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 #07119

The fastest way to start a European war is to piss off the Germans, so America should kick them in the schnitzels to jumpstart a World War II-style economic recovery. (04:27)

Tags:  Europe,  European Union,  economy,  debt,  Greece,  Germany,  Nazi,  wars,  Adolf Hitler,  World War II,  history,  international affairs,  America,  Great Depression,  England,  college,  asses,  lookin' good,  Angela Merkel,  Silvio Berlusconi,  sex,  Heroe$ Crawl,  Belgium,  work/office,  Poland,  mythology,  photos,  Incredible Hulk,  balls,  recession,  labor

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 #07100

America's credit rating may be downgraded, the recession affects children, and Al Hunt has 42 years of journalistic experience in Washington. (00:34)

Tags:  intro,  debt,  Social Security,  economy,  recession,  money,  kids,  men/women,  prostitution,  Al Hunt,  media

Episode #07096

Peter Edelman explains why America can't call the troops home and beat its plowshares back into swords when it comes to fighting the war on poverty. (04:22)

Tags:  Peter Edelman,  appearances,  poverty,  books,  Xbox,  lying,  food,  recession,  economy,  debt,  money,  wealth,  unemployment,  housing,  kids,  gay/homosexual,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07084

Advertisers shouldn't use airbrushing and collagen -- just beautiful, natural monkey vaginas. (03:42)

Tags:  monkeys!,  animals,  advertising,  business,  science,  money,  vaginas,  lookin' good,  under the desk,  sex,  movies,  recession,  economy,  food

Episode #07078

The GOP brand is about as popular with kids as an episode of "60 Minutes" hosted by a tube of Sensodyne. (02:00)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  Republicans,  economy,  recession,  skateboarding,  voting,  elections,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Jimmy,  photos,  John McCain,  aging

Episode #07075

Mitt Romney knows how to treat America's sick economy with his business experience. (05:38)

Tags:  The Word,  Mitt Romney,  Barack Obama,  Abraham Lincoln,  Republicans,  business,  economy,  recession,  Wall Street,  history,  slavery,  unemployment,  debt,  slogans,  movies,  Olympics,  candidates,  elections,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Jimmy,  government

Episode #07012

Christine Todd Whitman explains what services she would cut first if she were the governor of one of the 46 states facing budget deficits. (05:24)

Tags:  Christine Todd Whitman,  interviews,  New Jersey,  debt,  recession,  money,  economy,  Ben Bernanke,  America,  government,  Arizona,  Jan Brewer,  mental health,  taxes,  health,  insurance,  police business,  business,  crime,  military,  Jimmy

Episode #06145

Kanye West replaces all of his lower teeth with permanent diamond implants, and Harrods sells the first million-dollar advent calendar. (04:41)

Tags:  Colbert Platinum,  Wall Street,  James Carville,  Kanye West,  dental,  shopping,  Christmas,  holidays,  wealth,  taxes,  recession,  money,  economy,  photos,  advent calendar,  huggers

Episode #06132

Austan Goolsbee says that extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy won't pull the American economy out of recession. (07:18)

Tags:  Austan Goolsbee,  interviews,  Colbert Bump,  Obama administration,  economy,  taxes,  wealth,  money,  recession,  history,  don't see color,  Jimmy,  Bush administration

Episode #06130

Robert Reich believes America can't get out of the recession until the circle of prosperity is enlarged for the middle class. (06:35)

Tags:  Robert Reich,  interviews,  books,  economy,  America,  money,  recession,  taxes,  wealth,  laws,  pundits

Episode #06119

If Mark Shriver says, "help the poor or they will rise up against us," Stephen will invite him to the March to Keep Fear Alive. (10:09)

Tags:  Mark Shriver,  interviews,  March to Keep Fear Alive,  mongering,  Rally to Restore Sanity,  competitions,  Glenn Beck,  poverty,  wealth,  taxes,  Mitch McConnell,  conspiracies,  economy,  recession,  money,  kids,  America,  history,  Lady Gaga,  photos,  Jimmy,  protests

Episode #06019

Unemployment is racing out of control faster than a Toyota Camry through your grandmother's garage door. (02:58)

Tags:  unemployment,  economy,  recession,  men/women,  Jimmy,  photos

Episode #05157

Hallmark encourages people to buy greeting cards instead of presents, and the Christmas Krampus visits Stephen. (04:35)

Tags:  Christmas,  holidays,  Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude,  war on Christmas,  recession,  economy,  Jimmy,  advertising,  Austria,  monsters,  shopping,  Tiger Woods,  mythology,  religion,  appearances

Episode #05141

Al Gore explains to Stephen and Stephen and Al Gore that stopping global warming doesn't have to hurt the economy. (05:00)

Tags:  KFC,  Formidable Opponent,  Al Gore,  global warming,  environment,  money,  recession,  economy,  books,  weight/obesity,  lookin' good

Episode #05140

Andrew Sullivan details Barack Obama's achievements in improved international relations, health care reform and bipartisanship. (07:20)

Tags:  Andrew Sullivan,  interviews,  Barack Obama,  international affairs,  Iran,  health,  laws,  insurance,  Republicans,  conservative,  socialism,  diplomacy,  Nobel Prize,  audience interaction,  recession,  economy

Episode #05121

Michael Moore fights capitalism and urges Senate Democrats to stand up for health care reform. (09:01)

Tags:  Michael Moore,  interviews,  documentaries,  friend of the show,  movies,  recession,  economy,  money,  Wall Street,  Jimmy,  Barack Obama,  health,  laws,  insurance,  balloons

Episode #05114

Urbane Nomads offers lavish hunting expeditions, Everest Gigayacht costs $500 million, and LifeGem makes a diamond from Michael Jackson's hair. (05:03)

Tags:  Colbert Platinum,  money,  wealth,  recession,  economy,  Wall Street,  AIG,  vacations,  photos,  business,  bailouts,  Goldman Sachs,  Michael Jackson,  boats,  animals

Episode #05101

Arianna Huffington was born in the United States, but she cultivated an accent to give herself an air of being an ethnic minority. (05:45)

Tags:  Arianna Huffington,  interviews,  books,  lookin' good,  Colbert Nation,  business,  scandals,  recession,  unemployment,  Orly Taitz,  Colbert Bump,  bailouts,  Comedy Central,  ethnic,  corruption,  citizenship