All Videos between May 5, 2012 and June 4, 2012 (62)

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Juvenile Speeches from Congress & President Sparkle-Talk

Episode #08105

America's leaders speak the high school language of "angry glares at the dinner table," while Barack Obama talks like an eighth-grader. (03:39)

Tags:  Congress,  Barack Obama,  education,  teens,  founding fathers,  Constitution,  speeches,  State of the Union,  government,  accountability

Aired: 06/04/2012 | Views: 51,074
The Word - Sink or Swim

Episode #08105

Scientists predict an economy-destroying, 39-inch sea level rise, but North Carolina drafts a law to make it eight inches. (05:22)

Tags:  The Word,  science,  North Carolina,  laws,  environment,  global warming,  oceans,  Republicans,  South Carolina,  death,  Address the Mess,  history,  Larry King,  aging,  real estate

Aired: 06/04/2012 | Views: 138,972
Better Know a District - Represent-O-Map 6000 & Georgia's 5th

Episode #08105

Nancy Pelosi and the Represent-O-Map 6000 boost representative bookings, and Stephen profiles Georgia's 5th congressional district. (04:59)

Tags:  Better Know a District,  Georgia,  Nancy Pelosi,  fundraising,  accountability,  business,  money,  laws,  John Lewis,  Internet,  mail/e-mail,  Colbert Nation,  challenges,  Martin Luther King Jr.,  Coca-Cola,  technology,  Atlanta,  epidemics,  Huffington Post

Aired: 06/04/2012 | Views: 19,657
John Lewis

Episode #08105

Congressman John Lewis recalls the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery March, America's segregation and his mentor Martin Luther King, Jr. (06:43)

Tags:  John Lewis,  interviews,  books,  civil rights,  America,  African American,  ethnic,  history,  racism,  discrimination,  laws,  protests,  violence,  Washington DC,  Martin Luther King Jr.,  speeches,  young Stephen,  growing up

Aired: 06/04/2012 | Views: 17,408
Sign Off - Goodnight

Episode #08105

Stephen says goodnight. (00:06)

Tags:  sign off

Aired: 06/04/2012 | Views: 5,361
6/4/12 in :60 Seconds

Episode #08105

Congressional leaders talk like teenagers, Represent-O-Map 6000 proves groundbreaking, and Stephen recites John Lewis' Freedom March speech. (01:02)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Aired: 06/04/2012 | Views: 3,911
Recap - Week of 5/29/12

Stephen makes Maxim's Hot 100, gay bars ban bachelorettes, Mitt Romney debuts his iPhone app, Alan Alda talks drama, drones simplify Gitmo, and Jack Hitt weighs history. (03:06)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Aired: 06/01/2012 | Views: 31,212
Buy Best-Selling "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)"

Episode #08104

Stephen's clearly nonfiction book about a talking, soul-searching pole hits two best-selling lists, while Bill O'Reilly's book lags behind. (04:22)

Tags:  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  books,  New York Times,  kids,  Doris Kearns Goodwin,  strippers,  Oprah Winfrey,  shopping,  competitions,  gifts & presents,  Tom Hanks,  charity,  troops,  military,  Bill O'Reilly,  Papa Bear,  Rachel Maddow,  Sean Hannity,  under the desk

Aired: 05/31/2012 | Views: 31,973
Barack Obama's Righteous Drone Strikes

Episode #08104

The government takes out Al Qaeda's "number two," and Barack Obama finds an alternative to shutting down Guantanamo Bay. (02:03)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  Al Qaeda,  Obama administration,  international affairs,  Guantanamo Bay,  missiles,  bombs,  explosions,  Nobel Prize,  prison,  morality,  death,  impressions,  trials/hearings

Aired: 05/31/2012 | Views: 29,379
The Word - Two Birds With One Drone

Episode #08104

The Obama administration reasons that anyone in a strike zone is likely Al Qaeda, so no one has to feel guilty about civilian casualties. (03:32)

Tags:  The Word,  Barack Obama,  Obama administration,  terrorism,  Al Qaeda,  Pakistan,  intelligence,  murder,  missiles,  bombs,  explosions,  Charles Krauthammer,  Comic-Con,  Buffy the Vampire Slayer,  men/women,  Guantanamo Bay,  Joe Biden,  baseball

