The Colbert Report

The Word - Play Ball!

Season 2 E 146 • 11/16/2006

Don't call this game on account of ethics -- let's play extra innings!

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04:08

Democrats' Victory Dance - Al Franken
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Air America radio host and author Al Franken talks about the Democrats taking Congress in the midterm elections and does a dance for the president.
11/15/2006
03:30

Rush Limbaugh's Comments
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Stephen and other pundits like Rush Limbaugh are having a tough time dealing with the results of the midterm elections.
11/15/2006
05:04

Mike Novacek
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American Museum of Natural History paleontologist Mike Novacek attempts to convince Stephen of evolution and the future of the human species.
11/15/2006
07:10

Better Know a Founder - Thomas Jefferson
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Stephen sits down with the three leading Thomas Jefferson impersonators from Williamsburg, Philadelphia and Reno.
11/15/2006
02:18

Minority Whip
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Apparently, the First Amendment applies to everything except segregation.
11/16/2006
00:22

Sign Off - Strawberry
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Stephen rates the show based on his complex fruit-based rating system.
11/16/2006
03:11

Movies That Are Destroying America - Xmas
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"Black Christmas" has got to be the worst remake ever of "White Christmas."
11/16/2006
00:32

Intro - 11/16/06
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Stephen talks to Richard Linklater and lobbyists look for friends in the new Democratic majority.
11/16/2006
04:57

Sexiest Man Alive
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Rugged good ol' boy Matthew McConaughey is out. Leftist pretty boy George Clooney is in.
11/16/2006
05:10

Richard Linklater
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Stephen asks Richard Linklater how fast food can be that bad - after all, they make happy meals.
11/16/2006
03:21

The Word - Play Ball!
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Democrats, lobbyists aren't your enemies. They're your friends with benefits.
11/16/2006
01:51

Putin '08
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Is killing a vocal critic two years before the election going negative too early?
11/27/2006
00:14

Sign Off - Love
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Stephen explains his philosophy on love.
11/27/2006
05:57

Jim Lehrer
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Jim Lehrer says it takes a lot of courage to be boring five nights a week.
11/27/2006
02:12

TiVo Cleaning
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Gotta clean out the TiVo every now and then or it gets mangy, like the bikini line.
11/27/2006
06:21

ThreatDown - 100 Hoops
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A Spanish-speaking mini-basketball game is just a sneaky way of teaching our kids to be soft on immigration.
11/27/2006
00:34

Intro - 11/27/06
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Stephen talks to Jim Lehrer, reviews this season's hottest Christmas toys, and recaps his Thanksgiving dinner.
11/27/2006
03:05

The Word - Jacksquat
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If one of your people can be played by Ben Kingsley, you're all the same to Stephen.
11/27/2006
06:01

Harry Shearer
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Stephen nails Harry Shearer for his lack of political correctness in naming his new book "Not Enough Indians."
11/28/2006
04:49

The Word - Ecu-Menace
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Stephen's strong belief in the wrongness of other religions has the bullet points heading for the hills.
11/28/2006
00:09

Sign Off - Exceptional Audience
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Stephen refuses to play to his average audience member, as they are, in fact, all exceptional.
11/28/2006
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