you -- [ applause ] -- last year, however, you -- i remember you founded the colbert super pac. >> colbertah. now this is a big thing. a lot of people raised a lot of money. why did you create the super pac, the colbert super pac? >> i originally created it to see whether i could. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: see if you could get away with it. >> yeah, honest to god. because the network really didn't want me to. >> jimmy: yeah. >> 'cause -- i said, "why -- why are you worried whether i'm going to create one?" they said, "'cause if you create one that could be trouble." and i said, "well, then i will be doing that." [ laughter ] and they were eventually good with it once our lawyers started talking to each other. they were cool. they were cool -- >> jimmy: it was kind of amazing, though. >> well, i just wanted to see if you could use money in an unlimited way in politics. and it turns out you can. you know, there's no lock on the tiger cage of money. so, i did it. i did it for almost 2 years -- i did it for 20 months and then -- before my sister actually even announced, i gave all the money

>> in the spotlight tonight, colbert for congress.colbert busch easily won in the first district special primary. her brother, stephen colbert, says he will do what he can to help his big sister win the general election. >> she's my sister. >> right. >> and i'm willing to, you know, break the jewel of my own creation to try to do something for her. like i'm not worried what it would do to me or my show to try to help her as myself, not as my character but as myself. you know, if people don't think that's the right thing to do, i don't care, it is my sister and i'm willing to help her. >> south carolina still hasn't decided who colbert busch's opponent will be. the field will be whittled down from 16 contenders to just two. former south carolina governor mark sanford won the most votes in the republican primary. because he did not win more than 50% of the vote, sanford will face a challenger in a runoff. it is too close to call who his challenger will be. the winner of that will face colbert busch in the general election may 7th. joini

colbert is actively campaigning for elizabeth colbert-busch for south carolina's only open house seate siblings, brother and sister, well, they pronounce their names differently, but they generally bring on politics. >> no free air-time, lulu. as a broadcast journalist, i am obligated to maintain pure objectivity. it doesn't matter that my sister is intelligent, hardworking, compassionate, and dedicated to the people of south carolina. >> and it might take some serious star power for a democrat to win the special election on may 7th. 20 candidates are vying for the seat left open by tea party favorite tim scott, who is now in the senate because jim demint quit back in january. here are the facts. republicans have control of south carolina's district 1 house seat since 1980. the district boundaries were redrawn, and the counties are reliably republican. the governor is republican. both senators are republicans, and five out of six sitting congressional members are republicans as well there are 16 republicans on the ballot. democrat elizabeth colbert-busch has only one primary opponent,

among likely voters, elizabeth colbert busch is 47%.mney by 8 points. here is her campaign message. >> elizabeth knows jobs, worked her way up to director of sales in a shipping company. >> it is exports, working with business, creating thousands of jobs. >> elizabeth colbert busch, mother, grandmother, charleston business woman for 25 years. >> i approved this message because i am running for congress to create jobs in south carolina. that's what i know. >> 45% of likely voters have a favorable opinion of elizabeth colbert busch. 31% unfavorable. 34% have favorable opinion of mark sanford. 58% have an unfavorable opinion of him. former governor sanford's truly horrible favorable and unfavorable ratings will surely be a caution for any other south carolina politician who might ever be tempted to tell the truth about marital troubles. >> i have been unfaithful to my wife. i developed a relationship with -- started as a dear, dear friend from argentina. >> joining me now, msnbc's joy reed. joy, turns out that elizabeth colbert busch has a

this is "the colbert report". ["the colbert report" theme music pl captioning sponsored by comedy central [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting stephen] [cheers and applause] thank you so much. [cheers and applause] welcome to the report. thank you for joining us. when you chant my name like that, you make me feel one toke over the line. [ laughter ] the top story tonight has to be the dramatic news coming from the world's most powerful religious leader pat robertson. [ laughter ] you know, in a world full of war and poverty and moral decay, pat is willing to confirm the eternal questions. on monday he did it again. >> this is kerry who says i buy a lot of clothes and other items at goodwill and other secondhand shops. my mom told me i needed to pray over the items, bind familiar spirits and bless the items before i come into the house. can demons attach themselves to material items. >> can demonic experience attach themselves to inanimate objects the answer is yes but i don't think every sweater you get from good

