The Colbert Report

The Word - Whatever

Season 2 • 01/11/2006

Unless a judge is an activist, he just sits there, staring off into space, like a koala bear.

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05:43

Carl Bernstein
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Stephen speaks with Carl Bernstein about what Bush and Nixon have in common and points out that a strong president is better than an honest president.
01/10/2006
01:50

The In-Box - Taking a Bullet
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Stephen attributes his ability to take a bullet from Conan O'Brien to the inspirational way Ronald Reagan got shot and shook it off.
01/10/2006
03:05

The Word - Sleeper Cell
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Stephen feels that it's our duty to stop the sexagaterrorist baby boomers from destroying our way of life.
01/10/2006
04:30

Balls for Kidz - Bear Hunting
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In response to a letter questioning his bear-hatred, Stephen has some expert hunters tell a group of kids how and why to hunt bears.
01/10/2006
00:31

Intro - 1/11/06
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Stephen looks at Samuel Alito's confirmation hearings, sits down with "20/20"'s John Stossel, and compares Freddy Krueger and the Mars rover.
01/11/2006
00:08

Fract - Colbert Trivia
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John Tyler had fifteen children but Stephen has fifteen million children.
01/11/2006
01:31

Colbert Report Consumer Alert
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Stephen is shocked by Chest Magazine's claim that cough syrup doesn't really work.
01/11/2006
02:29

Alito Haters
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Stephen proves that, contrary to media criticism, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito is an exciting and hilarious man.
01/11/2006
01:41

Sign Off - Future Money
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Stephen adds a piggy bank to his bookshelf and puts in a dollar for the children's future. He tells them to smash it open in 2050 and trade the dollars for the new currency.
01/11/2006
04:29

ThreatDown - Fathers and Sons
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Stephen sounds the warning on dads who let their kids hang out in war zones, breeding robots, bears that aren't really hibernating and the Associated Press.
01/11/2006
03:24

The Word - Whatever
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What Samuel Alito said in the past shouldn't have anything to do with the present or future.
01/11/2006
05:43

John Stossel
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John Stossel tells Stephen what's wrong with the education system and Stephen tells John what a freedom-tarian is.
01/11/2006
06:43

Better Know a District - New Jersey's 9th - Steven Rothman
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Congressman Steve Rothman talks about New Jersey, the war in Iraq and what date movie he'd see with Stephen.
01/12/2006
00:32

Intro - 1/12/06
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Stephen will ask evolution expert Kenneth Miller about the Lord, Congressman Steve Rothman defends New Jersey and the Miss America Pageant gets back to its roots.
01/12/2006
01:17

The Oscars
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Stephen congratulates Jon Stewart for being asked to host the Oscars, but suggests the Academy reconsider and go with a CGI version of Bob Hope.
01/12/2006
03:29

The Word - Double-Stick Tape
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With the Miss America Competition reincorporating the word "Pageant" into its title, Stephen urges the rest of the world to have a little more zazz.
01/12/2006
00:08

Fract - Frnap: Monarchy
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Some governments are so not evolved, it's like they have a monarchy.
01/12/2006
02:04

Michael Adams' Apology
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Stephen gets Michael Adams to apologize for not giving him credit for "truthiness."
01/12/2006
05:16

Kenneth Miller
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Kenneth Miller talks about evolution, what's so clever about God, the flu and what he likes to call the "Steve Martin Theory of Evolution."
01/12/2006
04:10

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the perfect opportunity for Stephen to fire back at the privacy Gestapo.
01/16/2006
00:38

Intro - 1/16/06
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Stephen will tell you how the government knows about that thing you did to that thing. You should be ashamed, and so should that thing.
01/16/2006
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