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Rick Perry's Pro-Christmas Ad

Season 8 • 12/08/2011

Unlike being gay, loving Christmas is not a choice.

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David Hallberg
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The Bolshoi Ballet's David Hallberg describes Fred Astaire as his main artistic inspiration and explains that dance has always been his calling.
12/07/2011
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Colbert Super PAC - Stephen's South Carolina Referendum
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South Carolina's Supreme Court rules that non-binding, advisory questions like that of corporate personhood cannot be placed on a presidential primary ballot.
12/07/2011
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Jon Huntsman Sr.'s Ad Buy
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Jon Huntsman's campaign receives financial support from his dad's super PAC, but father and son are not coordinating.
12/07/2011
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Colbert Super PAC - Stephen's South Carolina Referendum - Dick Harpootlian
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South Carolina Democratic Party chairman Dick Harpootlian helps Stephen fight to restore his corporate personhood referendum to the Republican primary ballot.
12/07/2011
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Stephen Colbert's South Carolina Serious, Classy Republican Debate - Save the Date
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To fill the enormous void left by Donald Trump's debate debacle, Stephen sets the date of his GOP debate in stone.
12/07/2011
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Michigan's Snow Cone Machines
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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.
12/08/2011
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Jack Abramoff
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Jack Abramoff describes the controversial activities he engaged in as a Washington lobbyist and discusses the corrupting influence of campaign contributions.
12/08/2011
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Cheating Death - Chicken Pox Lollipops & Fecal Transplants
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Virus-laden pops have the taste kids love with the proven effectiveness of something licked by a stranger, and one person's poop can restore another person's good bacteria.
12/08/2011
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Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
12/08/2011
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Intro - 12/8/11
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An alternative to vaccines emerges, Rick Perry unveils another campaign ad, and notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff's book examines Washington corruption.
12/08/2011
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Rick Perry's Pro-Christmas Ad
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Rick Perry thinks there's something wrong with America when gays can openly serve in the military but kids can't openly celebrate Christmas.
12/08/2011
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Tip/Wag - Liberal Dictionary & Newt Gingrich Alert
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The American Heritage Dictionary's lexicowards redefine an offensive term, and Newt Gingrich thinks of new ways to make Americans afraid.
12/12/2011
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Sign Off - Merry Christmas
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Stephen wishes everyone a Merry Christmas.
12/12/2011
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Norway's Butter Shortage
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Due to a high-fat low-carb diet craze, Norway has no butter and no hope of rebuilding its butter reserves.
12/12/2011
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Samuel L. Jackson
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Samuel L. Jackson explores Martin Luther King Jr.'s tremendous personal sacrifice and the pressures and dangers he dealt with on a daily basis.
12/12/2011
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Intro - 12/12/11
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The dictionary might have a liberal bias, an international food crisis arises, and Samuel L. Jackson plays Martin Luther King Jr. on Broadway.
12/12/2011
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Christmas Cram
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Stephen decks The Colbert Report studio with a full Advent's worth of cheer.
12/12/2011
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Mark Whitaker
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Managing Editor of CNN Worldwide Mark Whitaker discusses growing up in a biracial family at a time when interracial marriage was illegal in most states.
12/13/2011
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Intro - 12/13/11
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The Occupy movement faces another challenge, Stephen gets caught in a plagiarism scandal, and Mark Whitaker discusses his journalistic career.
12/13/2011
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The Word - Let Them Buy Cake
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker implements a bold new policy requiring protesters to pay for the right to protest.
12/13/2011
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Anderson Cooper's Phallus Party Accusation
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Anderson Cooper nails Stephen for covering old news, so Stephen breaks a shocking story Anderson Cooper doesn't want you to know about.
12/13/2011
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