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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Health Care Magic

Stephen performs magic tricks to show how the Democrats are trying to pass health care reform.
03/04/2010
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Iraqracy

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
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Action Center - Health Care Bill - Ezra Klein

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

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Annie Leonard

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

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Tip/Wag - Joe Lieberman, the Pope & Sharks

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

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Sign Off - Goodnight

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

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Consumer Alert - Pringles

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

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Sign Off - One Thought

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

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Tom Hanks Pt. 2

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

The Colbert ReportS6
Tom Hanks Pt. 1

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

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The Word - Define & Conquer

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

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Sean Carroll

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

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Intro - 3/10/10

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

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Non-Sexual Groping

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

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Survival Seed Bank

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

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Health Care Vote Information Nerve Center - Charlie Cook

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

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Sign Off - The Colbert Repoll

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

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Karl Rove's New Book

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

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David Aaronovitch

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

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Sign Off - Thanks, Karl Rove

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

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The Colbert Repoll - Scott Rasmussen

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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