Episode #08099

"Spooky PACs" trailblazer Karl Rove gives anonymous political money to help keep political money anonymous, and Stephen gives in to donor transparency fetishists. (05:27)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  laws,  fundraising,  money,  elections,  Karl Rove,  wealth,  accountability,  business,  Newt Gingrich,  charity,  taints,  founding fathers,  photos,  campaigns,  democracy,  Jay-Z,  Jimmy,  Indecision 2012,  advertising,  oral sex

Episode #08099

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill criticizes political attack ads funded by untraceable money in 501(c)4s. (04:19)

Tags:  Claire McCaskill,  appearances,  advertising,  money,  campaigns,  fundraising,  accountability,  Missouri,  Colbert Super PAC,  apologies,  laws,  voting

Episode #08096

Kermit the Frog violates German media law, but Stephen defends his reputation to Germany's UN ambassador, Hans Beinholtz. (04:51)

Tags:  Kermit the Frog,  Hans Beinholtz,  appearances,  The Muppet Show,  movies,  Germany,  laws,  TV,  advertising,  international affairs,  Jimmy,  nudity,  Karl Rove,  lookin' good,  photos,  under the desk,  puppets,  kids,  mental health,  philosophy,  lying

Episode #08095

Election advertising gets ugly, God sanctions cuts to the poor, and Carne Ross believes democracy is defective. (00:35)

Tags:  intro,  ethnic,  campaigns,  advertising,  America,  poverty,  government,  God,  religion,  Carne Ross,  democracy,  American Idol,  TSA,  breasts,  plastic surgery,  terrorism,  explosions,  bombs,  lookin' good,  profiling

Episode #08095

Barack Obama visits troops in Afghanistan and cynically uses the anniversary of ordering the hit on Osama bin Laden to order a campaign ad hit on Mitt Romney. (03:45)

Tags:  campaigns,  Barack Obama,  Osama bin Laden,  advertising,  Mitt Romney,  anniversaries,  Mission Accomplished,  assassinations,  Afghanistan War,  Afghanistan,  troops,  Al Qaeda,  terrorism,  George W. Bush,  pundits,  football,  candidates,  Indecision 2012,  international affairs,  military,  Fox News,  Guantanamo Bay

Episode #08093

Republicans create an anti-Obama ad, Super PACs go to college, and musician Jack White releases his solo album, "Blunderbuss." (00:37)

Tags:  intro,  Republicans,  advertising,  Barack Obama,  campaigns,  candidates,  Colbert Super PAC,  citizenship,  college,  weight/obesity,  Jack White,  music,  guns,  Ted Nugent,  James Carville,  Mitt Romney,  kids,  dreams,  Indecision 2012,  supernatural,  lookin' good

Episode #08093

Old, gray-haired Barack Obama successfully panders to the youth vote, but Republicans emphasize the difference between class clown and class president. (04:41)

Tags:  advertising,  campaigns,  Barack Obama,  Mitt Romney,  Jimmy Fallon,  Fox News,  candidates,  voting,  gravitas,  TV,  college,  elections,  approval ratings,  songs,  Republicans,  Charles Krauthammer,  lookin' good,  Late Show with David Letterman,  Harry Truman,  media,  pundits,  Indecision 2012,  Indecision 2008,  aging,  hip hop,  animals

Episode #08093

Jack White introduces his first solo album, "Blunderbuss," and recalls making a record with Stephen. (06:40)

Tags:  Jack White,  interviews,  performances,  Jimmy,  friends,  music,  dancing,  songs,  Grammy Awards,  Colbert Bump,  statistics,  advertising,  business,  balloons,  music videos,  StePhest Colbchella '011,  rock 'n' roll,  indie rock

Episode #08088

Arianna Huffington discusses the Huffington Post's Pulitzer Prize and how it differs from Stephen's Peabody Award. (06:35)

Tags:  Arianna Huffington,  interviews,  Huffington Post,  troops,  Peabody Awards,  Pulitzer Prize,  print media,  conservative,  liberal,  military,  America,  Internet,  sexual advances,  Greek,  Hillary Clinton,  fights,  competitions,  slogans,  French

Episode #08085

An Internet dating service helps survivalists Arma-get-it-on, and a fast food chain reminds evacuees to grab a menu. (04:23)

