The Colbert Report

Paul Hackett

Season 2 • 08/03/2006

Stephen asks Paul Hackett -- who was briefly a candidate for Senate -- about running and cutting.

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Linda Hirshman

No matter what Linda Hirshman says, men can't stay home and raise children -- daytime TV is all geared towards women.
08/02/2006
00:12

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Sign Off - Cocoa Puffs

Hey General Mills, where the hell is Stephen's case of Cocoa Puffs?
08/02/2006
03:07

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The Word - Single Serving

Nowadays there are pizzas made for one, vacation packages designed for one -- what's next? Bicycles built for one?
08/02/2006
00:35

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Intro - 8/2/06

According to Stephen, a woman needs a man like a fish needs to be cooked and served for dinner by a woman on a bicycle.
08/02/2006
02:21

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Chair for Joe Lieberman

There's been an open invitation for Senator Joe Lieberman to appear on The Report. There's now a chair as well, just like the one left for Elijah at the Passover table.
08/02/2006
03:54

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No Joe Lieberman

Stephen allotted a portion of the show to an interview with Senator Joseph Lieberman, but the senator isn't actually in the studio.
08/02/2006
04:12

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Meet an Ally - Palau

Stephen interviews the U.N. Ambassador from Palau, who wasn't raised there and doesn't know how to say "thank you" in Palau's native tongue.
08/03/2006
04:41

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War: What It's Good For - Russ Lieber

Stephen asks liberal radio announcer Russ Lieber for his reaction to Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic tirade.
08/03/2006
02:40

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War: What It's Good For - Intro

No one on cable news seems to be talking about it, but Stephen's devoting an episode to the war.
08/03/2006
01:43

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War: What It's Good For - The Eternal Flame

To show that he's dedicated to peace, Stephen is dedicating his fireplace as the first eternal flame for World War III.
08/03/2006
06:21

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Paul Hackett

Paul Hackett came back from Iraq, began a bid for an Ohio Senate seat, then dropped out. Stephen asks him about running and cutting.
08/03/2006
05:05

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Tek Jansen - Operation: Heart of the Phoenix - Dead or Alive

Frustrated in his attempts to find a publisher for his Tek Jansen book, Stephen turns to animation to have his story told.
08/08/2006
07:45

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William C. Rhoden

William C. Rhoden looks to free the admittedly wealthy black athlete from the institutionalization of wealthy white-run sports.
08/08/2006
01:36

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Lieberman No-Show

Stephen is disappointed that a DVD of "Mystic River" and a bowl of Cocoa Puffs couldn't lure Joe Lieberman onto The Report.
08/08/2006
01:34

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Press Room Renovations

Stephen feels the White House Press Secretary should sermonize from a podium of skulls.
08/08/2006
00:55

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Sign Off - Toss to Jon

Jon Stewart has a major problem with Stephen tossing it over to him.
08/08/2006
00:31

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Intro - 8/8/06

The Colbert Report is reaching America's high chairs.
08/08/2006
02:59

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The Word - Ten-Hut!

Stephen implores veterans to quit fighting against the war and instead use their moral authority to encourage fighting for the war.
08/08/2006
06:48

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Alexandra Robbins

Stephen nails overachiever Alexandra Robbins for pulling up the ladder from the top of the tool shed.
08/09/2006
01:40

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Lieberman Loses

Stephen figures the reason Joe Lieberman lost his Senate primary was because he refused to come on The Colbert Report.
08/09/2006
04:44

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Tip/Wag - Hungarian Bridge

Stephen decries cannibalism of all sorts and urges the Nation to name a bridge in Hungary after him.
08/09/2006
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