The Colbert Report

Walter Kirn

Season 5 • 05/19/2009

Walter Kirn is anti-meritocracy because the education system doesn't reward depth.

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05:47

Meghan McCain
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Meghan McCain loves the Republican Party and wants to save it from the people trying to make it more extreme.
05/18/2009
05:24

ThreatDown - Charity, Casual Jesus & Robot Teachers
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The Christian Children's Fund changes its name, Jesus goes casual, and Japan unveils a scary robot teacher.
05/18/2009
00:31

Intro - 5/18/09
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Evidently, you can't leave prisoners at Gitmo, and the Christian Children's Foundation changes its name.
05/18/2009
00:13

Sign Off - Internal Clock
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Stephen's internal clock is telling him it's time to go.
05/18/2009
02:27

Welcome to the Real World, Obama
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To join the conservative real world, Obama will need a magical unicorn, a dictionary and proof that global warming doesn't exist.
05/18/2009
01:45

Rumsfeld's Cover Letter Bible Quotes
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Rumsfeld put Bible quotes on his cover pages for President Bush because war briefings are a snooze without a little pizzazz.
05/19/2009
00:09

Stephen's Show
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That's it for the show -- Stephen's show.
05/19/2009
00:32

Intro - 5/19/09
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Republicans find a way to make us love them again, and a Difference Maker stands up to the government.
05/19/2009
04:49

The Word - I Know You Are But What Am I?
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If the Republicans really want people to go against the Democrats, they'll need a name that instantly turns people off.
05/19/2009
06:24

Difference Makers - Stephen Keith
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Government regulation strangles Tombstone, AZ until actor Stephen Keith fires back with fake guns.
05/19/2009
06:24

Walter Kirn
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Walter Kirn believes that putting Ivy League schools like Princeton on the web would show those attending state schools they're not inferior.
05/19/2009
00:33

Intro - 5/20/09
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Torture memo author John Yoo gets a newspaper column, and Nancy Pelosi says the CIA lied to her.
05/20/2009
06:02

Seth Shostak
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Seth Shostak believes that, unless Earth is a miracle, there is most likely life among the trillion planets.
05/20/2009
00:04

Goodnight
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That's it for The Report, everybody.
05/20/2009
06:56

She Said, CIA Said - Bob Graham
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Bob Graham's diary doesn't say anything about the CIA briefing him on waterboarding.
05/20/2009
04:15

DonorsChoose.org Classroom Projects
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You've already donated over $63,000 to DonorsChoose.org, but there are classroom projects that still need your support.
05/20/2009
02:20

Extra! Extra! Bleed All About It!
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John Yoo had all the qualifications the Philadelphia Inquirer was looking for, in that they were afraid to tell him no.
05/20/2009
00:34

Intro - 5/21/09
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Stephen reveals most of the Indian election results, and Green Day talks about their album, "21st Century Breakdown."
05/21/2009
01:38

47-Million-Year-Old Fossil
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A newly discovered 47-million-year-old fossil doesn't look anything like Stephen's Aunt Ida.
05/21/2009
05:13

Green Day
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Green Day discusses Wal-Mart's censorship and considers covering one of Stephen's patriotic songs.
05/21/2009
04:01

Naan-Partisan
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Stephen calls Shashi Tharoor to congratulate him on getting the Colbert Bump.
05/21/2009
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