The Colbert Report

Tip/Wag - RNC Edition

Season 4 • 09/04/2008

Stephen tips his hat to Fred Thompson's plain talking and Cindy McCain's style.

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00:12

Who Wants Beads?
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Since Stephen is in New Orleans, he has beads for the audience.
09/03/2008
01:32

Stephen Is in New Orleans
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Stephen's stuck in New Orleans, but he'll definitely be back in St. Paul tomorrow.
09/03/2008
00:31

Intro - 9/3/08
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The Republicans finally have their convention, just when you thought Minnesota couldn't get any whiter.
09/03/2008
04:05

Susan Eisenhower Endorses Obama
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Susan Eisenhower tells Stephen how a member of one of America's most venerated military families could stoop so low and support Barack Obama.
09/03/2008
03:29

John McCain: Her Story
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John McCain knows that behind every great man is a great woman, and in his case, that woman is John McCain.
09/03/2008
04:33

Ron Paul
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Ron Paul would have had to give up everything he believes in to speak at the RNC.
09/04/2008
00:29

Intro - 9/4/08
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Hockey mom Sarah Palin delivers a rousing speech at the Republican convention, though she was given five minutes for high-sticking.
09/04/2008
09:21

Adam Brickley
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Adam Brickley explains how he influenced the direction of American politics from his mom's house.
09/04/2008
00:12

Flight out of Atlanta
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Stephen Colbert cuts it short to make his flight out of Atlanta.
09/04/2008
01:41

Stuck in Atlanta Airport
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Stephen misses John McCain's acceptance speech because he's stuck in the Atlanta airport.
09/04/2008
03:05

Tip/Wag - RNC Edition
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Cindy McCain's dress is clearly influenced by Stephen's John McCain Green Screen Challenge.
09/04/2008
05:37

Better Know a District - Georgia's 8th - Lynn Westmoreland Update
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Lynn Westmoreland not remembering the Ten Commandments isn't the most embarrassing thing he's ever done.
09/05/2008
05:39

David Paterson
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Stephen asks David Paterson how he can be nice and successful in politics.
09/05/2008
00:18

Green Screen Challenge - Go Nuts
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Stephen's off next week, so go nuts on the footage from John McCain's acceptance speech.
09/05/2008
00:32

Intro - 9/5/08
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John McCain accepts the nomination -- looks like he called the Republicans' bluff.
09/05/2008
05:14

Green Screen Challenge - John McCain's Acceptance Speech
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John McCain accepts the presidential nomination in front of a green screen so we, the heroes, can make him seem more young and vital by comparison.
09/05/2008
02:26

Stephen Missed the Convention
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Stephen may have missed the last night of the Republican National Convention, but it's not too late for a balloon drop.
09/05/2008
04:25

Colbert Platinum - Supermodel Statue
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A supermodel statue is more emotionally expressive and it only eats slightly more than a real supermodel.
09/15/2008
00:35

Intro - 9/15/08
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The press is treating John McCain unfairly. They're showing pictures of him without Sarah Palin.
09/15/2008
05:09

Peter J. Gomes
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Peter J. Gomes believes Christian churches today are not engines of change, but engines of conservatism.
09/15/2008
06:21

The Word - How Dare You?
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John McCain and Sarah Palin are not only saying they won't give answers, they're saying you can't ask questions.
09/15/2008
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