Much has been written in the past few months about how Stephen Colbert has been masterfully insinuating himself into real life politics with his Super PAC. Well, it’s about time for politicians to use him in return. Nancy Pelosi herself is using Colbert as a poster child to promote her the DISCLOSE Act, a bill designed to combat the Super PAC-allowing Citizen’s United decision. What’s fascinating though is that Pelosi’s Colbert-centered campaign doesn’t just use the comedian’s image, it tries to get in on the joke as well.

On Tuesday’s Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert interviewed the ever-enigmatic Icelandic performer Björk, who was promoting her new album Biophilia. The Nordic songstress astounded the late-night comedian with an iPad app that corresponded with the music from the album and her tales of elves. Colbert was particularly enchanted by her innovative utilization of the iPad, opining, “This album in particular isn’t just music, it’s got this graphic interface here!”

Sometimes it’s hard to be in the news game when you know your rivals have such better sources. By this, I’m referring, of course, to Pat Robertson’s ability to speak to God Himself. The Lord recently talked to Robertson and told him who the next president will be and also that America is in line for a huge catastrophe because we were foolish enough to elect Barack Obama. Whereas some newsmen would become consumed by jealousy in the face of Robertson’s sweet Jehovah hookup, Stephen Colbert was ready to help the cause, praying for His forgiveness for electing that stupid, Socialist jerk face.

Yesterday, the Mediaite staff put our collective thinking hats on and we each came up with predictions for the coming results in Iowa. And, while my prediction that Ron Paul would probably come in second or third was right on the money (as my good psychic friend John Edward would say, the trick is to always be vague and noncommittal!), some of my co-workers weren’t as lucky. Clearly they should have gone the route Stephen Colbert did. Last night, on the Colbert Report, he attempted to predict the results using the skills of the perfectly named, psychic snail Megyn Shelly.

Ever since Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Super PAC first became a real thing, it was clear that he and his staff were creating a fairly ingenious statement condemning the corrupt nature of campaign finance as it now is in our nation. But there was one big question remaining; what the heck was he going to do with all that money? Sure, he bought some ad space in primary states, but there were a whole lot of contributor names scrolling by on our TV screens. What did he have planned? Well, a guest editorial Colbert wrote in South Carolina’s The State has been published today and it reveals some of the behind the scenes dealings that were going on and shows just how brilliant he and his staff’s plan has been.

You will recall O’Donnell’s infamous campaign ad in which she spoke to camera and declared “I am not a witch.” So when Mediaite reported that the Tea Party candidate was supporting Romney over Gingrich, Christoper titled his post, quite cleverly, “No ‘Aye’ Of Newt: Christine O’Donnell Endorses Mitt Romney.” In last night’s show, Colbert made the very same joke, declaring “this endorsement proves that she is not a witch because a witch would have gone for the eye of Newt.” Huh.

Well it appears that detente is now over and the “cheesy cable news feud” between Anderson Cooper and Stephen Colbert has once again heated up. The contentious issue is a recent Colbert report of a Denver area man who sees hidden phalluses in much of the Denver Airport artwork. Interesting story, right? Well Cooper’s AC360 covered the very same story back in May, and recently put Colbert on his “Ridiculist” for not giving CNN credit for their breaking phallus coverage.

On Monday night’s edition of The Colbert Report, host Stephen Colbert tackled the decidedly liberal agenda behind the American Heritage Dictionary’s revision of its definition for the term “Anchor Baby.”

Prompted by a complaint from The Immigration Policy Center, the dictionary revised its definition to include a line stating that the phrase is “offensive” and “used as a disparaging term.” Colbert, thus, dedicated a wag of the finger to the “lexicowards” behind the revision.

Earlier this week Texas Governor Rick Perry released a campaign ad that critiqued President Obama‘s “War on Religion,” and lamented that we live in a time in which “gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.” While many on the Internet have been outraged and fought back, last night Stephen Colbert rushed to Perry’s defense.

It was only a matter of time before the megalomaniacal faux political commentator Stephen Colbert took aim at megalomaniacal faux political commentator Donald Trump and the planned GOP debate that the reality show host is set to moderate. While Colbert considers The Donald “a friend,” Colbert laced into the self-proclaimed billionaire before announcing “Stephen Colbert’s South Carolina Serious Classy Republican Debate.” If anyone is going to make a mockery of the GOP primary process, it should be Colbert!

Herman Cain suspended his presidential campaign this weekend, appearing to end one of the most surprising and strangest chapters in recent American political history. Last night, Stephen Colbert paid honor to the “Cain Train,” sending the former Godfather’s CEO off in fine style, by offering a new epilogue to his recent autobiography.

A lot has already been said about Bret Baier‘s recent interview with GOP Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and it’s somewhat contentious tone, but Stephen Colbert had something new to add during last night’s episode of The Colbert Report. Baier’s “testy” interview style was in stark contrast to the chummy chat he shared with then outgoing President George W. Bush back in 2008, revealing perhaps that Baier’s confrontational questions is not consistent applied to all of his subjects.

