The Colbert Report

Geoffrey Nunberg

Season 2 • 08/21/2006

Geoffrey Nunberg explains how the right has moved the center of gravity of language to the right.

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02:43

Better Know a District - California's 31st
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In California's 31st district, the who's whom do where's when with the why what.
08/17/2006
00:34

Intro - 8/17/06
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Stephen reports on Pluto, interviews Neil Young, and talks with Hollywood Congressman Javier Becerra.
08/17/2006
04:16

Better Know a District - California's 31st - Javier Becerra
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Why does Congressman Javier Becerra wants to translate our American paintings into Spanish?
08/17/2006
04:19

Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and Stephen Colbert trash talk spheres in the running to be new planets.
08/17/2006
02:23

Green Screen Challenge - The Announcement
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The Report starts showing your bold depictions of Stephen's heroic fight.
08/21/2006
00:32

Intro - 8/21/06
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Stephen reports on drug companies, a British food study and interviews linguist Geoffrey Nunberg.
08/21/2006
02:14

Atheists in Foxholes
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Stephen recommends shipping atheists to war so they can destroy someone else's society for a change.
08/21/2006
03:21

The Word - Side Effects
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Criminals owe a debt to society, so let's put them to work making money for the pharmaceutical industry.
08/21/2006
03:39

ThreatDown - Drivers Eat
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If genetically engineered grass has its way, our neatly red and blue nation will be all green.
08/21/2006
00:07

Sign Off - Pants Off
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It's time for Stephen Colbert to go home and take off his pants.
08/21/2006
07:35

Geoffrey Nunberg
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Stephen asks linguist Geoffrey Nunberg, author of "Talking Right," how he can discredit a group that calls themselves "right."
08/21/2006
04:18

Cheating Death - Fields Medal
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Ever since Stephen learned about the Fields Medal two weeks ago, he's cared about it more than any other award in the world.
08/22/2006
05:06

The Word - 99 Problems
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The difference between 200 French troops and 15,000 French troops is just fewer French prisoners.
08/22/2006
00:38

Intro - 8/22/06
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Stephen examines the situation in Lebanon, reports on Hungary, and interviews New York Times op-ed columnist Paul Krugman.
08/22/2006
04:42

Stephen Colbert Salutes Hungary
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Thanks to Hungary's inventions, we in America are able to identify our nation's nerds.
08/22/2006
05:20

Paul Krugman
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Paul Krugman is part of that fringe 60% of the population that thinks the war was a mistake.
08/22/2006
02:29

American Pop Culture: It's Crumbelievable! - Intro
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Stephen is going through his scrapbook of treasured memories and feeling nostalgic for the memorable ad campaigns of yesteryear. Luckily, there's another legend in the making.
08/23/2006
03:53

Damian Kulash
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Stephen wants OK Go lead singer Damian Kulash to explain why anyone would ever go around record company executives.
08/23/2006
01:47

American Pop Culture: It's Crumbelievable! - Stephen Steps Up
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The division ends now -- America needs a cultural focal point, and Stephen volunteers himself.
08/23/2006
06:24

Gideon Yago
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Gideon Yago thinks it's partially the viewer's fault that music videos are contributing to the fragmentation of American culture. Stephen thinks he's blaming America first.
08/23/2006
01:47

American Pop Culture: It's Crumbelievable! - Pop Culture Icons
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"Crumbelievable" isn't just an ad campaign, it's a perfect metaphor for the state of American pop culture -- crumbled into little pieces.
08/23/2006
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