>> reporter: it also confirmed that colbert can be successful at almost anything.olbert on the campaign trail in 2004, and i took him as my date to the white house correspondents dinner the next year. here's my memory of that. you get up, about 45 minutes later you came back. >> yes. >> reporter: you said, i just made a deal to have my own show. >> yes. i told you what it was. rsht you told me. >> you said it was a terrible idea. >> reporter: i said i loved you as a correspondent. >> you kind of put water on it. >> reporter: i was worried about it. >> you were. i remember -- >> reporter: yeah, hey, what? clearly i was wrong. from one anchorman to another, i asked for his guidance. >> here's my advice for you, and a wise man once said do the stories you care about. >> reporter: right. >> don't get sucked up in that whole news thing. i can't give you any advice. you're an actual newsman. >> reporter: right. >> you know things about your business. i can't give you -- you do a comedy show, i could give you advice. >> reporter: i'm not going to be doing a comedy show. >

which is why tonight i'm introducing my new segment "stephen colbert is watching your kids!"ughter] one of the biggest threats to our our younglings is exposure to indecent material. so i was appalled to hear about a filthy museum exhibit in canada. see, the vancouver maritime museum has a new exhibit called "tattoos and scrimshaw: the art of the sailor," which features nine erotic engravings made on the teeth of sperm whales in the 19th century, or as one concerned parent calls it "whale bone porn"! incidentally, to get your whale bone porn name, take a name from the first line of your favorite whaling novel and combine it with your favorite dish at red lobster. so my whale bone porn name is "ishmael unlimited shrimp." [laughter] [cheers and applause] for more on this story, we turn to ctv news, canada's whale porn news leader. >> vancouver's maritime museum wanted to show what sailors on whaling ships often long for when far from home but the tattoos and sailing exhibits showed a little too much for one mother. whale erotica that ann pimentel says she should've been warned

captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by ["the colbert report" theme music playing] captioning sponsored by comedy central [eagle caw] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: thank you very much. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "stephen"] thank very much. please, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the report. good to have you with us. in here, out there, everywhere, everybody. nation, i have to tell you. i cannot tell a lie, i have a sworn duty to tell you truth every time i speak to you no matter what hears. [cheers and applause] you know this has been hard -- [cheers and applause] ladies and gentlemen -- [cheers and applause] thank you. please, sit down. sit down. nation, i've missed you. [cheers and applause] i've been on vacation for the last two weeks in the kay man islands visiting my -- cayman islands visiting my money. [laughter] it says hi by the way. the miss the rough and tumble of news cycle. getting my opinion out there about the stories that matter, the crisis in cyprus, the assault weapons ban, the release of "the croods". this movie has a small government message

this is "the colbert report." ["the colbert report" theme music playing] captioning sponsored by comedy central [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "stephen" brrk [ welcome to the report. good to have you with us. please, please -- [cheers and applause] thank you so much, nation. folks -- folks -- [cheers and applause] it is true, you know, i say it every other night but tonight it is good to have you with me. because folks, i've got to tell you -- i don't want to be alone right now. because i am shaken to the core by something i have learned in the last 24 hours. well, i'm shaken that i learned anything. i like to keep things tidy up here. [laughter] folks, it is looking more and more like the supreme court may decide that it's legal for gay people to get married. and that's okay with people. [laughter] sometimes i feel like i'm the only one holding this country together. [laughter] i used to think i had a life partner in bill o'reilly. [laughter] but last night even papa bear let me down. listen to his analysi

this is "the colbert report." [cheers and applause] ["the colbert report" theme music playing] [cheers and applause] right here. right there. good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the report. thank you for joining us. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "stephen!"] [cheers and applause] thank you so much. thank you so. ladies and gentlemen, we've got to get to the news. [cheers and applause] nation, if you haven't heard-- i know my studio audience hasn't because we keep them in a hyperbaric chamber before the show-- there are two huge, breaking stories tonight. first hugo chavez venezuelan strongman and friend of the show is dead. repeat. hugo chavez is dead. [audience reacts] >> stephen: i know. obviously this leaves a huge hole in south american politics and an even bigger collection of flag track suits. [laughter] our other breaking story jon stewart has announced he will be taking the summer off from "the daily show." [audience reacts] we wish him all the best in his new project, ruling the country

[cheers and applause] well, that's it for colbert platinum.n me next time when i show you how to turn a waldorf salad into a waiter losing his job. i said no green apples! [laughter] we'll be right back. ♪ >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. thank you so much. thanks so much. [cheers and applause] folks, we all know that the obama presidency is one of the most secretive in history. there hasn't been an administration this private since the secret presidency of rocky t. pendergrass, who made his name by invading terabithia. [laughter] don't believe me? look it up in the history books. you won't find it. [laughter] well the obama administration is doing it again. >> did you see the pictures of president obama playing golf with tiger woods this weekend? neither did we. >> the media covering the president was shutout. the press corps complained. >> fox news' ed henry speaking in his role as white house correspondents' association president said, "it is not about golf. it's about transparency and access in a broader sense." >> the president should

if he wins the runoff, he's against colbert bush.she have a chance of winning. >>> kurt, before we go, in your expert opinion is being the sister of stephen colbert a liability or plus. >> for us it's definitely a plus. it's the sister of a fictional character running against a man who might as well be a fictional character. >> so brilliantly put. kurt, thank you for coming on the program. >>> thank you for the rest of my panel. that is all for now. see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern when i'm joined by karen finney, david wolfe, and the new republic's dan byrne bomb. on a walk, walk, walk. love to walk. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. try align. it's the number one ge recommended probiotic that helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ stay in the groove with align. ♪ need help keeping your diges

