The Colbert Report

Intro - 8/2/11

Season 7 • 08/02/2011

America's credit rating risks downgrade, and veteran journalist Al Hunt has 42 years of experience.

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The Word - With Great Power Comes No Responsibility

With the proposed Super Congress, only 12 lawmakers will have to make unpopular recommendations, and the rest of Congress can avoid blame.
08/01/2011
05:51

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"Three Billy Goats Gruff" Budget Negotiations

When handling budget negotiations, Troll Obama should never have let the Republican billy goats clomp over his bridge.
08/01/2011
00:34

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Intro - 8/1/11

Barack Obama makes a deal with Republicans, a new technology honors the dead, and Zappos' C.E.O. Tony Hsieh always does free returns.
08/01/2011
03:05

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From Ashes to Bullets

Alabama company Holy Smoke turns loved ones' ashes into real bullets that can be used to hunt turkeys on Thanksgiving.
08/01/2011
03:58

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America's Credit Grating - David Leonhardt

According to The New York Times' David Leonhardt, safeguarding America's credit rating requires reducing health costs and raising taxes.
08/02/2011
03:18

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America's Credit Grating

America should handle credit ratings agencies the way it does all terrorists: by marching the marines into their offices and whisking them off to Gitmo.
08/02/2011
03:47

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Newt Gingrich's Twitter Scandal

Allegations arise that 80% of Newt Gingrich's Twitter followers aren't real, but making up people may be the key to keeping his campaign alive.
08/02/2011
05:41

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Al Hunt

Bloomberg News' Al Hunt believes Barack Obama lost the debt ceiling negotiation, but he doesn't think the Republicans won.
08/02/2011
00:07

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen shoots WristStrong bands into the audience and says goodnight.
08/02/2011
03:04

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Baby Teeth Economy

In order to get the soft tooth market back up, kids must reduce baby teeth inventory and stop losing teeth.
08/02/2011
00:34

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Intro - 8/2/11

America's credit rating may be downgraded, the recession affects children, and Al Hunt has 42 years of journalistic experience in Washington.
08/02/2011
00:07

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Sign Off - Official Flag Updater

Stephen considers the legitimacy of the states in his American flag sampler.
08/03/2011
07:30

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ThreatDown - Fake States, Sharia Weather & Monopoly

The state of North Dakota may not exist, subversive weather blows into Arizona, and the classic American game of anti-trust law violation gets a makeover.
08/03/2011
04:42

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Women's Health-Nazi Plan

Free birth control will wipe out the American race and instantly turn daughters into wanton harlots with insatiable sexual appetites.
08/03/2011
00:37

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Intro - 8/3/11

An old kids' game gets updated, the government gives women new health guidelines, and Robert Wittman investigates art crime.
08/03/2011
05:09

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Robert Wittman

Art crime investigator Robert Wittman recovers stolen paintings around the world and explains the challenges of museum security.
08/03/2011
02:32

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Multiracial Spider-Man

A half-black, half-Hispanic Spider-Man replaces a dead Peter Parker, setting a terrible precedent for superhero diversity.
08/03/2011
00:34

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Intro - 8/4/11

Somebody snuck a vegetable into Wisconsin, baseball's cherished records face a threat, and Anthony Bourdain travels the world in search of great food.
08/04/2011
02:52

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Wisconsin's Recall Election & Americans for Prosperity's Absentee Ballot Typos

The Koch brothers-funded Americans for Prosperity PAC sends absentee ballot applications with minor inaccuracies to Wisconsin's Democratic districts.
08/04/2011
04:47

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Anthony Bourdain

Chef Anthony Bourdain worries about the ballooning of Americans and occasionally eats endangered birds with a hood over his head.
08/04/2011
00:06

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen signs off by saying goodnight.
08/04/2011
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