Newt Gingrich explains one of the Constitution's pre-existing conditions, which may lead to the rise of geriatric jihadists. (03:20)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  Newt Gingrich,  Declaration of Independence,  Second Amendment,  insurance,  guns,  health,  Barack Obama,  laws,  jihad,  senior citizens,  food,  Spain,  Florida,  Guantanamo Bay,  Constitution,  prison,  national parks,  Better Know a Lobby,  Paul Helmke,  weapons,  Ronald Reagan,  assassinations,  government

Eric McCormack ad-libs, Andy Cohen fears silence, Maurice Sendak threatens Stephen, Anna Wintour talks beauty, North Carolina bans same-sex marriage, and Jesus is unquotable. (04:10)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08100

One of the hottest pop culture paintings portrays Barack Obama burning the Constitution, and Stephen explicates its complicated, multi-level message. (05:16)

Tags:  art,  portrait,  socialism,  Constitution,  fires,  Barack Obama,  Utah,  Sean Hannity,  culture,  patriotism,  history,  Bo Dietl,  Fox News,  collectibles,  mongering,  conservative,  liberal,  religion,  Jesus,  Shepard Fairey,  Steve Martin,  impressions,  founding fathers,  Jimmy,  America

Episode #08086

The NRA Annual Meeting draws a star-studded lineup of conservative, gun-loving Republicans, plus Mitt Romney. (03:48)

Tags:  NRA,  guns,  Second Amendment,  Newt Gingrich,  civil rights,  God,  human rights,  Bill of Rights,  St. Louis,  Republicans,  laws,  Charlton Heston,  photos,  conservative,  Mitt Romney,  international affairs,  murder,  crime,  weapons,  Constitution,  England,  the moon,  religion

Episode #08076

Luckily, Emily Bazelon wasn't arguing for Obamacare's individual mandate in the Supreme Court, because she might have won. (05:33)

Tags:  Emily Bazelon,  appearances,  Obama administration,  insurance,  Anthony Kennedy,  health,  Supreme Court,  movies,  laws,  government,  media,  print media,  pundits,  lawyers,  food,  socialism,  poverty,  trials/hearings,  sexual advances,  citizenship,  Constitution

Episode #08067

Attorney General Eric Holder explains why it's perfectly legal to execute an American citizen without trial in a time of war. (04:21)

Tags:  The Word,  Eric Holder,  Yemen,  Obama administration,  laws,  military,  assassinations,  war on terror,  death,  terrorism,  wars,  America,  international affairs,  citizenship,  security,  Constitution,  9/11,  Supreme Court,  trials/hearings,  Star Wars,  Congress

Episode #08063

Indiana Representative Bob Morris comes down on Girl Scouts' radical agenda, and New Hampshire Representative Kyle Jones repeals labor lunch break laws. (04:13)

Tags:  Bob Morris,  Kyle Jones,  conservative,  Scouts,  liberal,  left-wing,  Republicans,  conspiracies,  abortion,  gay/homosexual,  Internet,  laws,  work/office,  labor,  cannibalism,  Constitution,  Mitt Romney,  Mitch Daniels,  death,  Mormon,  candidates,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  mongering,  New Hampshire,  Indiana,  kids,  Mr. Smith Goes to the State Legislature,  government

Episode #08060

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi believes that super PACs threaten American democracy and that Citizens United should be overturned. (08:13)

Tags:  Nancy Pelosi,  interviews,  Colbert Super PAC,  money,  fundraising,  wealth,  democracy,  Supreme Court,  freedom of speech,  business,  elections,  Better Know a District,  Colbert Bump,  advertising,  Congress,  government,  California,  Catholic,  Lent,  holidays,  Jesus,  Rick Santorum,  men/women,  health,  birth control,  family,  kids

Episode #08059

Nancy Pelosi smears Stephen in an effort to pass the Disclose Act, and Barack Obama reverses his stand on super PACs as his reelection campaign solicits donations. (06:47)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  fundraising,  money,  Nancy Pelosi,  advertising,  Supreme Court,  costumes,  Star Wars,  impressions,  supernatural,  parody,  Newt Gingrich,  Barack Obama,  fashion,  photos,  balls,  kittens,  appearances,  cats & cats,  under the desk,  elections,  Abraham Lincoln,  David Koch,  Charles Koch,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Stephen's friends,  laws,  pets

Episode #08057

A Seattle woman saves a building by marrying it, and the National Transportation Safety Board rejects Americans' constitutional right to tear down the highway while texting. (04:26)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  Seattle,  marriage,  protests,  same-sex marriage,  gay/homosexual,  college,  cell phones,  friends,  laws,  government,  transportation,  cars/trucks,  technology,  Stephen's products,  under the desk,  insects,  photos,  Constitution,  Stephen's friends,  dogs,  inventions

