The Colbert Report

Anti-frack Attacks

Season 7 • 07/11/2011

America has the natural gas equivalent of six Iraqs or one Sonic tater tot order worth of oil.

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04:58

The Colbert ReportS7
Formidable Opponent - Pakistan

Stephen wants to give Pakistan an ultimatum to stop supporting terror or lose American aid, but Stephen doesn't think Stephen should choose his friends for him.
06/30/2011
04:06

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Colbert Super PAC - I Can Haz Super PAC!

After a lengthy hearing, heavily peppered with arcane bureaucratic jargon, the FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC.
06/30/2011
00:16

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Sign Off - Super PAC Donations

Stephen reminds Colbert Nation to sign up at colbertsuperpac.com, and donate coffee money.
06/30/2011
05:38

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Timothy Garton Ash

Timothy Garton Ash talks about his book "Facts Are Subversive" and discusses the decline of the Western world in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape.
06/30/2011
00:39

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Intro - 6/30/11

The FEC rules on whether Stephen can talk about his PAC on the air, and Timothy Garton Ash believes reporting the facts can change the course of history.
06/30/2011
05:24

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Michael Shermer

Michael Shermer discusses his book "The Believing Brain," which explains how people form beliefs first, then filter data to reinforce them.
07/11/2011
00:34

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Intro - 7/11/11

The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer claims to be the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine.
07/11/2011
03:17

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Colbert Super PAC - Pushing the Limits

The Colbert Super PAC and “Transformers” have a lot in common: both can rake in millions of dollars for no reason.
07/11/2011
00:10

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Sign Off - Super PAC Fundraising Goal

Stephen wants to reach his Colbert Super PAC fundraising goal of infinite dollars.
07/11/2011
05:33

The Colbert ReportS7
Tip/Wag - Conservative John Lennon & Unfunny Germany

John Lennon was a closet Republican, and a European poll ranks Germany as the world's least funny country in spite of the name of their breakfast cheese.
07/11/2011
05:33

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Anti-frack Attacks

To promote fracking, Talisman Energy releases Talisman Terry the Frackosaurus, the funnest energy extraction-based character since Mountaintop Mining Manny.
07/11/2011
06:10

The Colbert ReportS7
Dan Savage

Dan Savage thinks monogamy shouldn't be the ultimate defining characteristic of a successful marriage because fooling around can sometimes save a marriage.
07/12/2011
00:09

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Sign Off - Fixing the Boiler

Stephen goes under the desk to help Tad with the boiler.
07/12/2011
04:13

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Heterosexual Accountability Buddy

A therapist at Dr. Marcus Bachmann's Christian counseling firm recommends taking a straight accountability buddy to a same-sex wedding.
07/12/2011
05:40

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The Family Leader's Controversial Pledge

Michele Bachmann responds to public backlash against the Family Leader pledge's insensitive slavery reference with a sensitive slavery reference.
07/12/2011
03:58

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Herman Cain Train

In the GOP's all-you-can-eat superstar buffet of white bread and potato candidates, Herman Cain stands out as dessert.
07/12/2011
00:32

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Intro - 7/13/11

America might have to crash on Canada's couch for a while, the Republican party gets a fresh young face, and David McCullough discusses his book about Americans in Paris.
07/13/2011
04:39

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Obama Calls the Republican Bluff

Stephen asks Naftali Bendavid if Barack Obama is calling the Republicans' bluff because they've publicly said they're bluffing.
07/13/2011
00:06

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Sign Off - Pen Toss

Stephen throws and catches a pen.
07/13/2011
06:24

The Colbert ReportS7
Republicans Choose None of the Above

During debt ceiling negotiations with President Obama, the Republicans practice the old saying, “You scratch my back, I get my back scratched.”
07/13/2011
03:17

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Flagworth 2012

Seeing an American flag can shift voters toward republicanism, so Franklin F. Flagworth should be the GOP's frontrunner.
07/13/2011
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