The Colbert Report

Sherry Turkle

Season 7 • 01/17/2011

Sherry Turkle believes it is time to step back and put technology in its place.

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06:32

Kevin Spacey
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Kevin Spacey explains that Jack Abramoff went to prison for overcharging Native Americans, but Stephen thinks that makes him a patriot.
01/13/2011
02:33

Israeli Vulture Spy
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Authorities in Saudi Arabia conclude that a vulture wearing a GPS tag from the Tel Aviv University is an Israeli spy.
01/13/2011
08:20

Thought for Food - Fruit Pouch, Doritos Ad & Super Big Gulp
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PepsiCo makes fruit possible to eat, a Doritos ad outrages Catholics, and 7-Eleven shrinks its Super Big Gulp to 40 ounces.
01/13/2011
00:04

Sign Off - New York Post
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Stephen signs off with the New York Post.
01/13/2011
03:07

Hitler's Inspiring Tucson Memorial Speech
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President Obama puts a friendly face on Hitler by delivering an inspiring speech at the memorial in Tucson.
01/13/2011
03:07

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Sales
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., Sears takes 50% off mattresses and Kmart offers free shipping.
01/17/2011
00:05

Sign Off - New York Post
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Stephen signs off with the New York Post.
01/17/2011
00:32

Intro - 1/17/11
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Stephen examines gun control, unveils a new portrait and talks to Sherry Turkle about alienating technology.
01/17/2011
06:00

Art Stephen Up Challenge - Wade Hampton
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Stephen critiques a couple masterpiece submissions and unveils Wade Hampton's portrait rendering above the mantel.
01/17/2011
03:51

The Word - Run for Your Life
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Dan Burton proposes a bulletproof Congressional plexiglass dome, and Peter King wants to keep guns 1,000 feet from federal officials.
01/17/2011
06:38

Sherry Turkle
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Sherry Turkle doesn't want to get rid of technology, but she thinks it's time to put it in its place.
01/17/2011
06:53

Cornel West
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Cornel West wants the love to flow so that poor people will have the same dignity as investment bankers.
01/18/2011
04:11

Mika Brzezinski Experiences Palin Fatigue
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Mika Brzezinski thinks Sarah Palin's speeches are coded talking points mixed in with words picked up at random from a thesaurus.
01/18/2011
00:10

Sign Off - Coma Cozy
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Stephen signs off with his Coma Cozy.
01/18/2011
03:31

Coma Cozy
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The Coma Cozy comes with a feeding tube hole and a warm fleece catheter for effortless cocoon living.
01/18/2011
00:30

Intro - 1/18/11
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Stephen wants to make American children Chinese and assumes Cornel West's book is about Obama joining the circus.
01/18/2011
04:53

The Word - Disintegration
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North Carolina Tea Partiers want to reverse socially engineered progress until things get so bad for the poor that they can't be ignored.
01/18/2011
04:07

Shout Out - Preston Pysh
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Preston Pysh receives the single highest honor a member of the military can receive from a civilian: the Colbert Bump of Honor.
01/19/2011
05:46

Tip/Wag - Four Loko & Horoscopes
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Four Loko finds a new way to make money off their liver-destroying gutter swill, and horoscopes are off by one month.
01/19/2011
04:47

Ron Reagan
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Ron Reagan helps Stephen remember that his father raised taxes and provided amnesty to illegal immigrants.
01/19/2011
00:31

Intro - 1/19/11
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Stephen wants someone to open his present from Afghanistan and asks Ron Reagan about which president he wrote his memoir.
01/19/2011
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