The Colbert Report
Richard Ford
Season 8 E 118 • 06/26/2012
Award-winning American novelist Richard Ford shares his inspiration for "Canada," aversion to criticism, and logic behind storing manuscripts in the freezer.

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03:16
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Colbert News Alert - Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling - Richard Mourdock's Responses
Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock puts his balls on the felt and enjoys one of the briefest moments of celebration ever seen.
06/25/2012
02:00
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Colbert News Alert - Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling
Fox Business anchor Stuart Varney reports zero information on the Obamacare legal battle.
06/25/2012
05:54
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Frank Deford
Frank Deford talks about his long sports writing career, his face-off with the Harlem Globetrotters, and the establishment of Title IX.
06/25/2012
05:18
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The Word - Silver Maligning
Bad economic news is great news for Mitt Romney, so conservatives must drag everyone down in the dumps to get America back on track.
06/25/2012
03:46
The Colbert ReportS8 E117
I's on Edjukashun - Study Drugs
Everyone is looking for that edge to help them spend a quarter of a million dollars on a worthless philosophy degree.
06/25/2012
00:16
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Sign Off - Goodnight
Stephen sips water and says goodnight.
06/26/2012
03:36
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Dish Network's AutoHop Service
Dish Network could force hardworking TV folk to do more integrated product placement just to put food on the table -- and not just any food.
06/26/2012
00:33
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Intro - 6/26/12
A Pixar movie sparks controversy, advertising forges new frontiers, and writer Richard Ford discusses his book "Canada."
06/26/2012
03:50
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Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Immigration Policy
America must return to the founders' dream of every state deciding who it could turn away at its border.
06/26/2012
05:27
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Tip/Wag - Pixar's Gay Agenda, America's Obesity & Adidas Shackle Sneakers
Any 15-year-old girl who resists an arranged marriage must be gay, America has 41 pounds on skinny countries, and civil rights leaders knock athletic shackles.
06/26/2012
07:26
The Colbert ReportS8 E118
Richard Ford
Award-winning American novelist Richard Ford shares his inspiration for "Canada," aversion to criticism, and logic behind storing manuscripts in the freezer.
06/26/2012
03:03
The Colbert ReportS8 E119
Blood in the Water - Mike Turzai's Voter ID Remarks
Republican state legislatures fight nonexistent fraud with voter ID laws, but the lamestream media calls it a scheme to disenfranchise low-income and elderly voters.
06/27/2012
03:05
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National Geographic Poll on Alien Invasion Management
The Obama campaign invites wedding registry donations, and America finds out what its presidential candidates would never have to do in situations that will never occur.
06/27/2012
04:10
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Mitt Romney's Victory Retreat & Democrats' Convention Deficit
While things are sunny with a chance of cash for the GOP, Democrats' financial forecast is partly cloudy with a chance of fighting a seagull for half a hotdog bun.
06/27/2012
00:09
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Sign Off - Oreo Cookie Plate
Stephen rethinks licking an Oreo cookie.
06/27/2012
06:40
The Colbert ReportS8 E119
Melinda Gates
Philanthropist Melinda Gates discusses foreign aid, her philosophy on contraception, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's global family planning summit.
06/27/2012
03:46
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Rainbow-Stuffed Gay Pride Oreo
No matter how innocent America's foodstuff may seem, every morsel should be fraught with divisive partisan meaning.
06/27/2012
08:39
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Colbert Super PAC Treasure Hunt Solution
The hunt for the antique silver turtle is over, as the solution to the treasure hunt is revealed by the the Colbert Super PAC official master of enigmas.
06/28/2012
03:19
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Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument - Emily Bazelon
By the time Mitt Romney becomes president and gets Congress to repeal Obamacare, it might be 2014 and people might like it.
06/28/2012
03:07
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John Roberts' Obamacare Swing Vote
John Roberts' health care vote is the worst betrayal since Benedict Arnold teamed up with Judas to stab Caesar right in the croutons.
06/28/2012
02:31
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Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument
There is nothing stopping Barack Obama from making Americans gay-marry an illegal immigrant wearing a condom, in a hydroponic pot farm powered by solar energy.
06/28/2012
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