Olympic Opening Ceremony

Colbertnation Home The Colbert Report Videos The Colbert Report Full Episodes Colbert Nation Community About The Colbert Report Tickets for The Colbert Report Buy The Colbert Report Merchandise

To view this movie you need the Adobe Flash Player plugin. You also need JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

There's more than a whiff of totalitarianism about the Beijing Olympics, and it started with the opening ceremony. (01:20)

I Need More Like This

wars, sports, China, Russia, Georgia, Beijing Olympics See All Tags >

Posted: 08/12/2008

Share This Video

URL:

Embed:

<table style='font:11px arial; color:#333; background-color:#f5f5f5' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='360' height='353'><tbody><tr style='background-color:#e5e5e5' valign='middle'><td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.colbertnation.com'>The Colbert Report</a></td><td style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; text-align:right; font-weight:bold;'>Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c</td></tr><tr style='height:14px;' valign='middle'><td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/179242/august-12-2008/olympic-opening-ceremony'>Olympic Opening Ceremony</a></td></tr><tr style='height:14px; background-color:#353535' valign='middle'><td colspan='2' style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; width:360px; overflow:hidden; text-align:right'><a target='_blank' style='color:#96deff; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.colbertnation.com/'>www.colbertnation.com</a></td></tr><tr valign='middle'><td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><embed style='display:block' src='http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:179242' width='360' height='301' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='window' allowFullscreen='true' flashvars='autoPlay=false' allowscriptaccess='always' allownetworking='all' bgcolor='#000000'></embed></td></tr><tr style='height:18px;' valign='middle'><td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><table style='margin:0px; text-align:center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='100%' height='100%'><tr valign='middle'><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/full-episodes'>Colbert Report Full Episodes</a></td><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.indecisionforever.com'>Political Humor</a></td><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/254015/november-02-2009/sport-report---nyc-marathon---olympic-speedskating'>U.S. Speedskating</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

Bookmark:

All August 12, 2008

Related Videos

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Intro - 8/12/08

Athletes get involved in global politics. See what Obama started with that damn three-pointer? (00:33)

Tags: intro, Barack Obama, torture

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Unsubstantiated Rumors

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)

Tags: scandals, conventions, John Edwards

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Olympic Opening Ceremony

There's more than a whiff of totalitarianism about the Beijing Olympics, and it started with the opening ceremony. (01:20)

Tags: wars, sports, China

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Joey Cheek

Joey Cheek explains that China revoked his visa because of his attempt to bring attention to human rights abuses in Darfur. (05:44)

Tags: interview, sports, China

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Canton, South Dakota Apology

Stephen apologizes for saying South Dakota is North Dakota's dirty ashtray. (03:10)

Tags: apologies, Texas, Kansas

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Jane Mayer

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)

Tags: interview, books, torture