The Colbert Report

America's Credit Downgrade

Season 7 • 08/08/2011

America's AAA credit rating plummets to the unthinkably humiliating AA+.

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02:52

Wisconsin's Recall Election & Americans for Prosperity's Absentee Ballot Typos
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The Koch brothers-funded Americans for Prosperity PAC sends absentee ballot applications with minor inaccuracies to Wisconsin's Democratic districts.
08/04/2011
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04:47

Anthony Bourdain
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Chef Anthony Bourdain worries about the ballooning of Americans and occasionally eats endangered birds with a hood over his head.
08/04/2011
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00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen signs off by saying goodnight.
08/04/2011
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03:33

Barack Obama's 50th Birthday
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Barack Obama throws himself a lavish birthday party instead of working on the economy, so the recession will last four hours longer.
08/04/2011
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04:36

Sport Report - Baseball's Lowest Records & MLB's Twitter Feed
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Two of the grid diamond's lowest records might fall, and MLB gets in on gambling, giving Stephen control of their Twitter feed.
08/04/2011
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04:21

Colbert Super PAC - The Heroes Respond
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Stephen calls on the Colbert Nation to send in more suggestions for the direction of his Super PAC, in addition to more money.
08/04/2011
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06:00

Colbert Super PAC - Rick Perry for President
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Stephen already licked the Rick Perry for President donut, so all the other Super PAC bitches better back off.
08/08/2011
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06:54

Nassir Ghaemi
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Psychiatrist Nassir Ghaemi believes that mental illness can foster great leadership, but the Republican presidential candidates are too "normal."
08/08/2011
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04:12

Doomsday Bargain Bunkers
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With three doomsday believers to a room, Vivos economy-class underground bunkers are like freshman year at Bob Jones University.
08/08/2011
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00:07

Sign Off - Stephen Sniffs a Marker
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Stephen gets high off a Sharpie and says goodnight.
08/08/2011
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03:35

America's Credit Downgrade
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The credit downgrade reduces Americans to waffle-eating Kiwis who put mayonnaise on their French fries and have a serious Hobbit infestation.
08/08/2011
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00:33

Intro - 8/9/11
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Record temperatures sweep the heartland, the Internet doesn't make for better human beings, and legendary rockers The Cars perform.
08/09/2011
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05:39

The Word - Head in the Cloud
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Technology turns people into empty flesh terminals that rely on it for all their ideas, memories and relationships.
08/09/2011
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04:59

Heatsteria
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Part-time weather balloon Rush Limbaugh exposes the government-manufactured heat index conspiracy, while SpongeBob brainwashes kids with global warming propaganda.
08/09/2011
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05:03

Ric Ocasek
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The Cars' Ric Ocasek remembers the '80s music scene and promises Stephen any future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards.
08/09/2011
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06:07

Elliot Ackerman
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AmericansElect.org CEO Elliot Ackerman believes that individuals should have the power and tools to draft and directly nominate their own presidential candidate.
08/10/2011
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04:16

God's Job Performance - Jim Martin
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Father Jim Martin believes that God's job is sustaining the universe, but His performance can't be judged.
08/10/2011
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00:08

Sign Off - E-Mailing Colbert Nation
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Stephen types up e-mails on his MacBook Air and says goodnight.
08/10/2011
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00:34

Intro - 8/10/11
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God should improve His image, campaign fundraisers have a new weapon, and Elliot Ackerman's website matches voters with candidates.
08/10/2011
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05:03

Yahweh or No Way - Mormons & God's Poll Numbers
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The Mormon Church's PR campaign makes Mormons irresistibly cool, while only 52% of Americans approve of God.
08/10/2011
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01:55

Hooker-Drawer Market
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The New York Post explains the volatile stock market with analysis that everyone can understand.
08/10/2011
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