The Colbert Report
Rick Perry's Pro-Christmas Ad
Season 8 E 32 • 12/08/2011

Rick Perry thinks there's something wrong with America when gays can openly serve in the military but kids can't openly celebrate Christmas.

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04:03

The Colbert ReportS8 E31
David Hallberg

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
03:19

The Colbert ReportS8 E31
Colbert Super PAC - Stephen's South Carolina Referendum

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
03:30

The Colbert ReportS8 E31
Jon Huntsman Sr.'s Ad Buy

Jon Huntsman's campaign receives financial support from his dad's super PAC, but father and son are not coordinating.
12/07/2011
03:43

The Colbert ReportS8 E31
Colbert Super PAC - Stephen's South Carolina Referendum - Dick Harpootlian

South Carolina Democratic Party chairman Dick Harpootlian helps Stephen fight to restore his corporate personhood referendum to the Republican primary ballot.
12/07/2011
03:35

The Colbert ReportS8 E31
Stephen Colbert's South Carolina Serious, Classy Republican Debate - Save the Date

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
04:41

The Colbert ReportS8 E32
Michigan's Snow Cone Machines

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
06:23

The Colbert ReportS8 E32
Jack Abramoff

Jack Abramoff describes the controversial activities he engaged in as a Washington lobbyist and discusses the corrupting influence of campaign contributions.
12/08/2011
05:55

The Colbert ReportS8 E32
Cheating Death - Chicken Pox Lollipops & Fecal Transplants

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
00:05

The Colbert ReportS8 E32
Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
12/08/2011
00:34

The Colbert ReportS8 E32
Intro - 12/8/11

An alternative to vaccines emerges, Rick Perry unveils another campaign ad, and notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff's book examines Washington corruption.
12/08/2011
03:09

The Colbert ReportS8 E32
Rick Perry's Pro-Christmas Ad

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
06:04

The Colbert ReportS8 E33
Tip/Wag - Liberal Dictionary & Newt Gingrich Alert

The American Heritage Dictionary's lexicowards redefine an offensive term, and Newt Gingrich thinks of new ways to make Americans afraid.
12/12/2011
00:07

The Colbert ReportS8 E33
Sign Off - Merry Christmas

Stephen wishes everyone a Merry Christmas.
12/12/2011
03:44

The Colbert ReportS8 E33
Norway's Butter Shortage

Due to a high-fat low-carb diet craze, Norway has no butter and no hope of rebuilding its butter reserves.
12/12/2011
07:55

The Colbert ReportS8 E33
Samuel L. Jackson

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
00:36

The Colbert ReportS8 E33
Intro - 12/12/11

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
02:21

The Colbert ReportS8 E33
Christmas Cram

Stephen decks The Colbert Report studio with a full Advent's worth of cheer.
12/12/2011
06:10

The Colbert ReportS8 E34
Mark Whitaker

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
00:35

The Colbert ReportS8 E34
Intro - 12/13/11

The Occupy movement faces another challenge, Stephen gets caught in a plagiarism scandal, and Mark Whitaker discusses his journalistic career.
12/13/2011
04:24

The Colbert ReportS8 E34
The Word - Let Them Buy Cake

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker implements a bold new policy requiring protesters to pay for the right to protest.
12/13/2011
04:14

The Colbert ReportS8 E34
Anderson Cooper's Phallus Party Accusation

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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