The Colbert Report

The Word - Russian Dolls

Season 2 E 131 • 10/16/2006

The GOP needs a larger scandal to help push the Foley mess off the front page.

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Stephen has heard that David Gergen is a moderate Republican, and he wants some answers about exactly how that makes any sense.
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Sharing the Spotlight with Ahmadinejad
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First Stephen had to share the cover of Newsweek with Iranian President Ahmadinejad -- and now he has to share "60 Minutes," too.
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The Word - Dumb-ocracy
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Stephen doesn't like the idea of fining people who don't vote, since it punishes the poor. He'd prefer to pay the poor not to vote and empower them with lottery tickets.
10/15/2006
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Hungarian Bridge Progress Report
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Votes in favor of naming a bridge in Hungary after Stephen: 1,774. That's only 1,212,386 votes behind the leader!
10/15/2006
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The Wave
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Stephen has decided to honor Crazy George by starting the wave across all of Stadium America.
10/16/2006
02:22

Tip/Wag - Midterm Elections Edition
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Stephen tips his hat to Air America for filing for bankruptcy protection at the right time -- just before midterm elections.
10/16/2006
02:37

Bush Impersonator Impersonator
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Fox News gave poor marks to a Bush impersonator who appeared with Barbra Streisand, despite praising him when he appeared with Bush.
10/16/2006
00:30

Intro - 10/16/06
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Stephen looks at the midterm elections, sees Republican scandals in a positive light, and gets his cheeks swabbed by lawyer Barry Scheck.
10/16/2006
02:00

CBGB's
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New York's famous CBGB's club closed over the weekend, causing Stephen to wax nostalgic about all the nights he went down there to yell at them for making too much noise.
10/16/2006
06:41

Barry Scheck
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Barry Scheck does DNA testing trying to exonerate the wrongfully convicted. Stephen thinks he sounds soft on crime.
10/16/2006
04:09

The Word - Russian Dolls
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The GOP needs something to help push the Foley mess off the front page, and Stephen has the answer: another, larger scandal.
10/16/2006
01:57

Descending Screen
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For the show's anniversary, Stephen has received a descending screen as a gift, as well as other descending things.
10/17/2006
00:40

Anniversary Cake
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Someone very special to Stephen jumps out of his anniversary cake.
10/17/2006
01:38

Second Year Portrait
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As a way to celebrate The Colbert Report's anniversary, Stephen commissioned a new portrait of himself to be painted.
10/17/2006
02:05

One Year Anniversary
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Stephen gets choked up after realizing that he's affected Oprah's vocabulary.
10/17/2006
00:30

Intro - 10/17/06
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Tonight, Stephen celebrates The Colbert Report's first birthday, encourages more U.S. households to marry and interviews biologist Richard Dawkins.
10/17/2006
06:36

Richard Dawkins
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Biologist Richard Dawkins explains that he does not believe in God, but also that the world was not created randomly.
10/17/2006
02:17

The Word - Irreconcilable Differences
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To bump up the numbers of married couples, Stephen suggests we enforce gays to marry.
10/17/2006
03:21

Sport Report - Smack Talk
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Stephen encourages viewers to send in smack talk for the Saginaw Spirit's upcoming games.
10/18/2006
02:31

Elephant Vasectomies
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Veterinarians are traveling to Africa to give elephants vasectomies in an effort to deal with overpopulation.
10/18/2006
02:29

Santorum's Iraqi Lord of the Rings
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Rick Santorum metaphorically points out that the forces of evil are drawing near to Minas Tirith -- which, Stephen guesses, is Ohio.
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