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Colbert On Oil Containment: "No One Knows What The F--k They're Doing" (VIDEO)

First Posted: 5/11/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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With BP's latest attempt to contain the oil spill failing, Colbert took a look at all solutions being suggested. Everything from sopping it up with human hair to plugging the rig with golf balls -- they were all ridiculous. Aptly put: "No one knows what the f--k they're doing."

Well, "no one" may be a stretch, as Colbert wanted in on the action. Breaking out his "Oil Containment Solution Randomizer," he came up with an ideal fix: using breaded juggalos, delivered by trained dolphins. Case closed.


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With BP's latest attempt to contain the oil spill failing, Colbert took a look at all solutions being suggested. Everything from sopping it up with human hair to plugging the rig with golf balls -- th...
With BP's latest attempt to contain the oil spill failing, Colbert took a look at all solutions being suggested. Everything from sopping it up with human hair to plugging the rig with golf balls -- th...
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