The Colbert Report

Baby Teeth Economy

Season 7 • 08/02/2011

The tooth market tanks during a record low year for quarters found behind ears.

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04:18

The Word - With Great Power Comes No Responsibility
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With the proposed Super Congress, only 12 lawmakers will have to make unpopular recommendations, and the rest of Congress can avoid blame.
08/01/2011
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05:51

"Three Billy Goats Gruff" Budget Negotiations
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When handling budget negotiations, Troll Obama should never have let the Republican billy goats clomp over his bridge.
08/01/2011
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00:34

Intro - 8/1/11
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Barack Obama makes a deal with Republicans, a new technology honors the dead, and Zappos' C.E.O. Tony Hsieh always does free returns.
08/01/2011
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03:05

From Ashes to Bullets
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Alabama company Holy Smoke turns loved ones' ashes into real bullets that can be used to hunt turkeys on Thanksgiving.
08/01/2011
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03:58

America's Credit Grating - David Leonhardt
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According to The New York Times' David Leonhardt, safeguarding America's credit rating requires reducing health costs and raising taxes.
08/02/2011
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00:34

Intro - 8/2/11
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America's credit rating may be downgraded, the recession affects children, and Al Hunt has 42 years of journalistic experience in Washington.
08/02/2011
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03:18

America's Credit Grating
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America should handle credit ratings agencies the way it does all terrorists: by marching the marines into their offices and whisking them off to Gitmo.
08/02/2011
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03:47

Newt Gingrich's Twitter Scandal
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Allegations arise that 80% of Newt Gingrich's Twitter followers aren't real, but making up people may be the key to keeping his campaign alive.
08/02/2011
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05:41

Al Hunt
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Bloomberg News' Al Hunt believes Barack Obama lost the debt ceiling negotiation, but he doesn't think the Republicans won.
08/02/2011
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00:07

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen shoots WristStrong bands into the audience and says goodnight.
08/02/2011
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03:04

Baby Teeth Economy
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In order to get the soft tooth market back up, kids must reduce baby teeth inventory and stop losing teeth.
08/02/2011
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00:07

Sign Off - Official Flag Updater
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Stephen considers the legitimacy of the states in his American flag sampler.
08/03/2011
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07:30

ThreatDown - Fake States, Sharia Weather & Monopoly
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The state of North Dakota may not exist, subversive weather blows into Arizona, and the classic American game of anti-trust law violation gets a makeover.
08/03/2011
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04:42

Women's Health-Nazi Plan
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Free birth control will wipe out the American race and instantly turn daughters into wanton harlots with insatiable sexual appetites.
08/03/2011
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00:37

Intro - 8/3/11
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An old kids' game gets updated, the government gives women new health guidelines, and Robert Wittman investigates art crime.
08/03/2011
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Robert Wittman
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Art crime investigator Robert Wittman recovers stolen paintings around the world and explains the challenges of museum security.
08/03/2011
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02:32

Multiracial Spider-Man
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A half-black, half-Hispanic Spider-Man replaces a dead Peter Parker, setting a terrible precedent for superhero diversity.
08/03/2011
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00:34

Intro - 8/4/11
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Somebody snuck a vegetable into Wisconsin, baseball's cherished records face a threat, and Anthony Bourdain travels the world in search of great food.
08/04/2011
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02:52

Wisconsin's Recall Election & Americans for Prosperity's Absentee Ballot Typos
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The Koch brothers-funded Americans for Prosperity PAC sends absentee ballot applications with minor inaccuracies to Wisconsin's Democratic districts.
08/04/2011
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04:47

Anthony Bourdain
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Chef Anthony Bourdain worries about the ballooning of Americans and occasionally eats endangered birds with a hood over his head.
08/04/2011
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00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen signs off by saying goodnight.
08/04/2011
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