The Colbert Report

Flagworth 2012

Season 7 • 07/13/2011

To ensure Obama doesn't get reelected, Franklin F. Flagworth should be the GOP's frontrunner.

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Dan Savage

Dan Savage thinks monogamy shouldn't be the ultimate defining characteristic of a successful marriage because fooling around can sometimes save a marriage.
07/12/2011
00:09

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Sign Off - Fixing the Boiler

Stephen goes under the desk to help Tad with the boiler.
07/12/2011
04:13

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Heterosexual Accountability Buddy

A therapist at Dr. Marcus Bachmann's Christian counseling firm recommends taking a straight accountability buddy to a same-sex wedding.
07/12/2011
05:40

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The Family Leader's Controversial Pledge

Michele Bachmann responds to public backlash against the Family Leader pledge's insensitive slavery reference with a sensitive slavery reference.
07/12/2011
03:58

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Herman Cain Train

In the GOP's all-you-can-eat superstar buffet of white bread and potato candidates, Herman Cain stands out as dessert.
07/12/2011
00:32

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Intro - 7/13/11

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
04:39

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Obama Calls the Republican Bluff

Stephen asks Naftali Bendavid if Barack Obama is calling the Republicans' bluff because they've publicly said they're bluffing.
07/13/2011
00:06

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Sign Off - Pen Toss

Stephen throws and catches a pen.
07/13/2011
06:24

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Republicans Choose None of the Above

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
05:57

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David McCullough

David McCullough explains why 19th century Americans moved to Paris rather than stay in the states and appreciate American mayonnaise.
07/13/2011
03:17

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Flagworth 2012

Seeing an American flag can shift voters toward republicanism, so Franklin F. Flagworth should be the GOP's frontrunner.
07/13/2011
01:48

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May the Best Stephen Colbert Win

Stephen's Emmy Award nominations might lead to an Emmy three-way.
07/14/2011
00:34

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Intro - 7/14/11

Scandal won't bring down Rupert Murdoch, Gitmo detainees get dangerous, and Jose Antonio Vargas admits to being an illegal immigrant.
07/14/2011
05:33

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Murdoch's Media Empire Might Go Down the Toilet

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
00:07

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight and runs around.
07/14/2011
02:52

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Carmageddon

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
06:18

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Jose Antonio Vargas

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
03:18

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Improvised Expressive Devices

Gitmo detainees craft a dangerous new weapon behind bars that may shatter our aesthetic paradigm.
07/14/2011
02:31

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Epic Blockbuster

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
00:32

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Intro - 7/18/11

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
00:31

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Sign Off - Prerecorded Episodes

Stephen can't be sure what day it is because he prerecorded all these episodes in a 96-hour meth-fueled news binge.
07/18/2011
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