The Colbert Report

Jonathan Alter

Season 4 • 10/23/2008

Jonathan Alter says Barack Obama has first-class intellect and a first-class temperament.

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Intro - 10/22/08
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John McCain reaches out to the middle class and offers them a butterscotch.
10/22/2008
05:28

Movies That Are Destroying America - Quantum of Solace
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James Bond is supposed to be an ideal man, yet he's always portrayed as British instead of American.
10/22/2008
03:44

McCain Loves the Middle Class
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What Joe the Plumber and Wendy the Waitress need is tax cuts for the wealthy and offshore drilling.
10/22/2008
05:33

David Frum
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David Frum believes the Republicans' creativity and flexibility will determine when they come back into power.
10/22/2008
03:43

Too Much Political Knowledge
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Stephen is outraged that his viewers came in 9th for their political knowledge.
10/22/2008
02:53

The Palins in People Magazine
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People Magazine does its best retouching work on Sarah Palin since they made Clay Aiken's make-up look like skin.
10/23/2008
05:01

Difference Makers - The National Hummer Club
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The Hummer is in danger, but one patriotic group is working to save our chariot of freedom.
10/23/2008
05:12

ThreatDown - Who's Nailin' Paylin
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There's a Sarah Palin look-alike who rides more than snow machines.
10/23/2008
00:03

A Short Goodbye
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Stephen says good night.
10/23/2008
00:30

Intro - 10/23/08
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Who's threatening our jobs? Wait, people still have jobs?
10/23/2008
05:44

Jonathan Alter
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Jonathan Alter explains Barack Obama wants to redraw the social contract the way FDR did.
10/23/2008
03:57

McCain Guarantees Victory
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John McCain has Barack Obama right where he wants him -- 10 to 15 points ahead with a huge African-American turnout.
10/27/2008
05:14

Yo-Yo Ma
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Yo-Yo Ma talks about his collaboration with friends.
10/27/2008
02:34

Alpha Dog of the Week - Mark Ciptak
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Mark Ciptak names his newborn baby daughter Sarah McCain Palin behind his wife's back.
10/27/2008
00:40

Intro - 10/27/08
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Dissent within the Republican Party -- John McCain demands to know the full extent of his relationship with Sarah Palin.
10/27/2008
05:12

The Word - It's Alive!
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Conservative intellectuals are the hunks of dead flesh sown into the walking corpse of the Republican Party.
10/27/2008
05:18

Sherman Alexie
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Sherman Alexie believes John McCain has been great for Native Americans, but he's bad for the country.
10/28/2008
03:47

Ted Stevens Is Found Guilty
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Throw the book at Ted Stevens -- he has what it takes to be pardoned by President Bush.
10/28/2008
03:39

Canton, Ohio
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Now that Barack Obama has made Canton, Ohio important to his campaign, Stephen is forced to find it crappy.
10/28/2008
00:10

Tickets to Canada
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With only six days left until the election, liberals shouldn't forget to buy their tickets to Canada.
10/28/2008
00:33

Intro - 10/28/08
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Senator Ted Stevens is convicted by a jury of his peers. Wow, they found 12 corrupt senators?
10/28/2008
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