The Colbert Report
CNN-Tea Party Republican Debate
Season 7 E 115 • 09/13/2011

Debates are supposed to help Americans find the Republican presidential candidate, but instead they found the running mate.

Watching

00:06

The Colbert ReportS7 E114
Sign Off - Stephen's Mug

Stephen says goodnight and takes a big swig from his Colbert Report mug.
09/12/2011
04:37

The Colbert ReportS7 E114
Shopping Griefportunities

If Americans can exploit the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to make a quick buck, it's like hitting the terrorists with economic Jujitsu.
09/12/2011
07:24

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Stephen Reports on an Old-Fashioned Hero

Newspapers are part of America's past, like buggy whip makers and the middle class, but they still perform an important function.
09/12/2011
02:35

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Tea Party Face-Off Preview

The real game changer came before the Republican debate, when former candidate Tim Pawlenty stopped by to borrow a cup of airtime from "Fox & Friends."
09/12/2011
03:23

The Colbert ReportS7 E115
Ron Paul 2012

Ron Paul needs a credible national endorsement to give his campaign the kind of legitimacy his campaign has not been able to get from his campaign.
09/13/2011
01:59

The Colbert ReportS7 E115
Barack Obama's American Jobs Act

Barack Obama's plan is just more job-killing spending, adding to America's job-killing debt, so he can create some job-killing jobs.
09/13/2011
04:32

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Barack Obama's American Jobs Act - Paul Krugman

The New York Times' Paul Krugman talks about the Lesser Depression and the confidence fairy's effect on the American economy.
09/13/2011
00:11

The Colbert ReportS7 E115
Sign Off - "Stephen Colbert"

Stephen says goodnight with air quotes around his name.
09/13/2011
00:25

The Colbert ReportS7 E115
Intro - 9/13/11

Barack Obama plans to create jobs in the job plan-creating industry, and Former Vice President Al Gore discusses global warming.
09/13/2011
06:42

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Al Gore

Al Gore talks about his work on the Climate Reality Project and marvels at the sophistication of Stephen's global warming metaphor.
09/13/2011
03:24

The Colbert ReportS7 E115
CNN-Tea Party Republican Debate

Debates are supposed to help Americans find the Republican presidential candidate, but instead they found the running mate.
09/13/2011
03:02

The Colbert ReportS7 E116
Jobs Bill Clipgate

If Barack Obama really believed in his jobs bill, he should have presented it in a leather-bound volume with gold filigree and illuminated initials.
09/14/2011
04:19

The Colbert ReportS7 E116
Rick Perry's HPV Vaccine Mandate

If Americans let the government mandate the HPV vaccine, they might as well let the U.N.'s jackbooted thugs inject their daughters with pharmaceutical-grade slut juice.
09/14/2011
03:42

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Return to Sender

There's one downside to the United States becoming the only civilized nation without a postal service, but Stephen has just the solution.
09/14/2011
05:57

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Michael Moore

Michael Moore describes the defining moment that transformed him from a quiet kid into an outspoken social critic.
09/14/2011
00:07

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight and shoots WristStrong bands into the audience.
09/14/2011
03:49

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Return to Sender - Phil Rubio

Former postal worker and author Phil Rubio discusses the important universal service provided by the post office.
09/14/2011
03:23

The Colbert ReportS7 E117
Take a Billion, Leave a Billion

While the $2 billion UBS lost in rogue trades sounds like a lot, it's only a fraction of what they lost through authorized trades.
09/15/2011
06:03

The Colbert ReportS7 E117
Jimmy Fallon & Stephen Reminisce

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen find a way to share their fun, private memories of friendship with the world.
09/15/2011
00:25

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Intro - 9/15/11

$2 billion goes missing from a major bank, and David Copperfield explores the science of illusion.
09/15/2011
03:53

The Colbert ReportS7 E117
FEMA's Waffle House Index

Waffle House becomes FEMA's syrup-smothered canary in a coalmine, which is also available on their menu.
09/15/2011