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

Mitt Romney claims the Obama administration has waged the real war on women, and Obama campaign strategist Hilary Rosen's attack on Ann Romney helps his case. (05:42)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  Hilary Rosen,  men/women,  Ann Romney,  sexism,  dancing,  liberal,  family,  campaigns,  Republicans,  Democrats,  Obama administration,  parenting,  parents,  work/office,  economy,  photos,  Washington Post,  my mistake,  Indecision,  Herman Cain,  polls,  statistics,  rage,  Fox News,  music,  songs,  apologies,  audience interaction,  Jimmy,  unemployment,  slogans

Episode #08084

First Lady Michelle Obama announces her endorsement of Barack Obama in the 2012 election, and pundit Sergeant Bryan Escobedo adds some gravitas. (03:31)

Tags:  Michelle Obama,  interviews,  military,  Barack Obama,  troops,  America,  Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  approval ratings,  appearances,  Bryan Escobedo

Episode #08072

Rick Santorum speaks off the cuff, which is why his sweaters don't have sleeves. (03:42)

Tags:  teleprompter,  Rick Santorum,  speeches,  primaries,  elections,  Mitt Romney,  the South,  Republicans,  Barack Obama,  Hillary Clinton,  ventriloquism,  Alabama,  books,  lookin' good,  Mississippi,  Newt Gingrich,  candidates,  campaigns,  Louisiana,  Indecision 2012,  nudity,  photos

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

Herman Cain sings at the South Cain-olina Primary Rally, Rick Santorum panders to the elderly, Maurice Sendak praises Stephen's idiocy, and Newt Gingrich reimagines the moon. (04:09)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08049

The Daily Beast's Andrew Sullivan analyzes the picture that GOP candidates have painted of Barack Obama and extolls the president's numerous achievements. (06:19)

Tags:  Andrew Sullivan,  interviews,  friend of the show,  Barack Obama,  Obama administration,  Republicans,  Iraq War,  Afghanistan War,  Al Qaeda,  Osama bin Laden,  George W. Bush,  unemployment,  economy,  recession,  stimulus package,  Mitt Romney,  poverty,  health,  insurance,  laws

Episode #08049

Maurice Sendak demystifies "Where the Wild Things Are," Rick Santorum panders to a misinformed elderly woman, and Andrew Sullivan discusses Barack Obama's health care reform. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08042

George Stephanopoulos considers the likelihood of Mitt Romney winning the GOP nomination and of Hillary Clinton becoming Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate. (06:03)

Tags:  George Stephanopoulos,  interviews,  alcohol,  talk shows,  debates,  primaries,  South Carolina,  gifts & presents,  Mitt Romney,  birth control,  Diane Sawyer,  gambling,  facial hair,  Joe Biden,  Hillary Clinton,  Barack Obama,  transgender,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans

Episode #08038

Journalist John Heilemann examines Rick Santorum's rise in the Iowa caucus and the potential direction of his campaign. (06:33)

Tags:  John Heilemann,  interviews,  Rick Santorum,  Mitt Romney,  Ronald Reagan,  Newt Gingrich,  conservative,  voting,  religion,  Christian,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans,  campaigns,  caucuses

Seal Team Six takes down Osama bin Laden, Donald Trump decides to run for president "in his mind," and Colbert PAC contends with Viacom lawyers. (05:21)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Osama bin Laden,  natural disasters,  David Letterman,  Glee,  gay/homosexual,  Republicans,  print media,  Hillary Clinton,  Donald Trump,  candidates,  Jesus,  Geoffrey Rush,  Viacom,  Colbert Super PAC,  Rally to Restore Sanity,  animals,  dogs,  Mike Huckabee,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Newt Gingrich,  John Lithgow,  performances,  basketball,  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,  Sarah Palin,  slavery,  audience interaction,  kids,  apocalypse,  assassinations,  military,  Barack Obama,  religion,  media,  scandals

Episode #08032

An alternative to vaccines emerges, Rick Perry unveils another campaign ad, and notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff's book examines Washington corruption. (00:34)

Tags:  intro,  health,  science,  Rick Perry,  campaigns,  candidates,  advertising,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  animals,  hunting,  Jack Abramoff,  Washington DC,  lobbyists,  books,  corruption,  money,  Vladimir Putin,  Hillary Clinton,  protests,  Russia,  sex

Episode #07124

Colbert thanks the unsung heroes with a final, eight-tiered Heroe$ Crawl. (00:34)

Tags:  sign off,  Jimmy,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07094

America ends its space program, making Stephen's astronauts skills as obsolete as dodo husbandry, Zune programming and American manufacturing. (04:10)

Tags:  space,  NASA,  crying,  performances,  under the desk,  robots,  impressions,  America,  moon landing,  Russia,  money,  astronauts,  animals,  the heroes,  dreams,  kids,  movies,  C.O.L.B.E.R.T.,  songs,  WristStrong

Episode #07093

Michael Sandel uses real-world examples to test big philosophical concepts and ethical questions about justice and cannibalism. (07:10)

Tags:  Michael Sandel,  interviews,  books,  Harvard,  education,  college,  ethics,  baseball,  cannibalism,  Alex Rodriguez,  money,  government,  philosophy,  Internet,  China,  YouTube,  school,  sports,  morality,  Asian,  boats

Stephen fights to talk about his super PAC, reviews potential Bin Laden successors and discusses method acting with Geoffrey Rush. (04:12)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #07061

Brooklyn's Hasidic newspaper removes Hillary Clinton from a photo because there's nothing more sexually suggestive than a woman killing a terrorist. (03:20)

Tags:  Osama bin Laden,  assassinations,  Al Qaeda,  terrorism,  war on terror,  print media,  New York City,  Hillary Clinton,  Jewish,  bachelor/bachelorette parties,  men/women,  sexism,  censorship,  teens,  masturbation,  Jimmy,  photos,  religion

Episode #07061

A Brooklyn Hasidic paper removes Hillary Clinton's photo, Michigan appoints an emergency financial manager, and Lupe Fiasco talks about "Lasers." (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Stephen performs Lasik surgery with a cat and reviews the benefits and side effects of meat-based Vaxa-Goggles. (03:01)

Tags:  On Topic,  mashups,  exclusives,  asses,  cats & cats,  doctors,  health,  interns,  Vaxa,  Prescott Group,  surgery,  visually impaired,  discrimination,  racism,  video games

Episode #07040

Jody Williams doesn't believe she's better than men, but she thinks she's smarter than a lot of them. (05:42)

Tags:  Jody Williams,  interviews,  Nobel Prize,  Barack Obama,  weapons,  peace,  Second Amendment,  guns,  men/women,  sexism,  Hillary Clinton,  feminism