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

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

Stephen addresses the beautiful people of South Carolina at the College of Charleston and praises Herman Cain, the man people came to see introduce him. (07:21)

Tags:  South Cain-olina Primary Rally,  exclusives,  Colbert 2012,  Herman Cain,  appearances,  rallies,  on location,  South Carolina,  audience interaction,  Anderson Cooper,  media,  blogs/podcasts,  Republicans,  Twitter,  college,  candidates,  campaigns,  Mitt Romney,  Ron Paul,  Newt Gingrich,  Rick Santorum,  voting,  Colbert Nation,  Jim DeMint,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  primaries,  slogans,  history,  Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA,  Nikki Haley,  speeches

Episode #08048

The establishment may have thwarted Stephen's campaign for President of the United States of South Carolina, but there is one moment it can never take away from him. (07:05)

Tags:  South Cain-olina Primary Rally,  rallies,  on location,  South Carolina,  appearances,  Herman Cain,  Colbert 2012,  primaries,  Colbert Super PAC,  fundraising,  songs,  performances,  music,  Colbert Nation,  fans,  Supreme Court,  laws,  speeches,  Jimmy,  lookin' good,  Mitt Romney,  Ron Paul,  Newt Gingrich,  marriage,  college,  Pokemon,  campaigns,  candidates,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #07124

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

Tags:  sign off,  Jimmy,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07123

Stephen often fantasizes about being invited to George Clooney's Italian palazzo, getting drunk and going skinny-dipping in Lake Como. (03:27)

Tags:  George Clooney,  Marisa Tomei,  David Gergen,  Charlie Rose,  celebrities,  pundits,  Italy,  travel,  dreams,  nudity,  partying,  swimming,  wealth,  friend of the show,  lookin' good,  aging,  exercise,  Bill O'Reilly,  Papa Bear,  alcohol,  hunting,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07123

Some states have found a great way to discourage illegal immigrants from coming to America and squatting out a freedom fetus. (05:06)

Tags:  immigration,  pregnancy,  Rick Perry,  debates,  kids,  parents,  border security,  education,  college,  discrimination,  conservative,  Republicans,  Jimmy,  men/women,  labor,  photos,  America,  Mexico,  Mexican,  ethnic,  Arizona,  mongering,  police business,  Tennessee,  crime,  prison,  supernatural,  doctors,  food,  crime,  flags,  Emmy Awards,  apologies,  Sofia Vergara,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

The Marine Corps issues a harsh restriction banning Marines from audible farting, and the Department of Homeland Security lets kids 12 and under keep their shoes on. (04:49)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  Marines,  military,  Afghanistan War,  troops,  farts,  Afghanistan,  culture,  terrorism,  weapons,  Jimmy,  anthems,  poop & pee,  patriotism,  security,  flying,  kids,  ululations,  parents,  costumes,  impressions,  appearances,  Arabic,  food,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

Barack Obama finds peace much harder than winning a Nobel Peace Prize, and Rick Perry stands with the Jews when he's not dancing with them. (04:17)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  United Nations,  diplomacy,  Rick Perry,  international affairs,  stereotypes,  discrimination,  Mongolia,  Israel,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Palestine,  peace,  Jewish,  Christian,  Jimmy,  religion,  Middle East,  photos,  songs,  music,  Nobel Prize,  dancing,  apocalypse,  rallies,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

Jeremy Ben-Ami, the president of the pro-Israel lobby J Street, discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Palestine's application for full U.N. membership. (06:46)

Tags:  Jeremy Ben-Ami,  interviews,  United Nations,  Israel,  Palestine,  Middle East,  diplomacy,  lobbyists,  peace,  wars,  history,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Jewish,  religion,  apocalypse,  Christian,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07119

Reuters' Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland believes the European financial crisis could be bigger than America's economic crisis in 2008. (05:04)

Tags:  Chrystia Freeland,  appearances,  Europe,  Germany,  international affairs,  European Union,  economy,  debt,  bailouts,  money,  Greece,  wars,  England,  America,  recession,  alcohol,  Spain,  Italy,  Heroe$ Crawl,  Henry Kissinger,  conspiracies

Episode #07119

Author Daniel Yergin discusses hydrofracking, alternative energy sources and America's decreasing demand for oil. (05:54)

Tags:  Daniel Yergin,  interviews,  oil,  books,  alternative energy,  technology,  energy,  fracking,  money,  gas prices,  economy,  environment,  international affairs,  China,  America,  shortages,  Barack Obama,  Ronald Reagan,  marijuana,  Heroe$ Crawl,  safety,  Address the Mess

Episode #07118

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that the U.S. needs money, but conservatives think Barack Obama is waging class warfare by taxing the rich. (02:45)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  economy,  taxes,  wealth,  unemployment,  business,  approval ratings,  conservative,  Paul Ryan,  Republicans,  gambling,  wars,  NASA,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07118

If Americans don't find someone to pay the government's tab soon, Congress may get desperate enough to do the unthinkable. (04:31)

Tags:  The Word,  economy,  taxes,  money,  poverty,  drugs,  senior citizens,  Social Security,  unemployment,  bacon,  Michele Bachmann,  Republicans,  death,  under the desk,  housing,  Wall Street,  health,  Congress

Episode #07118

Author Jeffrey Kluger discusses the effect of sibling dynamics on people's lives and explains why Stephen is such a charmer. (06:26)

Tags:  Jeffrey Kluger,  interviews,  siblings,  books,  family,  kids,  growing up,  crying,  men/women,  mental health,  cats & cats,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07117

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen find a way to share their fun, private memories of friendship with the world. (06:03)

Tags:  Jimmy Fallon,  Anderson Cooper,  appearances,  friends,  friend of the show,  Emmy Awards,  photos,  flashbacks,  amusement parks,  fashion,  fights,  rage,  murder,  crying,  costumes,  bikes,  Harry Potter,  magic,  food,  health,  mental health,  hobos,  breaking up,  talk shows,  audience interaction,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07117

David Copperfield explores the art and science of illusion and talks about "gut magic." (05:42)

Tags:  David Copperfield,  interviews,  books,  science,  magic,  Emmy Awards,  awards,  lying,  performances,  Statue of Liberty,  royalty,  stunts,  Harry Potter,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07116

If Americans let the government mandate the HPV vaccine, they might as well let the U.N.'s jackbooted thugs inject their daughters with pharmaceutical-grade slut juice. (04:20)

Tags:  Michele Bachmann,  Rick Perry,  debates,  Republicans,  candidates,  controversies,  health,  STDs,  teens,  kids,  laws,  government,  mongering,  conservative,  sex,  parenting,  photos,  doctors,  science,  Mitt Romney,  Mormon,  gambling,  Jimmy,  Texas,  elections,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  United Nations,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07116

Michael Moore describes the defining moment that transformed him from a quiet kid into an outspoken social critic. (05:58)

Tags:  Michael Moore,  interviews,  books,  liberal,  conservative,  Democrats,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  Republicans,  discrimination,  unemployment,  growing up,  literary references,  Bush v. Gore,  school,  accept your apology,  magic,  Tom Hanks,  candidates,  elections,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  documentaries,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07115

The New York Times' Paul Krugman talks about the Lesser Depression and the confidence fairy's effect on the American economy. (04:32)

Tags:  Paul Krugman,  appearances,  business,  unemployment,  economy,  government,  Great Depression,  right-wing,  Nobel Prize,  kids,  Shirley Temple Black,  movies,  iPad,  New York Times,  supernatural,  Heroe$ Crawl,  labor