The Colbert Report

Cheating Death - Cheerios, Soda Paralysis & Oprah's Crazy Talk

Season 5 • 06/02/2009

Drinking soda can lead to paralysis, and Oprah promotes questionable health advice.

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03:26

Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination - Jeffrey Toobin
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After 106 white male Supreme Court justices, Jeffrey Toobin thinks it might be time to change the court dynamics.
06/01/2009
02:30

Guns in National Parks
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Thanks to Tom Coburn and the NRA, campers need no longer live in fear of being carjacked by a bison.
06/01/2009
02:49

Supreme Court Press
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Sonia Sotomayor's nomination sends a terrible message to all the white boys out there who dream of having their judicial reputations destroyed by the media.
06/01/2009
05:57

Byron Dorgan
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Byron Dorgan doesn't believe in the kind of banking modernization that caused the Great Depression.
06/01/2009
03:39

Where and When Is Stephen Going to the Persian Gulf? - United Arab Emirates
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When in the Persian Gulf, do as the Persians do, so Stephen's packing a box of their official Sheik condoms.
06/01/2009
01:50

Saudi Arabia Press Restrictions
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Saudi Arabia needlessly warns American journalists traveling with President Obama against reporting on anything other than Obama.
06/02/2009
00:38

Intro - 6/2/09
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The FDA challenges medical claims made by Cheerios, and Jim Moran protects kids from erectile dysfunction advertising.
06/02/2009
04:43

Jim Moran vs. Viagra
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Jim Moran introduces a bill that will ban erectile dysfunction ads from running during the day.
06/02/2009
05:21

Katty Kay
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Katty Kay explains the significant value of women in the workplace, even though they work in different ways than men.
06/02/2009
00:11

Best Audience of the Night
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This was Stephen's best audience of the night.
06/02/2009
07:17

Cheating Death - Cheerios, Soda Paralysis & Oprah's Crazy Talk
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Cheerios marketing receives FDA scrutiny, soda drinkers face paralysis, and Oprah endorses dubious health advice.
06/02/2009
Interview
06:31

Eric Schlosser - "Food, Inc."
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Eric Schlosser, co-producer of the documentary film "Food, Inc.," talks about the link between the rise of factory farms in the U.S. and the heightened risk of foodborne illnesses.
06/03/2009
04:29

The Word - I Do, You Don't
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All marriages shouldn't be equal, but there should be so many separate kinds of marriage that the gays don't feel singled out.
06/03/2009
00:35

Intro - 6/3/09
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California allows some gay couples to stay married, and Obama invites Iran to celebrate 4th of July.
06/03/2009
04:47

Tip/Wag - 4th of July, Craig T. Nelson & GM
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Obama invites Iran to celebrate 4th of July, Craig T. Nelson stands up against big government, and GM fires its robots.
06/03/2009
00:22

Sign Off - "The Hollow Men"
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This is the way the show ends Not with a bang but a whimper.
06/03/2009
02:26

We Have a Death Star!
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Now that America has a Death Star, Stephen works on his telekinetic choking abilities.
06/03/2009
00:35

Intro - 6/4/09
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Wikipedia takes on the Church of Scientology, and the latest on abstinence-only education will be worth the wait.
06/04/2009
04:29

The Word - Just Don't Do It
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Teens, sex is as natural as the birds and the bees because you will be stung to death and have your eyes violently pecked out.
06/04/2009
01:57

Wikipedia Bans Scientologists
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Wikipedia bans Scientologists after finding Tom Cruise's entry listing him as 5'10".
06/04/2009
05:51

Dag Soderberg
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Dag Soderberg takes the Bible out of the bookshop and onto the coffee table with "Bible Illuminated."
06/04/2009
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