The Colbert Report

The People's Republic of Obamastan & Forbes 400 Losers

Season 9 • 09/17/2013

Obama reports on the top 1 percent, and 61 billionaires fall short of the Forbes 400.

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00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
09/12/2013
00:34

Intro - 9/16/13
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Americans abuse the social safety net, controversy strikes the Miss America Pageant, and retired army Colonel Andrew Bacevich talks about national service.
09/16/2013
04:54

Miss America 2013
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Miss South Carolina talks about her state's mobile homes, and Twitter users slander the first Miss America of Indian descent.
09/16/2013
05:30

Andrew Bacevich
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Vietnam veteran Andrew Bacevich discusses his book, "Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country."
09/16/2013
06:35

The Word - The Guilted Age
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As more Americans apply for food stamps and disability benefits, conservative pundits and independent crusaders believe it's good to shame them.
09/16/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen blows a kiss goodnight.
09/17/2013
04:19

Soul-Rending Cheerios Ad
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Cheerios leverages the death of a grandparent and joins the ranks of undead endorsed cereals like Count Chocula.
09/17/2013
00:32

Intro - 9/17/13
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The rich have it better than the poor, the cereal industry makes progress, and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sits down with Stephen.
09/17/2013
06:41

Colbert Platinum - Luxury Ice & Hot Dic-Tip
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Dean & DeLuca advertises 10 hand-carved ice cubes for $75, and Jennifer Lopez sings "Happy Birthday" to an Asian despot.
09/17/2013
05:51

Arne Duncan
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses Obama's Race to the Top initiative and Preschool for All program.
09/17/2013
03:18

The People's Republic of Obamastan & Forbes 400 Losers
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President Obama pits the unattainably rich against the unimaginably rich, and 61 billionaires fail to make the Forbes 400 list.
09/17/2013
03:41

Navy Yard Shooting & Gun Violence Causes
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Fox News complains about background checks after the Navy Yard shooting, and Eric Bolling wonders who started blaming video games for gun violence.
09/18/2013
00:06

Sign Off - "Damascus Countdown"
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Stephen reads Joel Rosenberg's apocalyptic novel.
09/18/2013
05:15

Syria Conflict & End Times Prophecy
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According to Fox News' Neil Cavuto and Armageddon enthusiast Joel Rosenberg, the Syrian conflict may bring about the apocalypse.
09/18/2013
06:11

Nicholson Baker
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Author Nicholson Baker discusses his garden metaphor for life and his desire to rename genitalia.
09/18/2013
05:44

United Nations on Syria Conflict - Andrew Sullivan
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Political blogger Andrew Sullivan trusts the U.N. Security Council more than America to resolve the crisis in Syria.
09/18/2013
03:56

Jack Johnson
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Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson talks about rock 'n' roll, the "Hawaiian Grammys" and love songs.
09/19/2013
03:55

Tip/Wag - Hammunition & George Clooney
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An Idaho company creates pork-laced bullets to fight Muslim extremists, and George Clooney uses a spy satellite to track Omar al-Bashir's army in Sudan.
09/19/2013
03:12

Obamacare Navigators
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Republican lawmakers in Florida restrict Obamacare navigators because they might steal the identity of the uninsured poor.
09/19/2013
03:13

Obamacare Government Shutdown
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Republicans threaten to shut down the federal government if Democrats don't vote to defund Obamacare.
09/19/2013
03:10

On Notice - Pope Francis - Jim Martin
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Father Jim Martin talks about Pope Francis' views on conservative Catholic rules and lavish popemobiles.
09/24/2013
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