Colbert Reveals The True Villain Of The Oil Spill (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart wasn't the only one returning from hiatus last night. Stephen Colbert was back with his detective hat on, revealing on some mind-blowing truths along the way.

Reimagining the BP catastrophe as a hit summer series, "Grainy Footage of Leaking Underwater Oil Pipe," Colbert dug deep, shedding light on the true villain: Dawn liquid detergent. The soap's effect on James Carville must be stopped.


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Comments

[Tommygun264]

03:35 AM on 06/04/2010

Stephanie Miller raised the Dawn conspiracy joke on her morning radio show over two weeks ago. This is about the third "coincidence" of a Stephanie Miller joke turning up as a routine on the "Colbert Report" in the past month or so. Stephen, it's time to either cut loose whomever is responsible for these "coincidences" or at least make them change the radio channel in the writers room. Someone is making you look like a thieving hack. You're better than this, Stephen.

[BobDin]

12:56 AM on 06/04/2010

Drilling should be done inshore and not in deep water. This accident could have been handled much better if it was in 100 feet of water and not a mile deep, or maybe not happened at all.

[skigirl]

10:30 PM on 06/03/2010

Ha! Love Colbert!, but this pup is pissed! Please view my third post on the subject, from a dog's perspective. In this post, I quoted the illustrious Wyatt Cenac, of The Daily Show. Commentary to give you paws...
http://atticusuncensored.wordpress.com/2010/06/03/273/

[rsense]

10:07 PM on 06/03/2010

this skit is far from funny. There's just some things you don't laugh about.

[roch20]

02:35 PM on 06/03/2010

Genius! President Obama: "it turn out, btw, that oil-ridge today, generally, don't cause spills"; woa, yeah right! I don't believe that our President could look more stupid, than he already looks in the footage! It's a shame!

[roch20]

02:39 PM on 06/03/2010

Oops, typo alert; the correct word is "oil-rig"!

[redsoxlissy]

11:24 AM on 06/03/2010

Republicans blame Obama, Sarah Palin blames environmentalists, Colbert blames Dawn, my finger is getting exhausted!

[smilodon1]

12:00 PM on 06/03/2010

Don't forget that Osama bin Laden is jealous of BP encroaching on his territory and being more effective against the Great Satan.

[roch20]

02:36 PM on 06/03/2010

LMAO!

[Earthling1125]

09:47 AM on 06/03/2010

To everyone praising Dawn (and more specifically Proctor & Gamble) - they are NOT the "Good Guys"! They happen to make a product (which, by the way, is cruelly tested on lab animals) that removes oil and grease well - that's ALL. This happy benefit was discovered by wildlife volunteers during the clean-up from the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, and they're simply taking advantage of that positive (and free) publicity. P&G has one of the WORST corporate records of lab animal abuse! They conduct painful and cruel product tests on helpless, immobilized, non-sedated lab animals - despite that fact that these tests are not required and outdated (computer simulation test are cheaper, safer, and more accurate). Talk about hypocrisy. PLEASE check this out before heaping any more praise on this company - and boycott P&G if you truly love animals!

[sistaelle]

08:35 AM on 06/03/2010

BS Alert: Dawn does not donate a dollar for every bottle you buy--- you have to actually go to their website and "activate" your donation before they donate the $1. Absolutely true- go to their website and see. The fine print is on the end of the commercial for about 2 seconds.

[beckpod1]

08:09 AM on 06/03/2010

Dawn is the greatest grease remover....and safe on hands...!

[Kuuba]

09:03 AM on 06/03/2010

made by Procter & Gamble

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYLkoYb3vOs

[Kuuba]

09:03 AM on 06/03/2010

www.iamskills.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jdA33x8Ljc

[mamacat]

06:42 AM on 06/03/2010

If I adopt Stephen Colbert, will he come to our house for Thanksgiving dinner? I wonder if he is as funny in everyday life as he is performing.

[Lahonda]

01:41 AM on 06/03/2010

No sharks.

[WalterJesseSmith]

10:18 PM on 06/02/2010

video doesn't work.

[2garen]

10:03 PM on 06/02/2010

Sometimes we have to laugh if not we would only cry.

[socialiq]

10:18 PM on 06/02/2010

how about we just cry? that seems more appropriate.

[mesomorph]

10:42 PM on 06/02/2010

nothing like a good cry. I love that puffy-eyed tired feeling you get afterwards.

[jsarets]

09:14 PM on 06/02/2010

Procter & Gamble (maker of Dawn) is actually bigger than BP in market capitalization.

[socialiq]

10:00 PM on 06/02/2010

That's how the free market is supposed to work...

what's not supposed to happen is jerry-rigged oil pumps that require the expertise of a Procter & Gamble....

[mamacat]

06:50 AM on 06/03/2010

PG now has a bigger market cap than BP because BP stock has fallen dramatically since the oil spill in the Gulf started back in April.
Before the oil spill, BP had a larger market capitalization than PG. If BP goes bankrupt, they will have a market cap of zero, making a whole lot of companies monetarily larger than them.

[scrutinizer52]

06:12 PM on 06/02/2010

So now we know... it was all a put up deal. A Dawn conspiracy. Jeeze, conservatives, now we know it wasn't a liberal attack on the rig that made it explode. It was Dawn-ers.

[socialiq]

10:02 PM on 06/02/2010

Right....dawners get such joy out of watching the sea life drowning and suffocating under the weight of their "protest".....makes so much sense.