, this might be the next best thing with colbert busch, sister of stephen colbert.teresting race. i think mark sanford is the favorite going in at this point, and this could be the beginning of another political climb to maybe a senate seat, maybe back to the governor's mansion because he is making amends with the folks in south carolina, which maybe it is surprising, i don't know.

had el is the favorite and has a strong candidate on the democratic side colbert bush, stephen colbert'sr. is that all correct, chris? >> you got it. if you ever didn't think american politics didn't believe in second chances, all you have to do is look at mark sanford. this is a guy when he left in 200, everyone, myself included, said that's it, maybe he'll show up on a reality show, but never coming back into politics. there's a two-week runoff with a guy names curtis bostics while elizabeth colbert bush will raise money, not just because of her famous brother, but she has the capacity to raise money and will run a real campaign, any rpg including one i would say named mark sanford probably has an edge. it's sort of the coastal part of south carolina, including hilton head and charleston. we could be looking at congressman mark sanford again. >>> amazing. here's a jump ball, pun intended, for either of you. the president before he left for the middle east did his brackets with espn's andy katz. his picks? >> kansas is going to win. i tell you that -- >> i knew you were going to say kan

it's elizabeth colbert, not colbert, right? >> right. >> bill: i didn't realize that.eth colbert. i'm such a huge fan of charleston. every meal i have down there is one of the best meals of my life. robert i want you to know but when i think of south carolina tell us about lindsay graham. what is happening -- is he really going to have a primary battle? >> well, if he's going to have any reelection trouble whatsoever, it is going to be in the primary. the democrats here just don't have a bench to put anybody credible up against him, not considering his war chest and things, and not considering they would be a democrat and working with harry reid instead of mitch mcconnell -- >> wait, wait, wait. you forgetting about alvin green. >> oh, yes. [ laughter ] >> there are a lot of people who have forgotten about him. he ran for the state house after that and just got trounced. >> did he really? >> yeah. >> bill: oh, he did. >> despite all of the notoriety and at attention he got facing jim demint that was not one of the most successful political careers. >> bill: lindsey gra

>> his name is colbert. he changed it for the tv. >> what i was told was that the parents offered up to the kids the decision, you could say colbert, you could say colbert. so there we have it. >> all right. thanks, zoraida. >> so next on "starting point" the fight to put disturbing pictures on cigarette packaging comes to an end. we'll tell you why the government is giving up. >> and more on our top story this morning. we're talking to israel's government spokesperson mark regev about the reports of chemical attacks in syria, and what these concerns could mean for the region. [ man ] i got this citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. we' leave that there. you got a weather balloon, with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. go. ♪ keep on going in this direction. take this bridge over here. there it is! [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] earn points with the citi thankyou card and redeem them for just about a

elizabeth colbert-bush. the sister of stephen colbert. she stressed the importance of building up the workforce. >> we're going to continue with workforce development, continue with continuing education and we're going to make sure we have research technology and innovation that's going to make our next generation prepare for their intellectual move forward into the 21st century jobs. >>> now to kentucky. new reporting suggests a number of big-time democrats not particularly thrilled with the idea of ashley judd challenging mitch mccouple in that state. some party leaders, including former president bill clinton, are trying to court another candidate, another female, allison lundergan grimes. ms. judd will make her announcement later this spring, a claim she has denied. her sister said of course i'd vote for her. i don't agree with anything she says half the time. we're so different. but i love my sister. >>> president obama's initiative to reduce violence in this country has been severely weakened. democratic majority leader harry reid s

democratic favorite and sister of late-night funny man stephen colbert. >> colbert, not colbert. >> reporter: although she pronounces the name differently. this is not a joke? >> this is not a joke. this is all too important. all too important with the condition our country is in. >> cnn political contributor john avlon has some roots in south carolina has his eye on sanford. he seems to be reconnecting with voters. >> there is an affection for a guy who admits he's a sinner and asks for forgiveness, especially down here. >> reporter: is this a shot at redemption, political redemption? >> i think it's some level, we all hope for redemption. >> reporter: sanford says you can learn a lot wandering off trail. >> reporte . >>ed on oddly enough, you learn the most from the valleys in life, not the peaks. >> reporter: later on this evening, we'll find out results. the general election in may, where he's likely to face off with elizabeth colbert busch. we'll follow candidates all day long as they cast their own ballots in the first congressional district. we've been told by political insiders, we m

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