The Colbert Report

The Word - Brushback Pitch

Season 4 • 05/28/2008

Major League Baseball threatens to sue Little Leaguers over their uniforms.

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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

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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
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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
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Brian Greene

Brian Greene explains to Stephen what the big deal is about science.
05/27/2008
00:55

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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

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Tony Perkins

Tony Perkins and Stephen discuss their outrage over the California Supreme Court ruling to legalize gay marriage.
05/27/2008
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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

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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

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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

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Microbe Beat!

The number one threat to microbes is penicillin -- a godless healing machine.
05/28/2008
04:05

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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

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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

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Tip/Wag - Monetary Discrimination

Money should have different smells so blind people can tell the bills apart.
05/29/2008
00:17

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Sneak Preview

Stephen gives a sneak preview of Monday night's show.
05/29/2008
02:14

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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

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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

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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

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David Sirota

David Sirota explains the presidential campaign isn't the only place where change happens.
05/29/2008
01:01

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Final Thought

Stephen gives America the final thought on what should have been done with Michigan and Florida.
06/02/2008
05:22

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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
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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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