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Watch The Colbert Report - Season 6 Episode 138 Online!:

Christine O'Donnell prays, and Jonathan Alter says Obama's allergy to gimmickry has hurt him.

Writing:
  • Stephen Colbert
  • Ben Karlin
  • Jon Stewart

Stars:
Release Date: 2005-10-17
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Metacritic: 8.7/10
TMDb: 6.8/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 24

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