Episode #08056

Finger hugger Steve Gass wants big government to force saw manufacturers to adopt his safety technology. (04:56)

Tags:  People Who Are Destroying America,  technology,  safety,  injuries,  government,  Constitution,  huggers,  laws,  inventions,  American blankscape,  Colbertisms,  gross-out,  balls,  animals,  guns,  Mary Poppins,  food

Episode #08053

The Tennessee Tea Party demands that textbooks remove references to the Founding Fathers' slave ownership and violence against Native Americans. (04:27)

Tags:  The Word,  founding fathers,  Thomas Jefferson,  Benjamin Franklin,  George Washington,  James Madison,  Andrew Jackson,  Tea Party,  Tennessee,  America,  history,  education,  kids,  slavery,  ethnic,  African American,  Native American,  liberal,  smoking,  prostitution,  French,  culture,  lying,  sex,  patriotism

Episode #08052

Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe discusses the function of the Constitution and reveals his favorite amendment. (05:37)

Tags:  Laurence Tribe,  interviews,  Barack Obama,  education,  laws,  citizenship,  John Roberts,  lookin' good,  Constitution,  Harvard,  government,  business,  Supreme Court,  money,  fundraising,  campaigns,  elections,  voting,  inaugurations

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens explains the dangers of money buying influence in politics. (01:16)

Tags:  exclusives,  outtakes,  appearances,  John Paul Stevens,  Colbert Super PAC,  Constitution,  fundraising,  Republicans,  debates,  money,  In the Field,  on location,  corruption,  business,  campaigns,  freedom of speech,  In the Field

Stephen Colbert defines "we, the people" and compares himself to Martin Luther King Jr. during the South Cain-olina Primary Rally at the College of Charleston. (09:33)

Tags:  exclusives,  South Cain-olina Primary Rally,  rallies,  South Carolina,  Herman Cain,  Colbert 2012,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  voting,  Colbert Super PAC,  Abraham Lincoln,  Supreme Court,  elections,  Martin Luther King Jr.,  government,  founding fathers,  civil rights,  money,  Colbert Nation,  Constitution,  freedom of speech,  speeches,  Jon Stewart,  history,  STDs,  campaigns,  appearances,  protests,  business,  laws,  fundraising,  discrimination,  media,  wealth

Episode #08047

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens expounds on his dissenting opinion in Bush v. Gore and Citizens United. (06:49)

Tags:  John Paul Stevens,  appearances,  Colbert Super PAC,  Supreme Court,  laws,  business,  Constitution,  civil rights,  let's move on,  trials/hearings,  Bush v. Gore,  great or greatest,  retirement,  books,  William Rehnquist,  fashion,  lookin' good,  costumes,  on location,  In the Field

Episode #08040

New Hampshire Republicans propose that all new legislation include a direct quote from the Magna Carta, the declaration of rights of English barons. (05:49)

Tags:  New Hampshire,  primaries,  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  Rick Santorum,  Rick Perry,  Ron Paul,  Jon Huntsman,  Constitution,  British,  history,  Congress,  laws,  balls,  Satan,  Thomas Jefferson,  Jimmy,  Vermont,  Jewish,  magic,  photos,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08039

The National Defense Authorization Act strikes at the heart of the most notorious safe haven for terrorists: the U.S. Constitution. (05:58)

Tags:  The Word,  Barack Obama,  Obama administration,  terrorism,  laws,  trials/hearings,  Constitution,  prison,  civil rights,  human rights,  torture,  voting,  Newt Gingrich,  hunting,  Dick Cheney,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  campaigns,  candidates,  interrogations,  Guantanamo Bay,  huggers,  war on terror

Episode #08037

Senator Bernie Sanders calls on Americans to support his proposed Saving American Democracy Amendment and help overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. (06:08)

Tags:  Bernie Sanders,  interviews,  books,  business,  Supreme Court,  protests,  campaigns,  laws,  Constitution,  civil rights,  democracy,  elections,  money,  government,  filibusters,  taxes,  Congress,  wealth,  outsourcing

Episode #08036

Department stores stop offering free gift wrapping, Santa lowers kids' expectations, and Arizona families fight the war on Christmas, fully armed. (05:46)

Tags:  Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude,  war on Christmas,  Christmas,  holidays,  Lincoln Chafee,  Raiders of the Lost Ark,  shopping,  gifts & presents,  Santa Claus,  economy,  kids,  money,  crying,  growing up,  bikes,  Sweetness,  under the desk,  guns,  Jesus