The Colbert Report

Hometown Hero Town - Lexington, KY

Season 7 • 06/29/2011

Lexington, KY, earns a Golden Reacher-Grabber Award for being the most sedentary city in the U.S.

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00:31

Intro - 6/28/11
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The Supreme Court has big news for Wal-Mart, animals respond to advertising, and Alexandra Pelosi talks about her documentary on becoming a U.S. citizens.
06/28/2011
03:41

Advertising to Monkeys
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Advertisers shouldn't use airbrushing and collagen -- just beautiful, natural monkey vaginas.
06/28/2011
04:02

The Word - Too Big to Nail
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The Supreme Court throws out a class action lawsuit brought against Wal-Mart by its female employees, setting a precedent for gender-equal powerlessness against corporations.
06/28/2011
01:18

Sign Off - Teleprompter Eulogy
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Teleprompter inventor, Hubert Schlafly, leaves behind his technological legacy along with a message from beyond the grave.
06/28/2011
05:26

Gary Sinise
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Gary Sinise discusses his documentary, "Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good," and the importance of supporting America's troops.
06/29/2011
04:25

4th of July Under Attack - Fireworks Cancelled
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In an attack against the shabby, cash-only roadside shacks that make America great, Texas cancels Fourth of July fireworks shows.
06/29/2011
03:50

Colbert Super PAC - Trevor Potter Preps Stephen for His FEC Hearing
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Trevor Potter prepares Stephen for his FEC Super PAC hearing, which will not require him to fight in the sarlacc pit in sudden-death overtime.
06/29/2011
00:33

Intro - 6/29/11
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The FEC decides whether or not Stephen can have his Super PAC, a survey identifies America's least active city, and Gary Sinise talks about entertaining American troops.
06/29/2011
00:07

Sign Off - See You at the FEC
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Stephen reminds Colbert Nation to go to the FEC for his Super PAC hearing.
06/29/2011
03:29

Colbert Super PAC - Irresponsible Advertising
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If the FEC allows his Super PAC, Stephen promises to make ads that are even less responsible than Turn Right USA's racist, misogynistic ads.
06/29/2011
02:52

Hometown Hero Town - Lexington, KY
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While there are some things in life worth standing up for, folks in Lexington, KY, would rather sit down for them.
06/29/2011
05:11

Colbert Super PAC - Stephen Addresses Colbert Super Nation
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After filing his Super PAC papers, Stephen wades into the crowd with a credit card swiper attached to his iPad like Washington crossing the Delaware to ask it for money.
06/30/2011
04:58

Formidable Opponent - Pakistan
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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

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

Sign Off - Super PAC Donations
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Stephen reminds Colbert Nation to sign up at colbertsuperpac.com, and donate coffee money.
06/30/2011
05:38

Timothy Garton Ash
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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

Intro - 6/30/11
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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

Michael Shermer
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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

Intro - 7/11/11
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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

Colbert Super PAC - Pushing the Limits
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The Colbert Super PAC and “Transformers” have a lot in common: both can rake in millions of dollars for no reason.
07/11/2011
05:33

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