Stephen Colbert breaks character for a good cause, to endorse his big sister's Congressional race.

Courtesy of Mediaite: 

Discussing the “character Stephen Colbert” from The Colbert Report, he said, “He talks about politics all the time, and he has stuck his toe in the waters of American politics, and occasionally his finger in the eye of American politics, but I have never actually supported any candidate before.” Colbert added that if he didn’t support Colbert-Busch, he 92-year-old mother would be very “disappointed.” 

From there, he went on to praise his sister, retelling some of the charming childhood stories he shared during the only time he has discussed her candidacy thus far on his show and sharing details about her career.

I thought this was very touching and demonstrated a great deal of love between Stephen and his sister "Lulu."

By the way I think that we can all agree that we owe Stephen Colbert a huge debt of gratitude for his work exposing the corrupting influence of SuperPACs and the shady manner in which they launder money from rich donors.

I think that South Carolinians are in a unique position to thank him for that hard work by supporting his sister at the polls. Besides if she has half the brains that her brother has, she is going to an incredibly effective member Congress.