The Colbert Report

Obama's BP Oil Spill Speech

Season 6 • 06/16/2010

Stephen finds America's alternative energy source by rifling through Devo's belongings.

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00:36

Intro - 6/14/10
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There's a new quest for Arctic riches, Stephen recaps the Tony Awards, and Stephen Prothero goes to Hell in seven religions.
06/14/2010
05:43

Carl Safina
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Carl Safina attributes the BP oil spill to the government protecting corporate greed instead of public interest.
06/15/2010
08:17

Testoster-Ruin - Hanna Rosin
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Stephen demands that lesbians stop creating good examples for our kids, microwaves his boxers and asks Hanna Rosin if men are still needed.
06/15/2010
00:06

Sign Off - Hot Boxers
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Stephen takes his hot boxers out of the microwave.
06/15/2010
00:31

Intro - 6/15/10
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Men may be an endangered species, there's a threat to the Gulf Coast, and Carl Safina needs to change the color of his Blue Ocean Institute.
06/15/2010
04:56

Tip/Wag - Marshall Islands & Disney World Fate
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BP operates its oil rig under the Marshall Islands flag, and a couple believes fate brought them together.
06/15/2010
00:27

Intro - 6/16/10
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Stephen hopes the surprising find in Afghanistan is Carmen Sandiego, and Devo performs from an album based on market research.
06/16/2010
05:23

The Word - $tay the Cour$e
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Afghanistan is like a slot machine that America has been warming up for nine years, and it's about to pay off.
06/16/2010
03:32

Devo
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Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale employed focus groups to help them choose songs, blue hats and suits inspired by Kim Jong-il.
06/16/2010
02:59

Brevity Is the Soul of Twit
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Comedy Central's Address the Mess will give a dollar to the Gulf of America Fund every time you heroes retweet Stephen's tribute to oil-soaked birds.
06/16/2010
04:33

Obama's BP Oil Spill Speech
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Obama unites the country with his speech addressing the BP oil spill, and Stephen finds an alternative energy source in Devo's belongings.
06/16/2010
00:32

Sign Off - Retweet for the Gulf of America Fund
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Comedy Central will donate one dollar to the Gulf of America Fund for every time you retweet Stephen's tweet.
06/17/2010
06:32

South Carolina's 4th District Primary - Bob Inglis
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Bob Inglis should quit Congress and get a job at Olive Garden to convince the people of South Carolina he's not an incumbent.
06/17/2010
04:15

Colbert Platinum - Summer Travel Edition
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A hotel in Abu Dhabi installs a gold vending machine, and fine-art transport companies shuttle your masterpieces.
06/17/2010
06:23

David Mamet
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David Mamet believes the theater is dead because they're showing nothing but revivals that weren't good 40 years ago.
06/17/2010
01:54

Obama's Simplified BP Oil Spill Speech
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This is how you speak about the BP oil spill in the way Americans can understand: See Spot. See Spot spread. Stop, Spot, stop.
06/17/2010
00:14

Sign Off - Spare Cursed Monkey's Paw
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Please send your spare cursed monkeys' paws Stephen's way -- he's got a bit of a zombie problem.
06/21/2010
08:03

Fallback Position - Astronaut Pt. 1
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Stephen admits to Steve Lindsey that he lashes out in zero gravity, has a spastic colon and needs a lot of time alone.
06/21/2010
03:42

Joe Barton's Misconstrued Misconstruction
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Joe Barton apologizes for his misconstrued misconstruction, and pundits call the BP escrow account unconstitutional.
06/21/2010
04:57

Wes Moore
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Wes Moore speaks to the importance of small decisions and role models by comparing himself to the imprisoned Wes Moore.
06/21/2010
02:11

US Ties With Slovenia
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The call to disallow the US goal against Slovenia was totally unfair, and the rest of the world agrees.
06/21/2010
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