The Colbert Report

David McCullough

Season 7 • 07/13/2011

David McCullough discusses his book about 19th century Americans moving to Paris.

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Dan Savage
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Dan Savage thinks monogamy shouldn't be the ultimate defining characteristic of a successful marriage because fooling around can sometimes save a marriage.
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Sign Off - Fixing the Boiler
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Stephen goes under the desk to help Tad with the boiler.
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Heterosexual Accountability Buddy
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A therapist at Dr. Marcus Bachmann's Christian counseling firm recommends taking a straight accountability buddy to a same-sex wedding.
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The Family Leader's Controversial Pledge
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Michele Bachmann responds to public backlash against the Family Leader pledge's insensitive slavery reference with a sensitive slavery reference.
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Herman Cain Train
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Intro - 7/13/11
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America might have to crash on Canada's couch for a while, the Republican party gets a fresh young face, and David McCullough discusses his book about Americans in Paris.
07/13/2011
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Obama Calls the Republican Bluff
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Stephen asks Naftali Bendavid if Barack Obama is calling the Republicans' bluff because they've publicly said they're bluffing.
07/13/2011
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Sign Off - Pen Toss
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Stephen throws and catches a pen.
07/13/2011
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Republicans Choose None of the Above
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During debt ceiling negotiations with President Obama, the Republicans practice the old saying, “You scratch my back, I get my back scratched.”
07/13/2011
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Flagworth 2012
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Seeing an American flag can shift voters toward republicanism, so Franklin F. Flagworth should be the GOP's frontrunner.
07/13/2011
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David McCullough
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David McCullough explains why 19th century Americans moved to Paris rather than stay in the states and appreciate American mayonnaise.
07/13/2011
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May the Best Stephen Colbert Win
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Stephen's Emmy Award nominations might lead to an Emmy three-way.
07/14/2011
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Intro - 7/14/11
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Scandal won't bring down Rupert Murdoch, Gitmo detainees get dangerous, and Jose Antonio Vargas admits to being an illegal immigrant.
07/14/2011
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Murdoch's Media Empire Might Go Down the Toilet
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With News of the World gone and BSkyB out of reach, all Rupert Murdoch has to comfort him are a few media companies.
07/14/2011
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Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight and runs around.
07/14/2011
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Carmageddon
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With the temporary closure of the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles, increased traffic on two off-peak days means someone might have to walk someplace.
07/14/2011
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Jose Antonio Vargas
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Jose Antonio Vargas explains which is more difficult: coming out of the closet as a gay man or as a border gay.
07/14/2011
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Improvised Expressive Devices
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Gitmo detainees craft a dangerous new weapon behind bars that may shatter our aesthetic paradigm.
07/14/2011
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Epic Blockbuster
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The final "Harry Potter" and Sarah Palin's documentary would make a great double feature because both movies are about outsiders plucked from obscurity by an old wizard.
07/18/2011
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Intro - 7/18/11
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Everyone continues to talk about the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal, and John Prendergast discusses the two-week-old nation of South Sudan.
07/18/2011
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Sign Off - Prerecorded Episodes
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Stephen can't be sure what day it is because he prerecorded all these episodes in a 96-hour meth-fueled news binge.
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