The Colbert Report

Setting Water on Fire

Season 4 E 39 • 03/20/2008

Stephen was just trying to set his water on fire.

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Pennsylvania Primary
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Go to DonorsChoose.org and vote for Hillary or Obama and help raise money for Pennsylvania schools!
03/19/2008
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Dee Dee Myers
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Dee Dee Myers tells Stephen what would happen if women ruled the world.
03/19/2008
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The Word - The Gospel of John
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Stephen thinks Obama could learn something from McCain and his new pastor friends.
03/19/2008
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Patterson Affair
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Cheating at the Days Inn is like going off your diet for a Tootsie Roll - at the Days Inn.
03/19/2008
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Intro - 3/19/08
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The controversy over Obama's former pastor rages on, though not as much as his former pastor.
03/19/2008
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Tip/Wag - Afghanistan
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Shame on you, soldiers in Afghanistan, for arousing our president's envy!
03/19/2008
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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
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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
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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
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06:13

Dean Kamen
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Stephen puts inventor Dean Kamen's vapor compression distiller to the test.
03/20/2008
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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
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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
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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
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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
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04:51

Michael Reynolds
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Michael Reynolds builds energy-efficient homes out of a natural resource: our garbage.
03/31/2008
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04:42

Eric Alterman
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Eric Alterman explains that liberalism is about truth, and truth is complicated.
03/31/2008
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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
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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
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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
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04:06

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