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Leymah Gbowee

Season 5 • 07/14/2009

Leymah Gbowee led women to end the Liberian civil war by organizing a sex strike.

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03:41

The Colbert ReportS5
VA Backlog - Paul Rieckhoff

If Stephen gets 25,000 votes, Paul Rieckhoff will make him an honorary member of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
07/13/2009
06:19

The Colbert ReportS5
Stephen's Sound Advice - How to Bork a Nominee

If Republicans want to stop Sonia Sotomayor's nomination, they must accuse her of bigotry, uncover her secrets and make her weigh in on abortion.
07/13/2009
02:40

The Colbert ReportS5
Remembering Remembering Michael Jackson

Stephen remembers the fine coverage of Michael Jackson's death, like his one-hour interview with Michael Tackson.
07/13/2009
00:36

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Intro - 7/13/09

The Sotomayor confirmation hearings begin, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman knows a lot about money.
07/13/2009
00:07

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Goodnight

That's it for The Report, everybody.
07/13/2009
00:34

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Intro - 7/14/09

Stephen suggests looking for change in the folds of Barney Frank, and asks Leymah Gbowee where Liberia is.
07/14/2009
05:10

The Colbert ReportS5
The Word - Guns, Credit, and Corn

The American government can use the defense budget to pay for health care and just turn sick people into a weapons program.
07/14/2009
04:51

The Colbert ReportS5
Senator Wences Questions Sonia Sotomayor

Senator Wences asks Sonia Sotomayor the tough questions while still maintaining cultural sensitivity.
07/14/2009
00:05

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Sign Off - The Pitcher in the Oat

Stephen reads his J.D. Salinger tribute prequel, written under the pseudonym, J.D. Stephenger.
07/14/2009
03:22

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Raise High the Rage Beams

If J.D. Salinger doesn't come on the show, Stephen will publish his prequel, "The Pitcher in the Oat," under the pseudonym J.D. Stephenger.
07/14/2009
05:34

The Colbert ReportS5
Leymah Gbowee

Leymah Gbowee organized a sex strike among women until the Liberian civil war ended.
07/14/2009
05:30

The Colbert ReportS5
Difference Makers - Doug Jackson

Thanks to State Senator Doug Jackson, it's now legal to carry a concealed weapon into a bar in Tennessee.
07/15/2009
05:58

The Colbert ReportS5
Douglas Rushkoff

Douglas Rushkoff discusses the downfalls of operating the world like a corporation and how to weaken corporate influence.
07/15/2009
03:48

The Colbert ReportS5
Tip/Wag - Assassination Squads, Biblical History & Gay Penguins

The CIA shuts down its assassination program, Texas wants Christianity taught in history, and two male penguins end their relationship.
07/15/2009
03:30

The Colbert ReportS5
Stephen Wants to Be the Worst Person in the World

Stephen tries to make it onto Keith Olbermann's "Worst Person in the World" list by slapping a baby with a puppy.
07/15/2009
00:23

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Intro - 7/15/09

There's bad news for people with target-shaped birthmarks, and Douglas Rushkoff lets Jews and Freemasons off the hook.
07/15/2009
00:13

The Colbert ReportS5
Sign Off - No Man Is a Failure

No man is a failure who has friends, unless his friends are failures.
07/15/2009
05:16

The Colbert ReportS5
The Word - Neutral Man's Burden

Sonia Sotomayor's personal background should be neutralized the way Band-Aids were when they reached out to minorities.
07/16/2009
00:34

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Intro - 7/16/09

Stephen is emotionally dead inside, and Ed Andrews should write about teen vampires if he wants to get out of debt.
07/16/2009
03:14

The Colbert ReportS5
The Memy Awards

Stephen announces the nominees for the Memy Awards' one and only category: Outstanding Individual.
07/16/2009
04:45

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Edmund Andrews

Edmund Andrews explains how he fell victim to the mortgage crisis as a New York Times economics reporter.
07/16/2009
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