Tags:  End of the World of the Week,  doomsday,  international affairs,  men/women,  apocalypse,  dating,  Thailand,  Internet,  Stephen's products,  natural disasters,  earthquakes,  tsunamis,  KFC,  fast food,  business,  apologies,  photos,  cannibalism,  Colbertisms,  mongering,  future,  poop & pee,  advertising

Episode #08080

Republicans will need to work hard to capture the Latino vote instead of their current strategy of capturing Latinos. (04:20)

Tags:  Latino,  Hispanic,  Mitt Romney,  Mexico,  parents,  Mormon,  Colbert Super PAC,  advertising,  stereotypes,  ethnic,  voting,  Spanish,  dogs,  candidates,  immigration,  Indecision 2012,  Republicans,  media,  polygamy,  polls,  under the desk,  Jimmy

Episode #08080

After Larry the Quaker Oats mascot undergoes plastic surgery, Stephen gets a distressing call from Wilford Brimley. (04:15)

Tags:  Wilford Brimley,  weight/obesity,  lookin' good,  mascots,  food,  phone calls,  Stephen's products,  advertising,  breasts,  plastic surgery,  health,  Peabody Awards,  exercise,  movies,  aging,  penises,  mental health

Episode #08079

Attorney Trevor Potter explains the IRS's interest in the social welfare activities of 501c4s and records not-legal advice for the Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack. (03:57)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  laws,  fundraising,  Trevor Potter,  appearances,  money,  lawyers,  taxes,  IRS,  advertising,  accountability,  magic,  performances

Episode #08076

The solicitor general's defense of Obamacare was a train wreck that slammed into the Hindenberg, landed on the deck of the Titanic, and then sailed in to see "John Carter." (04:40)

Tags:  Supreme Court,  Barack Obama,  health,  insurance,  Bill O'Reilly,  advertising,  Papa Bear,  gay/homosexual,  monkeys!,  food,  under the desk,  laws,  lawyers,  movies,  Samuel Alito,  death,  trials/hearings,  Obama administration,  Nana & Pee-Pop

Episode #08076

Actor Mark Ruffalo became an anti-fracking, clean water activist after seeing the technologies' detrimental impact on communities in Pennsylvania. (07:20)

Tags:  Mark Ruffalo,  interviews,  fracking,  pollution,  water,  energy,  accept your apology,  alternative energy,  North Dakota,  environment,  movies,  nailed,  oil,  Germany,  Pennsylvania,  Incredible Hulk,  housing,  America,  elitism,  advertising,  protests,  science

Episode #08076

Stephen says goodnight and pours himself a bowl of cereal. (00:07)

Tags:  sign off,  food,  advertising

Episode #08073

The Army is pulling out of Rush Limbaugh's radio show due to Rush's sexist comments -- but they are staying in Afghanistan. (03:40)

Tags:  birth control,  sex,  controversies,  mimes,  Rush Limbaugh,  advertising,  Army,  Afghanistan War,  Taliban,  radio,  money,  under the desk,  First Amendment,  Bill O'Reilly,  conspiracies,  sexism,  feminism,  Statue of Liberty,  men/women,  Sandra Fluke,  Fox News,  Stephen's products,  military,  Papa Bear,  freedom of speech,  Democrats,  Republicans

Episode #08072

Kermit the Frog is an Amphibitarian, which means he is not partisan except when it comes to pigs. (03:50)

Tags:  Louisiana,  The Muppet Show,  Kermit the Frog,  appearances,  primaries,  Newt Gingrich,  movies,  Mitt Romney,  Republicans,  advertising,  Bill O'Reilly,  animals,  racism,  elections,  Republican National Convention,  Papa Bear,  candidates

Rush Limbaugh apologizes to Sandra Fluke, GOP candidates woo blue collar viewers, Stephen postpones loving Mitt Romney, and Herman Cain's avant-garde ad inspires Stephen. (04:09)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08069

Herman Cain pushes the boundaries of what can be called a political ad, just as he once pushed the boundaries of what can be called pizza. (05:24)

Tags:  Herman Cain,  friends,  advertising,  Colbert Super PAC,  parody,  stimulus package,  economy,  animals,  art,  Obama administration,  Hans Beinholtz,  appearances,  Stephen's friends,  kids,  Republicans,  campaigns,  South Cain-olina Primary Rally,  Jimmy,  cats & cats,  birth control,  bailouts,  Van Jones,  immigration,  socialism,  senior citizens,  poop & pee,  apocalypse