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Tuesday Aug 12 2008 | The Colbert Report | Comedy Central

Tuesday August 12

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Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Intro - 8/12/08
Episode: #04104
Views: 20171
Athletes get involved in global politics. See what Obama started with that damn three-pointer?
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Unsubstantiated Rumors
Episode: #04104
Views: 20556
John Edwards' affair was reported in the National Enquirer last October. Why doesn't the mainstream media ever give credence to a single story based on unsubstantiated rumors?
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Olympic Opening Ceremony
Episode: #04104
Views: 18364
There's more than a whiff of totalitarianism about the Beijing Olympics, and it started with the opening ceremony.
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Joey Cheek
Episode: #04104
Views: 17528
Joey Cheek explains that China revoked his visa because of his attempt to bring attention to human rights abuses in Darfur.
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Canton, South Dakota Apology
Episode: #04104
Views: 34928
Stephen apologizes for saying South Dakota is North Dakota's dirty ashtray.
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Jane Mayer
Episode: #04104
Views: 26215
Stephen asks Jane Mayer why she has to see enhanced interrogation as the glass being half empty, instead of half full with a guy's face in it.
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Reading the National Enquirer
Episode: #04104
Views: 9252
Stephen is caught reading the National Enquirer at his desk.
Intro - 8/12/08
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Intro - 8/12/08
Episode: #04104 Views: 20171
Athletes get involved in global politics. See what Obama started with that damn three-pointer? (00:33)
Unsubstantiated Rumors
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Unsubstantiated Rumors
Episode: #04104 Views: 20556
John Edwards' affair was reported in the National Enquirer last October. Why doesn't the mainstream media ever give credence to a single story based on unsubstantiated rumors? (03:11)
Olympic Opening Ceremony
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Olympic Opening Ceremony
Episode: #04104 Views: 18364
There's more than a whiff of totalitarianism about the Beijing Olympics, and it started with the opening ceremony. (01:20)
Joey Cheek
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Joey Cheek
Episode: #04104 Views: 17528
Joey Cheek explains that China revoked his visa because of his attempt to bring attention to human rights abuses in Darfur. (05:44)
Canton, South Dakota Apology
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Canton, South Dakota Apology
Episode: #04104 Views: 34928
Stephen apologizes for saying South Dakota is North Dakota's dirty ashtray. (03:10)
Jane Mayer
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Jane Mayer
Episode: #04104 Views: 26215
Stephen asks Jane Mayer why she has to see enhanced interrogation as the glass being half empty, instead of half full with a guy's face in it. (05:57)
Reading the National Enquirer
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
Reading the National Enquirer
Episode: #04104 Views: 9252
Stephen is caught reading the National Enquirer at his desk. (00:05)
Guest(s): Elvis Costello
In this episode, the Senate introduces a tax on elective plastic surgery, and John Pike discusses the popularity of the AK-47. The U.S. Speedskating team wins, and William Phillips refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Elvis Costello plays "Cheap Reward" with Stephen.

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