There is an old Native American adage that win blows a little harder at the top of the totem poll, and the recent primary race for the GOP presidential nomination appears to be a perfect example of that metaphor. Most recently, polls have put Newt Gingrich at or near the top of GOP presidential hopefuls, and as such, many barbed critiques have started flying in his direction. But Stephen Colbert will have none of it, especially when it comes to what he feels is an unfair portrayal of Gingrich as a money-grubbing lobbyist.

On Monday night’s The Colbert Report, host Stephen Colbert deftly tore into CNN for laying off dozens of its employees and choosing instead to rely more heavily on free (and, as one might be inclined to point out, often irrelevant) viewer-produced “iReports.”

“Why buy the cow,” Colbert mused, “when you can have it shakily videotape its own milk for free?”

Close followers of the GOP presidential primary race will recall that current frontrunner Newt Gingrich caught some flak back in June for opting to go on a Greek pleasure cruise instead of campaigning in Iowa. Gingrich recently explained that trip as a fact-finding mission of sorts in which he learned about the economic challenges facing Greece. Stephen Colbert celebrated this explanation last night, adding that it puts all of Newt’s other scandals in a whole new light.

Saturday night’s GOP debate hosted by CBS News and National Journal focused on foreign policy and, ostensibly, U.S. diplomatic efforts around the world. But diplomacy was in short supply during a post-debate dust-up between CBS News’ political director John Dickerson and the Michele Bachmann campaign, after he unintentionally CCed one of Bachmann’s staffers on an e-mail dismissing the GOP candidate. Bachmann’s campaign predictably used his email to allege liberal bias, to which Stephen Colbert agreed, saying “CBS is clearly biased for asking more questions of the left wing candidates like Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.”

In the past few months, Stephen Colbert has ridiculed all sides of the Occupy Wall Street story. He’s made fun of unfair blaming of the unemployed , the sometimes oddball protesters themselves and, of course, the media’s coverage of the entire spectacle. So far he’s mostly avoided the police actions in Occupy protests across the country, until last night, when he mocked baton-wielding cops beating demonstrators at the campus of U.C. Berkeley.

As a political news story, the racial politics (and charges of racism) surrounding Herman Cain‘s sexual harassment allegations recently revealed have almost been as big a story as the charges themselves. Last night, fake opiniotainer Stephen Colbert jumped into the fray by calling out Rush Limbaugh‘s claim of the media‘s “unconscionable racially stereotypical attack on an independent, self-reliant conservative black.” Colbert retorted “yes, it is a stereotype, not all black presidential candidates sexually harass,” before adding “just like not all old fat men are jolly.”

Remember “muffingate”? You know, the story of how a U.S. Department of Justice meeting in 2009 was alleged to have spent $16 per muffin, which was a perfect example of wasteful government spending brought to national attention by Bill O’Reilly? Of course you do! Stephen Colbert also remembers the muffins, and last night he reported on a government investigation on the price paid for said muffins (it wasn’t $16!) and other wasteful spending by revealing a thorough 151-page government report on…wasteful spending.

Earlier this week Rush Limbaugh criticized President Obama for alleging that the White House was “targeting Christians” by invading Uganda and going after the LRA, aka the “Lord’s Resistance Army.” Turns out that the LRA are responsible for a number of horrible acts, none of which would be concerned with model Christian behavior. Stephen Colbert noticed that Limbaugh added, after making the killing Christians claim, that they ” just found out about this today, and we’re going to do our due diligence research on it.” Huh.

During Tuesday’s CNN hosted GOP debate, moderator Anderson Cooper challenged front-runner Herman Cain on his previous “if you’re not rich, blame yourself!” statement. Cain’s doubling down was cited, then “celebrated,” last night, by Stephen Colbert, who brilliantly re-constructed various blame-game rhetoric that made a mockery of the whole ordeal.

Fans of Stephen Colbert know that he is a big fan of Apple; his constant begging for and then showing off of the latest Apple products has been a recurring bit on his show. So when news broke on Wednesday that Apple founder Steve Jobs had died, some probably wondered how the fake news man would report the news. Last night this question was answered, when Colbert showed a highlight-reel of past bits that were both funny and a fitting homage to the Apple products he loved.

On Tuesday’s Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert spoke with former John McCain campaign manager Rick Davis to get his take on the 2012 race. “What happened to Perry?” Colbert asked incredulously. “I was so excited about that guy! He was a proven job maker in Texas. He had the evangelical vote. Why did he crap out so hard?”

“Well, politics is tough business,” Davis answered.

On Monday’s Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert stuck up for Rick Perry over his West Texas hunting camp’s racially charged name. He called the scandal “much ado about nothing” as “many presidents have vacationed at questionably named resorts.”

An oft heard refrain around GOP election headquarters around the nation these days is “broaden the tax base,” as a rejoinder to President Obama‘s repeated desire for the super-wealthy to “pay their fair share” with a higher tax rate. Stephen Colbert illustrated this particular narrative through a series of news clips before focusing on the idea that nearly 50% of all Americans don’t pay any taxes (turns out they make less than $20,000 a year.)