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Paul Ryan's Christian Budget Cuts - Thomas Reese

Season 8 • 05/01/2012

Reverend Thomas Reese discusses the importance of helping the poor.

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Delicate Advice for Chen Guangcheng
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Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng lulls his guards into complacency and escapes from an 18-month house arrest.
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Sign Off - Stephen's Fashionable Firearm
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Stephen shows off his gun's matching suit and tie.
04/30/2012
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Intro - 4/30/12
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Adults dodge sexuality education, gun owners find the latest convenience, and Diane Keaton joins Stephen.
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The Word - Don't Ask, Don't Show & Tell
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Missouri lawmakers want to ban homosexuality discussions in schools because finding out that homosexuality exists is a slippery slope to tolerating it.
04/30/2012
06:15

Diane Keaton
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Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton skirts Stephen's questions and misinterprets a backstage hug.
04/30/2012
03:45

Barack Obama & the Anniversary of Bin Laden's Assassination
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Barack Obama visits troops in Afghanistan and cynically uses the anniversary of ordering the hit on Osama bin Laden to order a campaign ad hit on Mitt Romney.
05/01/2012
06:08

Carne Ross
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Carne Ross discusses his book "The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the 21st Century."
05/01/2012
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
05/01/2012
00:34

Intro - 5/1/12
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Election advertising gets ugly, God sanctions cuts to the poor, and Carne Ross believes democracy is defective.
05/01/2012
04:18

Paul Ryan's Christian Budget Cuts
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Barack Obama and the Catholic Church wage war on Paul Ryan's deeply Christian Republican House budget.
05/01/2012
05:59

Paul Ryan's Christian Budget Cuts - Thomas Reese
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Georgetown University's Father Thomas Reese finds discrepancies between Catholic doctrine and Paul Ryan's fiscal ministry.
05/01/2012
04:50

Kermit the Frog's German TV Offense - Hans Beinholtz
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Kermit the Frog violates German media law, but Stephen defends his reputation to Germany's UN ambassador, Hans Beinholtz.
05/02/2012
03:27

Richard Branson-Shaped Ice Cubes
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Sir Richard Branson commissions four skilled designers to create an ice cube mold in the shape of his head.
05/02/2012
05:58

Jonathan Haidt
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Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses his book "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion."
05/02/2012
00:28

Sign Off - Stephen Colbert's 6000K Norway Norwalkathon
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Stephen cancels his 6000K walkathon from Bangor, ME, to Oslo, Norway.
05/02/2012
00:38

Intro - 5/2/12
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America's health care crisis finds a solution, a beloved children's character meets adversity, and Jonathan Haidt explores social psychology.
05/02/2012
05:25

The Word - Debt Panels
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One of the nation's largest medical debt collectors sneaks into hospitals to seize patients' money before treatment.
05/02/2012
04:35

Lena Dunham
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Lena Dunham discusses "Girls," her popular HBO show about young women navigating work, love and friendship in New York City.
05/03/2012
04:33

Newt Gingrich & Mitt Romney Alliance Analogies
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Republican strategist Dee Dee Benkie explains Newt Gingrich's decision to endorse Mitt Romney, using a football-fraternity analogy.
05/03/2012
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Colbert Super PAC - In Search of Mr. Larose
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A mysterious Florida rival challenges Stephen's dominance in the world of super secret Super PAC-ing.
05/03/2012
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Who's Honoring Me Now? - National Space Society & Buzz Aldrin
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Buzz Aldrin thanks Stephen for promoting space exploration and awards him the National Space Society's coveted trophy.
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