The Colbert Report

The Word - Define & Conquer

Season 6 • 03/09/2010

Reconciliation is a gross abuse of Senate rules, but the word sounds kind of nice.

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04:18

Health Care Magic
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Stephen performs magic tricks to show how the Democrats are trying to pass health care reform.
03/04/2010
03:37

Iraqracy
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Iraqi elections let the free market decide the best man for the job -- that's usually the guy giving away free meat.
03/04/2010
06:50

Action Center - Health Care Bill - Ezra Klein
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Ezra Klein explains the reconciliation process that Democrats need to pass health care reform and what Republicans can do to drag it out.
03/09/2010
05:35

Annie Leonard
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Annie Leonard says our quest for more stuff is taking the place of things that provide deeper happiness.
03/09/2010
05:20

Tip/Wag - Joe Lieberman, the Pope & Sharks
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Joe Lieberman opposes "don't ask, don't tell," Pope Benedict XVI speaks out against full body scanners, and sharks stop attacking humans.
03/09/2010
00:04

Sign Off - Goodnight
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That's it for the show, everybody.
03/09/2010
03:47

Consumer Alert - Pringles
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Pringles recalls its two best flavors, Cheeseburger and Taco Night, due to potential salmonella contamination
03/09/2010
00:13

Sign Off - One Thought
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Stephen would like to leave you with one thought, but then he'd have none left.
03/09/2010
05:25

Tom Hanks Pt. 2
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Tom Hanks says everyone between the ages of 21 and 53 will feel inadequate watching "The Pacific."
03/09/2010
06:21

Tom Hanks Pt. 1
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Tom Hanks discusses his role as a history maker and the hard work behind the WWII mini-series, "The Pacific."
03/09/2010
04:52

The Word - Define & Conquer
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Republicans know that Americans are more opposed to reconciliation when it's called the "nuclear option."
03/09/2010
04:45

Sean Carroll
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Sean Carroll talks about the mystery of time and the possibility of a multiverse.
03/10/2010
00:36

Intro - 3/10/10
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Stephen is probably going to talk about Nancy Pelosi's stormtroopers giving Lady Liberty a titty punch.
03/10/2010
04:05

Non-Sexual Groping
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Stephen and his intern demonstrate how Congressman Eric Massa could have non-sexually groped his male staffer.
03/10/2010
03:31

Survival Seed Bank
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When you're tilling the earth with a human femur while the sky is raining fire, you'll want a reliable supply of radicchio and mini squash.
03/10/2010
06:27

Health Care Vote Information Nerve Center - Charlie Cook
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Charlie Cook believes Democrats are in a classic no-win situation with health care reconciliation.
03/10/2010
00:32

Sign Off - The Colbert Repoll
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Take the first-ever Colbert Repoll about health care reconciliation, then tune in for the results.
03/10/2010
02:28

Karl Rove's New Book
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Karl Rove discloses the bombshell that it wasn't him who spread the rumor that John McCain fathered an illegitimate black baby.
03/11/2010
04:28

David Aaronovitch
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David Aaronovitch looks into why intelligent people believe really dumb things about what happens.
03/11/2010
00:10

Sign Off - Thanks, Karl Rove
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Stephen thanks his loaf of ham, Karl Rove, for co-hosting.
03/11/2010
09:08

The Colbert Repoll - Scott Rasmussen
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Scott Rasmussen explains that Americans like the idea of health care reform, but they don't like the bill in Congress.
03/11/2010
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