The Colbert Report

Aaron Sorkin

Season 8 • 06/28/2012

Aaron Sorkin discusses HBO's "The Newsroom" and admits to writing huge character monologues.

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The Colbert ReportS8
Mitt Romney's Victory Retreat & Democrats' Convention Deficit

While things are sunny with a chance of cash for the GOP, Democrats' financial forecast is partly cloudy with a chance of fighting a seagull for half a hotdog bun.
06/27/2012
00:09

The Colbert ReportS8
Sign Off - Oreo Cookie Plate

Stephen rethinks licking an Oreo cookie.
06/27/2012
06:40

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Melinda Gates

Philanthropist Melinda Gates discusses foreign aid, her philosophy on contraception, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's global family planning summit.
06/27/2012
03:46

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Rainbow-Stuffed Gay Pride Oreo

No matter how innocent America's foodstuff may seem, every morsel should be fraught with divisive partisan meaning.
06/27/2012
08:39

The Colbert ReportS7
Colbert Super PAC Treasure Hunt Solution

The hunt for the antique silver turtle is over, as the solution to the treasure hunt is revealed by the the Colbert Super PAC official master of enigmas.
06/28/2012
03:19

The Colbert ReportS8
Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument - Emily Bazelon

By the time Mitt Romney becomes president and gets Congress to repeal Obamacare, it might be 2014 and people might like it.
06/28/2012
03:07

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John Roberts' Obamacare Swing Vote

John Roberts' health care vote is the worst betrayal since Benedict Arnold teamed up with Judas to stab Caesar right in the croutons.
06/28/2012
02:31

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Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument

There is nothing stopping Barack Obama from making Americans gay-marry an illegal immigrant wearing a condom, in a hydroponic pot farm powered by solar energy.
06/28/2012
01:32

The Colbert ReportS8
Colbert Super PAC - Super Fun Pack Treasure Finder

Stephen honors Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack's treasure finder, Dan Stough, with an antique silver turtle bell.
06/28/2012
04:19

The Colbert ReportS8
Cable News Gaffe on Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling

The Supreme Court rules Obamacare constitutional, despite CNN and Fox's opposite breaking news.
06/28/2012
06:09

The Colbert ReportS8
Aaron Sorkin

Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin talks about the golden age of news, "The West Wing" and what makes America the greatest country.
06/28/2012
06:14

The Colbert ReportS8
Mitt Romney's Retroactive Retirement from Bain Capital

If Barack Obama wins the presidential race, Mitt Romney can just say he retroactively retired from it in 2009.
07/16/2012
00:32

The Colbert ReportS8
Intro - 7/16/12

Mitt Romney faces questions about his resume, people get their coffee in new ways, and Anne-Marie Slaughter explains why women can't have it all.
07/16/2012
04:33

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TomKat's Divorce & Anderson Cooper's Sexual Orientation

The thetan inhabiting Katie Holmes isn't getting any younger, and torso-American Anderson Cooper could have had perfect caramel-mocha babies.
07/16/2012
00:23

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Sign Off - Smiles or Whatever

Stephen hopes The Report incited smiles.
07/16/2012
04:17

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Thought for Food - Caffeine Edition - Funeral Home Starbucks & Car Coffee Makers

Nothing soothes the pain of losing a loved one like your eulogy being drowned out by Starbucks employees making frappachinos.
07/16/2012
04:54

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Anne-Marie Slaughter

Princeton University professor Anne-Marie Slaughter stresses that women need better job choices, ones that equally accommodate a family and full career.
07/16/2012
05:13

The Colbert ReportS8
Who's Honoring Me Now? - Philadelphia's Rosenbach Museum and Library

Rosenbach Museum curator Derick Dreher doubts that a Bud Light Lime bottle played an important role in the creation of Stephen's "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" manuscript.
07/17/2012
03:47

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Nas

Nas shares his passion for rapping, thoughts on retirement, and the inspiration behind his 10th album cover.
07/17/2012
02:44

The Colbert ReportS8
Nevada's "None of the Above" Is Fearsome Foe for GOP

The whole message of Mitt Romney's campaign is "I'm not Barack Obama," while a Nevada foe demonstrates all the conservative credentials Mitt lacks.
07/17/2012
05:22

The Colbert ReportS8
The Word - On the Straight & Narrow-Minded

The minds of young people are being poisoned by knowledge, but thankfully Texas is the Large Hadron Collider of denying science.
07/17/2012
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