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

Chen Guangcheng flees China, Diane Keaton goads Stephen, Paul Ryan fibs, Richard Branson alters ice cubes, Jonathan Haidt backs psychology, and Buzz Aldrin honors Stephen. (04:11)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08095

Georgetown University's Father Thomas Reese finds discrepancies between Catholic doctrine and Paul Ryan's fiscal ministry. (05:59)

Tags:  Thomas Reese,  appearances,  Paul Ryan,  Catholic,  poverty,  philosophy,  Ayn Rand,  lying,  economy,  money,  government,  wealth,  taxes,  morality,  religion,  Jesus,  Christian,  business,  nailed,  socialism,  Pope Benedict XVI,  Georgetown University,  photos,  Bigfoot,  college,  mythology,  Republicans

Episode #08095

Mitt Romney chooses where to spend his billions, Paul Ryan denies admiring Ayn Rand, Stephen nails Thomas Reese, and Carne Ross debates subprime lending. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08090

Barack Obama makes a cowardly statement about Mitt Romney's wealth, made all the more cowardly by the fact that he never said it. (04:33)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  Steve Doocy,  lying,  media,  campaigns,  Mitt Romney,  wealth,  Republicans,  Fox News,  slogans,  print media,  sexual advances,  Washington Post,  New York Post,  speeches,  education,  college,  Indecision 2012,  Fox & Friends,  friendly friends at Fox & Friends

Episode #08089

Tavis Smiley and Cornel West talk about their book on American poverty, "The Rich and the Rest of Us." (06:16)

Tags:  Tavis Smiley,  Cornel West,  interviews,  poverty,  America,  blue collar,  books,  economy,  wealth,  government,  democracy,  lobbyists,  capitalism,  Mitt Romney,  Paul Ryan,  Native American,  voting,  unemployment,  poop & pee

Episode #08077

Mitt Romney tries to connect with blue collar voters by telling a funny story about his father laying off blue collar workers. (03:09)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  blue collar,  Wisconsin,  terminations,  performances,  dogs,  cars/trucks,  Michigan,  parades,  work/office,  audience interaction,  wealth,  African American,  impressions,  ethnic,  business,  candidates,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08075

Charles Murray talks about his book, "Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960 to 2010," and suggests a way to address the growing division between the classes. (07:24)

Tags:  Charles Murray,  interviews,  ethnic,  culture,  wealth,  poverty,  America,  don't see color,  books,  controversies,  racism,  Colbert Bump,  marriage,  stereotypes,  African American,  blogs/podcasts,  blue collar

Episode #08071

An aging Pat Robertson begins to find his mind, "Shahs of Sunset" seduces viewers with Iranian-American sass, and bears go metrosexual. (07:16)

Tags:  ThreatDown,  mongering,  Pat Robertson,  marijuana,  legalization,  religion,  Islamic,  reality shows,  bears,  exfoliating,  TV,  lookin' good,  drugs,  martial arts,  The Karate Kid,  economy,  bailouts,  aging,  Jesus,  wealth,  balls,  facial hair,  gay/homosexual,  costumes,  Iran,  Israel,  Middle East,  Andy Cohen,  The 700 Club

Episode #08070

Journalist Katherine Boo talks about what her experience in Mumbai, India, has taught her about poverty in the United States. (05:29)

Tags:  Katherine Boo,  interviews,  India,  housing,  poverty,  movies,  Mumbai,  corruption,  awards,  books,  government,  charity,  taxes,  international affairs

Episode #08066

Audra McDonald and Stephen perform "Summertime," from "Porgy and Bess," as a duet. (02:22)

Tags:  Audra McDonald,  duets,  performances,  musicals,  music,  Broadway,  opera,  sign off

Episode #08065

Dawn Quarles, a Florida high school teacher, faces voter fraud fines for registering her students to vote. (07:13)

Tags:  People Who Are Destroying America,  Florida,  on location,  voting,  kids,  teens,  school,  education,  laws,  elections,  discrimination,  democracy,  mongering,  corruption,  parenting,  Rick Scott,  crime,  statistics,  sexism,  men/women

Episode #08064

Barack Obama's plan to eliminate the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy pits rich against poor, but luckily, the poor aren't buying it. (05:08)

Tags:  The Word,  Barack Obama,  Obama administration,  taxes,  Florida,  economy,  poverty,  wealth,  Rick Scott,  money,  work/office,  labor,  laws,  business,  polls,  Charlie Gasparino,  restaurants,  senior citizens,  prostitution,  education,  Fox News,  pundits

Episode #08042

After winning a non-binding caucus by eight votes and a plurality of the vote in one of the smallest primaries in the nation, Mitt Romney is a juggishnaut. (06:14)

Tags:  primaries,  New Hampshire,  Mitt Romney,  Ron Paul,  Jon Huntsman,  marriage,  voting,  under the desk,  appearances,  Andy Cohen,  friends,  alcohol,  dating,  food,  sexual advances,  gay/homosexual,  Sex and the City,  parody,  simulations,  Stephen's laptop,  lookin' good,  photos,  Republicans,  candidates,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08041

Bill Moyers believes that capitalism is out of control and there can be no people's democracy as long as corporations are considered people. (06:02)

Tags:  Bill Moyers,  interviews,  media,  business,  wealth,  nailed,  capitalism,  freedom of speech,  Supreme Court,  democracy,  corruption,  laws,  Mitt Romney,  Lyndon Johnson,  Joseph Campbell,  the South,  animals,  racism

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 #08033

Due to a high-fat low-carb diet craze, Norway has no butter and no hope of rebuilding its butter reserves. (03:45)

Tags:  Norway,  shortages,  food,  dieting,  international affairs,  Jimmy,  organized crime,  under the desk,  addiction,  weight/obesity,  gross-out,  Y2K,  America,  competitions,  Cinnabon

Episode #08032

The soft-on-terror-crats mischaracterize Michigan's ice shaving machines as a frivolous waste of tax money, but there's no reason that fighting terror shouldn't be fun. (04:42)

Tags:  terrorism,  Al Qaeda,  security,  Michigan,  mongering,  war on terror,  food,  money,  Bret Baier,  lookin' good,  Fox News,  taxes,  impressions,  amusement parks,  Guantanamo Bay

Episode #08031

South Carolina's Supreme Court rules that non-binding, advisory questions like that of corporate personhood cannot be placed on a presidential primary ballot. (03:19)

Tags:  South Carolina,  Colbert Super PAC,  money,  elections,  primaries,  business,  Jimmy,  mail/e-mail,  costumes,  CSI,  Jon Huntsman,  Democrats,  Republicans,  audience interaction,  impressions,  Indecision

Episode #08025

Barack Obama forgets that Jesus was at the first Thanksgiving, Mitt Romney takes Obama's words out of context, and Lululemon endorses Objectivism. (05:44)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  Barack Obama,  Mitt Romney,  Thanksgiving,  holidays,  religion,  Jesus,  God,  advertising,  Indecision 2012,  Indecision,  candidates,  campaigns,  miracles,  history,  Christian,  Native American,  Ayn Rand,  literary references,  books,  exercise,  fashion,  conservative,  food,  junk food,  John McCain,  hip hop