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Sign Off - Goodnight

That's it for The Report, everybody.
08/06/2009
02:27

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Back to School With Jeremih

Chicago Public Schools officials appoint Jeremih, the guy who sings "Birthday Sex," as their new back-to-school spokesman.
08/06/2009
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