The Colbert Report

Timothy Garton Ash

Season 7 • 06/30/2011

Timothy Garton Ash discusses his book "Facts Are Subversive" and wants Stephen to feel bad.

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Hometown Hero Town - Lexington, KY

While there are some things in life worth standing up for, folks in Lexington, KY, would rather sit down for them.
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Colbert Super PAC - Trevor Potter Preps Stephen for His FEC Hearing

Trevor Potter prepares Stephen for his FEC Super PAC hearing, which will not require him to fight in the sarlacc pit in sudden-death overtime.
06/29/2011
00:33

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Intro - 6/29/11

The FEC decides whether or not Stephen can have his Super PAC, a survey identifies America's least active city, and Gary Sinise talks about entertaining American troops.
06/29/2011
00:07

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Sign Off - See You at the FEC

Stephen reminds Colbert Nation to go to the FEC for his Super PAC hearing.
06/29/2011
03:29

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Colbert Super PAC - Irresponsible Advertising

If the FEC allows his Super PAC, Stephen promises to make ads that are even less responsible than Turn Right USA's racist, misogynistic ads.
06/29/2011
05:11

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Colbert Super PAC - Stephen Addresses Colbert Super Nation

After filing his Super PAC papers, Stephen wades into the crowd with a credit card swiper attached to his iPad like Washington crossing the Delaware to ask it for money.
06/30/2011
04:58

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Formidable Opponent - Pakistan

Stephen wants to give Pakistan an ultimatum to stop supporting terror or lose American aid, but Stephen doesn't think Stephen should choose his friends for him.
06/30/2011
04:06

The Colbert ReportS7
Colbert Super PAC - I Can Haz Super PAC!

After a lengthy hearing, heavily peppered with arcane bureaucratic jargon, the FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC.
06/30/2011
00:16

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Sign Off - Super PAC Donations

Stephen reminds Colbert Nation to sign up at colbertsuperpac.com, and donate coffee money.
06/30/2011
00:39

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Intro - 6/30/11

The FEC rules on whether Stephen can talk about his PAC on the air, and Timothy Garton Ash believes reporting the facts can change the course of history.
06/30/2011
05:38

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Timothy Garton Ash

Timothy Garton Ash talks about his book "Facts Are Subversive" and discusses the decline of the Western world in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape.
06/30/2011
05:24

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Michael Shermer

Michael Shermer discusses his book "The Believing Brain," which explains how people form beliefs first, then filter data to reinforce them.
07/11/2011
00:34

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Intro - 7/11/11

The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer claims to be the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine.
07/11/2011
03:17

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Colbert Super PAC - Pushing the Limits

The Colbert Super PAC and “Transformers” have a lot in common: both can rake in millions of dollars for no reason.
07/11/2011
05:33

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Anti-frack Attacks

To promote fracking, Talisman Energy releases Talisman Terry the Frackosaurus, the funnest energy extraction-based character since Mountaintop Mining Manny.
07/11/2011
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Sign Off - Super PAC Fundraising Goal

Stephen wants to reach his Colbert Super PAC fundraising goal of infinite dollars.
07/11/2011
05:33

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Tip/Wag - Conservative John Lennon & Unfunny Germany

John Lennon was a closet Republican, and a European poll ranks Germany as the world's least funny country in spite of the name of their breakfast cheese.
07/11/2011
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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
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Sign Off - Fixing the Boiler

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