Aired: 05/31/2012 | Views: 33,722
Michael Bloomberg's Super-Sized Soda Scheme

Episode #08104

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to ban super-sized sodas, even though America hasn't achieved type-3 diabetes yet. (03:55)

Tags:  Michael Bloomberg,  health,  laws,  controversies,  America,  junk food,  restaurants,  movies,  New York City,  James Cameron,  poop & pee,  appearances,  under the desk,  crying,  Sweetness,  murder,  mental health,  sexual advances

Aired: 05/31/2012 | Views: 25,789
Jack Hitt

Episode #08104

Author Jack Hitt explores America's self-made history, job creators and the cyclical nature of amateurism. (05:48)

Tags:  interviews,  Jack Hitt,  books,  America,  history,  Europe,  Benjamin Franklin,  elitism,  work/office,  inventions,  technology,  culture,  dreams,  college,  Wall Street,  South Carolina

Aired: 05/31/2012 | Views: 10,029
Sign Off - Welcome Baby Gwinn!

Episode #08104

Stephen suspects that one of his writers has broken the strict, company abstinence pledge. (00:52)

Tags:  sign off,  Colbert Nation,  kids,  abstinence

Aired: 05/31/2012 | Views: 5,946
5/31/12 in :60 Seconds

Episode #08104

Barack Obama avoids Gitmo complications, Michael Bloomberg stirs controversy, and Jack Hitt shares North American history. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Aired: 05/31/2012 | Views: 4,438
Intro - 5/30/12

Episode #08103

The U.N. makes a shocking announcement, Alan Alda gives scientists an easy task, and Facebook stock continues to fall. (00:29)

Tags:  intro,  United Nations,  Lynyrd Skynyrd,  Alan Alda,  science,  fires,  kids,  Facebook,  stocks,  parents,  business,  Internet

Aired: 05/30/2012 | Views: 31,648
Mexico's Drug & Potato Chip Wars

Episode #08103

Mexico's Knights Templar cartel sets fire to PepsiCo warehouses, making enemies of the most powerful American names in chip trafficking. (03:45)

Tags:  Mexico,  drugs,  junk food,  advertising,  erectile dysfunction,  photos,  cocaine,  heroin,  fires,  Pepsi,  business,  Michael Jackson,  under the desk,  Doritos,  border security,  organized crime,  international affairs

Aired: 05/30/2012 | Views: 23,970
Tip/Wag - Gay Bar Bachelorette Bans & Mitt Romney's iPhone App

Episode #08103

Discriminating gays victimize America's horny, shrieking bachelorettes; while Mitt Romney's innovative iPhone app doubles his presidential odds. (07:37)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  bachelor/bachelorette parties,  marriage,  Mitt Romney,  iPhone,  elections,  cracks up,  fashion,  gay/homosexual,  same-sex marriage,  discrimination,  men/women,  strippers,  America,  homeless,  primaries,  photos,  Ron Paul,  Jimmy,  performances,  anthems,  patriotism,  songs,  impressions,  Donald Trump,  citizenship,  campaigns,  Barack Obama,  Indecision 2012

Aired: 05/30/2012 | Views: 74,203
Robert Mugabe's U.N. Tourism Tribute

Episode #08103

The World Tourism Organization honors Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe, who inspires thousands of his own people to see the world, often in the night, without even packing. (02:43)

Tags:  United Nations,  Robert Mugabe,  Zimbabwe,  business,  human rights,  Muammar al-Gaddafi,  dictators,  advertising,  international affairs,  vacations,  parody,  travel,  Jimmy,  poverty,  government,  violence,  weapons,  slogans,  elephants,  Libya,  Africa,  friends,  diplomacy

Aired: 05/30/2012 | Views: 16,811
Alan Alda

Episode #08103

Actor Alan Alda discusses good business models, the World Science Festival and his international Flame Challenge. (06:10)

Tags:  interviews,  Alan Alda,  business,  liberal,  movies,  celebrities,  science,  economy,  sex,  kids,  education,  competitions,  fires,  Satan,  Internet,  friend of the show

Aired: 05/30/2012 | Views: 14,966
Sign Off - Stephen's Matchbox

Episode #08103

Stephen strikes a match and inspects the flame. (00:12)

Tags:  sign off,  fires

Aired: 05/30/2012 | Views: 6,082