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Season 4 E 89 • 07/16/2008
We want to believe that the nothing President Bush is offering is the something we've all been waiting for.
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00:38
The Colbert Report
S4 E87
Intro - 7/14/08
The cost of living keeps going up, although death is surprisingly affordable.
07/14/2008
06:42
The Colbert Report
S4 E87
Barack Obama's Church Search - Lama Surya Das
Stephen asks Lama Surya Das if it would be hard for Barack Obama to convert from a secret Muslim to a Buddhist.
07/14/2008
05:49
The Colbert Report
S4 E88
Jason Riley
Stephen asks Jason Riley if he's afraid a Mexican will take over his job on the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal.
07/15/2008
05:35
The Colbert Report
S4 E88
Difference Makers - Donald Trump
Donald Trump is a reclusive patriot who has the courage and generosity to erect a huge flagpole.
07/15/2008
01:57
The Colbert Report
S4 E88
The New Yorker Cover
Stephen thinks The New Yorker cover of Barack Obama dressed like a Muslim terrorist fist bumping his wife is funny, because it's true.
07/15/2008
00:30
The Colbert Report
S4 E88
Intro - 7/15/08
Is Venezuela becoming such a grave threat that we're going to have to learn how to spell it?
07/15/2008
05:54
The Colbert Report
S4 E88
Julia E. Sweig
As South America becomes more independent and powerful, Stephen asks Julia E. Sweig if we have to start caring about soccer.
07/15/2008
03:24
The Colbert Report
S4 E89
Alpha Dog of the Week - George W. Bush
President Bush has been forced to do a terrible job of pretending to care what people think of him, but not anymore.
07/16/2008
02:57
The Colbert Report
S4 E89
Rush is Here
Jimmy is so excited about Rush's appearance that he replaces Stephen's theme song.
07/16/2008
00:30
The Colbert Report
S4 E89
Intro - 7/16/08
Is offshore drilling the solution to the oil shortage? It is definitely the solution to our whale surplus.
07/16/2008
03:54
The Colbert Report
S4 E89
The Word - Placebo
We want to believe that the nothing President Bush is offering is the something we've all been waiting for.
07/16/2008
05:30
The Colbert Report
S4 E90
Elizabeth Edwards
Stephen tells Elizabeth Edwards we already have universal health care. It's called prayer.
07/17/2008
03:19
The Colbert Report
S4 E90
OFEC
Gas station owners never expected the price of gas to get this high, so no one bought enough number fours for the signs. No one that is, except for Stephen!
07/17/2008
00:37
The Colbert Report
S4 E90
Intro - 7/17/08
Stephen wakes up as Rush finishes "Tom Sawyer" from last night.
07/17/2008
04:10
The Colbert Report
S4 E90
Tip/Wag - 9/11 Billboard
Just because you're linking Democrats to 9/11, doesn't mean you have to be rude.
07/17/2008
04:21
The Colbert Report
S4 E90
Green Screen Challenge - Bill O'Reilly Rant
John McCain is united with Stephen's other favorite person, Bill O'Reilly.
07/17/2008
01:48
The Colbert Report
S4 E90
Esquire Cover
If Esquire is going to compare Stephen to a famous boxer, at least make it an American hero like Cassius Clay.
07/17/2008
07:06
The Colbert Report
S4 E91
Better Know a Lobby - Sierra Club
Stephen asks Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope if George W. Bush is a green president or the greenest president.
07/21/2008
01:07
The Colbert Report
S4 E91
Exclusive - Better Know a Lobby - Sierra Club
A black bear puppet poignantly sings to Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope.
07/21/2008
06:08
The Colbert Report
S4 E91
Jim Webb
If Senator Jim Webb doesn't want to be Barack Obama's vice president, Stephen does.
07/21/2008
05:49
The Colbert Report
S4 E91
Barack Obama's Elitist Summer Abroad
Let the mainstream media fawn all over Barack Obama, some of us have more exciting candidates to cover.
07/21/2008
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