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Sign Off - "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)"

Season 8 • 05/08/2012

Stephen flips through his children's book "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)."

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Sign Off - Sound Effects Box
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Stephen uses a sound effects box to say goodnight.
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05:47

Andy Cohen
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Bravo executive and talk show host Andy Cohen discusses his book "Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture."
05/07/2012
02:04

ThreatDown - Newscasting Bears
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A Pennsylvania news team shares its backyard weather forecast: partly grizzly with a chance of precipitation in the pants.
05/07/2012
06:45

"Pussy Hound" with Eric McCormack
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Eric McCormack and Stephen rehearse "Pussy Hound," a heterosexual sitcom about two straight guys named Will and Grayson.
05/07/2012
00:39

Intro - 5/7/12
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Controversy strikes the Obama administration, a threat jeopardizes American jobs, and Bravo's Andy Cohen answers "Real Housewives" questions.
05/07/2012
03:35

Hand-Disinfectant-Drunk Teens
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News coverage based on a single story in the L.A. Times reveals an epidemic of kids turning drunk, disorderly and disinfected.
05/07/2012
01:52

Joe Biden's Same-Sex Marriage Gaffe
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Vice President Joe Biden says he is comfortable with same-sex marriage and credits sitcoms like "Will and Grace" for teaching tolerance.
05/07/2012
05:26

Colbert Super PAC SHH! - Corporate Campaign Players & Super Secret "Spooky PACs"
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"Spooky PACs" trailblazer Karl Rove gives anonymous political money to help keep political money anonymous, and Stephen gives in to donor transparency fetishists.
05/08/2012
04:19

Anonymous Attack Ads - Claire McCaskill
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Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill criticizes political attack ads funded by untraceable money in 501(c)4s.
05/08/2012
05:17

Michelle Alexander
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Civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander discusses her book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness."
05/08/2012
00:09

Sign Off - "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)"
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Stephen breaks from reading "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" to say goodnight.
05/08/2012
03:21

Mexico's Debate Playmate
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A former Playboy Playmate helps usher Mexico's presidential debate, and one candidate isn't sorry for noticing.
05/09/2012
05:15

Jon McNaughton's "Nation Under Socialism" Artwork
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One of the hottest pop culture paintings portrays Barack Obama burning the Constitution, and Stephen explicates its complicated, multi-level message.
05/09/2012
06:21

Anna Wintour
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Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour discusses The Met's Costume Institute exhibit "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations."
05/09/2012
01:22

Sign Off - "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" Audiobook
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Profits from "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" go to U.S. VETS, an organization that helps veterans reintegrate into civilian life.
05/09/2012
04:37

Barack Obama vs. North Carolina on Gay Marriage
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Barack Obama becomes the first sitting president to push the rainbow button and launch gay-mageddon, but North Carolina strikes down marriage equality.
05/09/2012
03:19

Wisconsin's Fake Democrats
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Wisconsin Republicans force primaries by running as Democrats, which is like calling a timeout in football, dressed up as the other team's coach.
05/10/2012
00:19

Sign Off - Two Weeks Off & Dry Roasted Peanuts
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The Report is off for the next two weeks, and Stephen snacks on peanuts.
05/10/2012
06:27

Francis Collins
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Dr. Francis Collins talks about America's weight problem, evolution and the holistic way to confront obesity.
05/10/2012
02:24

Barack Obama's Gay Blasphemy
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God ordered marriage to be between one man and that man's rib, but Barack Obama's gay marriage announcement drags evolution into the debate.
05/10/2012
06:24

ThreatDown - Interdimensional Black People, Gay Strokes & Manipulative Sicko Monkeys
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Minorities use black hole time travel for revenge, strokes suddenly turn people gay, and a zoo is nothing but monkey prison.
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