The Colbert Report

Intro - 8/13/08

Season 4 • 08/13/2008

John Ashcroft lip-synced "Let the Eagle Soar" while it was sung by a less attractive attorney general.

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00:05

Reading the National Enquirer
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Stephen is caught reading the National Enquirer at his desk.
08/12/2008
05:57

Jane Mayer
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Stephen asks Jane Mayer why she has to see enhanced interrogation as the glass being half empty, instead of half full with a guy's face in it.
08/12/2008
01:20

Olympic Opening Ceremony
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There's more than a whiff of totalitarianism about the Beijing Olympics, and it started with the opening ceremony.
08/12/2008
05:44

Joey Cheek
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Joey Cheek explains that China revoked his visa because of his attempt to bring attention to human rights abuses in Darfur.
08/12/2008
01:06

Stephen's World Record
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No one noticed that last night Stephen shattered the world record for total number of Colbert Reports.
08/13/2008
06:05

Dick Meyer
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Dick Meyer believes there's a difference between individualism and selfishness.
08/13/2008
00:14

Goodbye From WPRG
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Stephen says the goodbye he bought on eBay.
08/13/2008
04:52

The Word - Blame Monica Goodling
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Whoever hired Monica Goodling had no way of knowing she would interview employees for the Justice Department in a partisan manner.
08/13/2008
02:20

John McCain Steals From Wikipedia
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Wikipedia gets its facts from the American people, which means John McCain is now using the people's voice -- or at least lip-syncing to it.
08/13/2008
04:50

Formidable Opponent - Offshore Drilling
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Stephen and Stephen play three-card Monte to explain offshore drilling.
08/13/2008
00:39

Intro - 8/13/08
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It turns out Ashcroft was lip-syncing "Let the Eagle Soar" while it was sung by a less attractive attorney general.
08/13/2008
07:28

ThreatDown - Killer iPhones
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Your iPhone's kill switch doesn't remove undesirable software -- it kills you.
08/14/2008
00:11

Gold Medals
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Stephen expects everyone to have earned at least one gold medal when he's gone next week.
08/14/2008
05:26

Bing West
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Bing West says the soldiers did such a good job in Iraq that they changed the nature of the war.
08/14/2008
03:46

The 1952 Helsinki Games - The Reindeer Roars
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The 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games aren't really games at all. They're a war.
08/14/2008
00:36

Intro - 8/14/08
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The Russian invasion of Georgia continues -- turns out nested inside that truce was another war.
08/14/2008
02:50

Jeopardy Shout-Out
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Alex Trebek mangles Stephen's show on "Jeopardy."
08/14/2008
01:49

Burning Man Festival Confusion
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Stephen confuses footage of the Burning Man festival with the Democratic National Convention.
08/26/2008
00:29

Up Next
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Stephen's never actually thought about what's on the air after his show.
08/26/2008
02:33

Anniversary Pandering
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The Democrats exploit the anniversaries of the 19th Amendment and Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech.
08/26/2008
00:34

Intro - 8/26/08
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The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Denver -- big news for sister cities Sodom and Gomorrah.
08/26/2008
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