The Colbert Report
The Word - Brushback Pitch
Season 4 E 69 • 05/28/2008
Little Leaguers aren't just stealing team names from Major League Baseball. Where did they get the idea of using a mitt or wearing a cup?

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04:21
The Colbert ReportS4 E67
Bears & Balls - Dollar Stores
If you shop for groceries at dollar stores, you can find bargains on discontinued lunch meats and irregular bacon.
05/15/2008
02:59
The Colbert ReportS4 E68
McCain's Preachers
Stephen is fine with Reverend Hagee calling the Catholic Church the apostate church because he doesn't know what that word means.
05/27/2008
00:31
The Colbert ReportS4 E68
Intro - 5/27/08
John McCain rejects the support of two controversial pastors, which gives Stephen an excuse to show more Reverend Wright footage.
05/27/2008
04:56
The Colbert ReportS4 E68
Brian Greene
Brian Greene explains to Stephen what the big deal is about science.
05/27/2008
00:55
The Colbert ReportS4 E68
Fleet Week
Stephen explains the proper way to show your excitement when you're greeting a member of the armed services.
05/27/2008
06:03
The Colbert ReportS4 E68
Tony Perkins
Tony Perkins and Stephen discuss their outrage over the California Supreme Court ruling to legalize gay marriage.
05/27/2008
00:34
The Colbert ReportS4 E69
Intro - 5/28/08
Little League Baseball players are under attack, something is in our water, and Senator Claire McCaskill will never inspire young women because she supports Barack Obama.
05/28/2008
06:32
The Colbert ReportS4 E69
Claire McCaskill
Senator Claire McCaskill explains why Barack Obama is the best man or woman to be the next president of the United States.
05/28/2008
05:36
The Colbert ReportS4 E69
Cheating Death - Liquid Launch
Liquid Launch is a new energy drink that doesn't have one of the ingredients in rocket fuel -- it has every ingredient in rocket fuel.
05/28/2008
02:48
The Colbert ReportS4 E69
Microbe Beat!
The number one threat to microbes is penicillin -- a godless healing machine.
05/28/2008
04:05
The Colbert ReportS4 E69
The Word - Brushback Pitch
Little Leaguers aren't just stealing team names from Major League Baseball. Where did they get the idea of using a mitt or wearing a cup?
05/28/2008
04:05
The Colbert ReportS4 E70
Tad Devine
Stephen asks Tad Devine if we can add a third candidate to the Democratic race, like a rabid monkey or an underfed tiger.
05/29/2008
04:10
The Colbert ReportS4 E70
Tip/Wag - Monetary Discrimination
Money should have different smells so blind people can tell the bills apart.
05/29/2008
00:17
The Colbert ReportS4 E70
Sneak Preview
Stephen gives a sneak preview of Monday night's show.
05/29/2008
02:14
The Colbert ReportS4 E70
Shout Out! - Broken Space Toilet
The astronauts are not pooping in a bag -- they're pooping in a bag-like collection system.
05/29/2008
00:34
The Colbert ReportS4 E70
Intro - 5/29/08
Scott McClellan's new book accuses Bush of lying to get us into Iraq. That took balls, Scott -- five years ago.
05/29/2008
03:05
The Colbert ReportS4 E70
Democralypse Now - Florida and Michigan
To deny the votes of Michigan and Florida is to say that Kurt Cobain died in vain.
05/29/2008
05:26
The Colbert ReportS4 E70
David Sirota
David Sirota explains the presidential campaign isn't the only place where change happens.
05/29/2008
01:01
The Colbert ReportS4 E71
Final Thought
Stephen gives America the final thought on what should have been done with Michigan and Florida.
06/02/2008
05:22
The Colbert ReportS4 E71
Jon Paskowitz
Jon Paskowitz tells Stephen what it was like to travel around with a large family and a father who decided his children were going to surf instead of go to school.
06/02/2008
04:13
The Colbert ReportS4 E71
The Word - Media Culpa
Media, if you want to prove you did your job well in the lead-up to the Iraq war, use the same techniques that McClellan used to sell the war to you in the first place.
06/02/2008
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