The Colbert Report

Health Care Magic

Season 6 • 03/04/2010

Stephen performs the magic tricks that Democrats are using to pass health care reform.

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David Brooks

David Brooks compares the Tea Partiers to Wal-Mart hippies and calls Obama a thoughtful guy with a spending problem.
03/02/2010
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Jim Bunning Ends Filibuster

It's hard to be universally reviled as a half-witted, egomaniacal sociopath, but doing the right thing is never easy.
03/03/2010
06:34

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Garry Wills

Garry Wills fears that the president's power to declare war puts the Constitution in danger.
03/03/2010
03:36

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Tip/Wag - American Academy of Pediatrics & Starbucks

The American Academy of Pediatrics calls for a hot dog redesign, and Starbucks introduces a new 31-ounce size.
03/03/2010
00:03

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Sign Off - Goodnight

That's it for The Report, everybody.
03/03/2010
06:59

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Greece's Economic Downfall - Scheherazade Rehman

Scheherazade Rehman discusses the likelihood of Greece receiving a bailout from the European Union.
03/03/2010
07:00

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Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz explains why people are paralyzed with indecision when they're offered too many choices.
03/04/2010
00:15

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Sign Off - See You Later, Alligator

The studio has a severe alligator problem -- as soon as the cameras go off, run.
03/04/2010
04:32

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Tip/Wag - James O'Keefe & Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity joins Stephen for a heavily edited interview to talk about James O'Keefe's deceptive ACORN videos.
03/04/2010
03:37

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Iraqracy

Iraqi elections let the free market decide the best man for the job -- that's usually the guy giving away free meat.
03/04/2010
04:18

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Health Care Magic

Stephen performs magic tricks to show how the Democrats are trying to pass health care reform.
03/04/2010
06:50

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Action Center - Health Care Bill - Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein explains the reconciliation process that Democrats need to pass health care reform and what Republicans can do to drag it out.
03/09/2010
04:52

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The Word - Define & Conquer

Republicans know that Americans are more opposed to reconciliation when it's called the "nuclear option."
03/09/2010
05:35

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Annie Leonard

Annie Leonard says our quest for more stuff is taking the place of things that provide deeper happiness.
03/09/2010
05:20

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Tip/Wag - Joe Lieberman, the Pope & Sharks

Joe Lieberman opposes "don't ask, don't tell," Pope Benedict XVI speaks out against full body scanners, and sharks stop attacking humans.
03/09/2010
00:04

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Sign Off - Goodnight

That's it for the show, everybody.
03/09/2010
03:47

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Consumer Alert - Pringles

Pringles recalls its two best flavors, Cheeseburger and Taco Night, due to potential salmonella contamination
03/09/2010
00:13

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Sign Off - One Thought

Stephen would like to leave you with one thought, but then he'd have none left.
03/09/2010
05:25

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Tom Hanks Pt. 2

Tom Hanks says everyone between the ages of 21 and 53 will feel inadequate watching "The Pacific."
03/09/2010
06:21

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Tom Hanks Pt. 1

Tom Hanks discusses his role as a history maker and the hard work behind the WWII mini-series, "The Pacific."
03/09/2010
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Sean Carroll

Sean Carroll talks about the mystery of time and the possibility of a multiverse.
03/10/2010
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