Episode
The Colbert Report: Melissa Harris-Perry
Overview
Back-to-back New Hampshire GOP debates unfold, Rick Santorum offends African Americans, and Melissa Harris-Perry considers American history from a black female perspective.
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 40
- Air date
- 2012-01-09
Episode context
Melissa Harris-Perry is Episode 40 in Season 8 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2012-01-09.
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