The Colbert Report

Obama's Swing Set

Season 5 • 03/05/2009

How did Barack Obama put together a swing set in 44 days?

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00:31

Intro - 3/4/09
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Will NASA name part of the space station after Stephen if he changes his name to Stephen Urine Filtration System?
03/04/2009
03:53

Space Module: Colbert - Scientology's New Galactic Overlord
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Stephen is ahead of Xenu in NASA's space station module votes, making him Scientology's new galactic overlord.
03/04/2009
07:12

Doom Bunker - Jack Jacobs and Stephen Moore
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Stephen makes up horrific doomsday scenarios for Jack Jacobs and Stephen Moore to discuss.
03/04/2009
00:03

Goodnight
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That's it for the show, everybody.
03/04/2009
04:07

Doom Bunker - Glenn Beck's "War Room"
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Stephen encourages Glenn Beck to crank up the crazy and rip off the knob.
03/04/2009
00:10

Leave You Wanting More
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Stephen likes to leave you wanting more.
03/05/2009
05:28

Steven Johnson
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Steven Johnson talks about Joseph Priestley, the man who first realized that plants actually create the oxygen we breathe.
03/05/2009
00:26

Intro - 3/5/09
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The Obama administration goes after pundits. John King, set your magic screen to stun.
03/05/2009
04:44

Tip/Wag - Rush Limbaugh
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Rush Limbaugh doesn't care what the Constitution says, which is proof that he is the true leader of the Republican Party.
03/05/2009
07:50

Market Psychology - Jim Cramer
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Jim Cramer discusses the psychology of the open market with a backdrop of puppies and kittens.
03/05/2009
01:24

Obama's Swing Set
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Stephen has to respect Barack Obama for putting together a swing set on the South Lawn.
03/05/2009
06:38

Better Know a District - Wyoming's At-Large - Cynthia Lummis
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Representative Cynthia Lummis judges a selection of Stephen's meats.
03/09/2009
05:59

The Word - Locked and Loathed
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Stephen longs for a day when gun owners no longer have to hide their relationships with their concealed weapons.
03/09/2009
00:27

Intro - 3/9/09
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If Stacy drugged Rex's drink, who is going to perform Felicia's brain surgery?
03/09/2009
00:08

Sleep Tight, Abraham
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Sleep tight, Abraham. You've got a big day tomorrow.
03/09/2009
01:47

Lisa Hannigan
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Lisa Hannigan sewed the cover, liner notes and lyrics of her album "Sea Sew."
03/09/2009
01:32

New Baby Abraham Carter Grosz
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Any script, teleplay or offspring generated by an employee of The Colbert Report is the intellectual property of Stephen Colbert.
03/09/2009
00:15

Sick Three-Way
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Stephen is an unwilling party to your sick three-way, and he'll see you in court.
03/10/2009
04:57

Jay Keasling
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Jay Keasling says the same yeast that we use to produce beer and bread will soon be fueling our cars and planes.
03/10/2009
06:46

Space Module: Colbert - William Gerstenmaier
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Stephen asks William Gerstenmaier to commit to naming the space module "Colbert," if he wins the online vote.
03/10/2009
04:18

Conservative Rap Battle - Droppin' Science on Michael Steele
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Michael Steele may not have seen "8 Mile," but a key part of every rap battle is showing up to the rap battle.
03/10/2009
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