The Colbert Report

Stephen's Positive Obama Coverage

Season 5 • 06/17/2009

President Obama impresses Stephen by killing a fly.

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Teh-Runoff - Karim Sadjadpour
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Karim Sadjadpour believes Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sees his victory as a gift from God and Ayatollah Khomeini.
06/16/2009
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Intro - 6/16/09
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According to polls, 120% say the Iranian election wasn't rigged, and Jim Rogers wants to reduce Duke Energy's carbon footprint.
06/16/2009
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Goodnight
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That's it for The Report, everybody.
06/16/2009
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Teh-Runoff
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Mir Hossein Mousavi could be the Martin Luther King of Iran -- or possibly the Vidal Sassoon.
06/16/2009
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Intro - 6/17/09
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Sonia Sotomayor belongs to an exclusive women's-only club, and Joshua Micah Marshall won't be doing the pointing and talking.
06/17/2009
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The Word - Bohemian Grove
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A man has never asked to be considered for membership in Sonia Sotomayor's women's-only club -- until now.
06/17/2009
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Alpha Dog of the Week - Silvio Berlusconi
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Silvio Berlusconi really shows his doggie bag by asking his wife to apologize for the negative media attention over his affair with an 18-year-old.
06/17/2009
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Murder in the White House - Fly Widow Interview
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Stephen interviews the wife and 93 children of the fly that President Obama killed.
06/17/2009
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Sign Off - Aloha, Idaho
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Stephen likes to single out a state at the end of the show, so tonight he says aloha to Idaho.
06/17/2009
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Joshua Micah Marshall
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Joshua Micah Marshall describes the Talking Points Memo blog as a hybrid of collaborative reader reporting and traditional reporting.
06/17/2009
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Stephen's Positive Obama Coverage
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Stephen proves he's fair and balanced by giving favorable news coverage of Barack Obama killing a fly.
06/17/2009
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04:52

ThreatDown - Uighurs & Donald H. Crosby
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Uighurs should stop having so much fun, and Donald H. Crosby wants to know who the hell Stephen Colbert is.
06/18/2009
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Bears & Balls - Tobacco, Project Natal & Graveyard Bids
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President Obama outlaws flavored cigarettes, Microsoft introduces Project Natal, and a graveyard accepts bids.
06/18/2009
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Intro - 6/18/09
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Someone finally agrees to accept Gitmo detainees, and Stephen nails poet Paul Muldoon.
06/18/2009
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Paul Muldoon
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Paul Muldoon and Stephen recite "Tea" together to help it become the number one poem in America.
06/18/2009
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Sign Off - Law & Order Preview
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Stephen thanks Jeff Goldblum for stopping by and reveals a little preview of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
06/18/2009
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Murder in the White House - Jeff Goldblum
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Jeff Goldblum demands an apology from Barack Obama for his brutal act of violence against a fly.
06/18/2009
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Sign Off - Stephen Suffers, Too
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Once the audience leaves, Stephen waits in the chair till the next show starts.
06/22/2009
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Intro - 6/22/09
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Stephen suggests punching randomly until we find the enemy among us, and Simon Schama writes a history of the future of America.
06/22/2009
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The Smell of Freedom - Jeff Goldblum
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Jeff Goldblum stands up for Zicam because nobody can take away the sweet smell of freedom.
06/22/2009
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Simon Schama
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Simon Schama admits that out of all the countries' histories he's covered, the United States has the greatest.
06/22/2009
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