The Colbert Report

The American Worker: A Hero's Salute to the Besieged Heroes of the American Jobscape

Season 2 • 02/01/2006

Stephen salutes his salt-of-the-earth crew.

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David Marash explains his rationale for moving to Al Jazeera International from Nightline.
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Craziest F#?king Thing I've Ever Heard - Snake and Hamster

Stephen is outraged that a snake dares disturb the natural order of things by not eating a hamster.
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Intro - 1/31/06

Stephen covers the president's State of the Union address, reports on a Kanye West controversy and talks to Al Jazeera's David Maresh.
01/31/2006
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Fract - The American Flag

Which flag is the most popular flag in America?
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The Word - Jesi

Stephen wades through the multiple Jesi around America in an attempt to single out the real one.
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Lieber - Minimum Wage

Liberal radio host Russ Lieber debates Stephen and plugs his book, "Raising Your Voice by Raising Your Hand: A Non-Confrontational Dissenter's Guide to Fighting Back Politely."
02/01/2006
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The Word - You're Welcome

Overcome by the sacrifices of the American worker, Stephen is moved to write a tribute poem.
02/01/2006
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Emily Yoffe

Slate's Emily Yoffe tells Stephen about her time as a phone psychic, a nude model and a bleeding street performer.
02/01/2006
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Intro - 2/1/06

Tonight, a salute to the American worker, a debate with cowardly liberal radio host Russ Lieber, and Stephen tells Emily Yoffe to get a real job.
02/01/2006
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Sign Off - Blue Collar Workday

It's the end of another blue collar workday for Stephen -- time for a frosty, cold, non-alcoholic malt beverage.
02/01/2006
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The American Worker: A Hero's Salute to the Besieged Heroes of the American Jobscape

Stephen salutes the everyday heroes with little to no education that comprise his crew.
02/01/2006
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The Word - Aggravated Assault

This year's Super Bowl is between Pittsburgh and Seattle -- a meat-and-potatoes industrial town vs. a city that calls the Space Needle a skyscraper.
02/02/2006
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Christine Todd Whitman

Christine Todd Whitman's concern about political discourse in this country prompts Stephen to cut off her mic.
02/02/2006
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Better Know a District - New York's 8th - Jerrold Nadler

Representative Jerrold Nadler would have voted against the USA Patriot Act even if it had been called the USA Patriot Act of America: Love It or Leave It.
02/02/2006
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Groundhog Day Forecast

Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter, which makes him smarter than all those global warming scientists.
02/02/2006
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Stephen's Famous Five-Meat Chili

Around the Colbert household, Super Bowl Sunday means only one thing: Stephen's Famous Five-Meat Chili.
02/02/2006
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Sign Off - TiVo

If you TiVoed this episode and didn't watch the commercials, Stephen wants you to go back and watch them all twice.
02/02/2006
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Intro - 2/2/06

Christine Todd Whitman will tell Stephen about resisting the religious right. Then Pat Robertson will send her a tornado.
02/02/2006
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To Be Continued

A resilient Stephen says goodnight -- for now.
02/06/2006
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Birth Day Off

Stephen Colbert questions the integrity of Jon Stewart, who took off from work the day his child was born.
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The Word - Metaphorically

Stephen explains that you must interpret President Bush's words metaphorically, not literally.
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