with olay. >>> there will be others who say steven colbert, what will you do with that unrestricted superpac i don't know, give it to me and let's find out. >> in tonight's rewrite, steven colbert rewrites rick perry. he actually just rewrites rick perry's name and in the process answers the question, steven colbert, what will you do with all that unrestricted superpac money that's he's been collecting, and he's been collecting it from contributors he calls his heros. >> but remember, it's not just your ideas i want, i also want your cash. so much that i put the names of the brave americans who donate on my crawl of heros down here. of course, colbert's superpac is all about building bridges, that is why i was truly gratified recently to receive a contribution from arab american viewer suq madiq. [ cheers and applause ] >> he can be so juvenile. the first thing that colbert's superpac has done is create an ad for rick perry. the ad is aimed at participants in this weekend's straw poll in ames, iowa, urging them to write in the name rick perry, who is not officially participating in the iowa

. >>> coming up, steven colbert's superpac. that's in the rewrite. >>> and a big win for democrats in wisconsin as they take two senate seats away from republicans. what does it mean for the prospects of recalling the republican governor and what does it tell us about next year's presidential election? ed schultz, just back from wisconsin, joins me next. [ female announcer ] what if your natural beauty could be flawless too? discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. aveeno tinted moisturizers. >>> here's who's not represented on the congressional super committee. if you don't live in one of those colored states, you are one of the 85% of the american people who is not, not represented by the congressional super committee. coming up, what the recall elections in wisconsin mean for 2012, and a controversial film about white women and their black maids in the south opens today. if

. >>> coming up, steven colbert's superpac. that's in the rewrite. >>> and a big win for democrats in wisconsin as they take two senate seats away from republicans. what does it mean for the prospects of recalling the republican governor and what does it tell us about next year's presidential election? ed schultz, just back from wisconsin, joins me next. , when. one log in lets you monitor all of your balances and transfer between accounts, so your money can move as fast as you do. check out your portfolio, track the market with live updates. and execute trades anywhere and anytime the inspiration hits you. even deposit checks right from your phone. just take a picture, hit deposit and you're done. open an account today and put schwab mobile to work for you. >>> here's who's not represented on the congressional super committee. if you don't live in one of those colored states, you are one of the 85% of the american people who is not, not represented by the congressional super committee. coming up, what the recall elections in w

colbert superpac is 155,000 strong, baby. hear us roar.heers and applause) besides-- besides, you say my ad was confusing. but you know what i find confusing, you wouldn't take our money to run our ad during a 5:00 news commercial break but on the 10:00 news you reported on it for free. >> stephen colbert has purchased ad space in iowa to promote a write-in campaign for perry. but spelled with an "a" instead of an "e" >> a storm is gathering over iowa. >> colbert won approval from the federal election committee to set up a superpac in his name. which means can raise unlimited amounts of money and funnel it into campaign ads. >> stephen: thanks, amanda, great report. nowover to brad with the weather-- no, wait! stay mad! clearly someone needs to get to the bottom of this corruption. someone on the inside. like the intrepid woi reporter katie eastman who has the courage to tackle the tough issues. >> jess ca, it is the longest annual garage sale in iowa. (laughter) >> jon: . >> stephen: katie blew the lid off garage sale gait. clearly, clear

colbert superpac is 165,000 strong, baby, here us roar. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: i happen to foe you haven't won a local emmy in ten years. want to touch mine? (cheers and applause) >> stephen: now that was a low blow. almost as low as the number of emmies they have. (laughter) >> stephen: but it turns out that i have met ray cole and he has touched my emmy. (laughter) you see, what happened was-- (laughter) in 2008 we had just won our first emmy and naturally i went to the bathroom to celebrate. (laughter) the only other gentlemen in there who i had never met was ray cole. he offered to hold my little trophy while i peed. (laughter) i said i would rather you hold my emmy. and in return-- true story, true story. (cheers and applause) >> true story, in return when he peed i held his package-- (laughter) >> by which i mean these little parcels he's holding down there. so my apologies. did you touch my emmy and when you have touched my emmy, you've touched the best of me. so like my children, in that i legally adopt all of them. they

for those of you just emerging from a coma in your time machine last week colbert superpac produced a multi100 dollar ad campaign urging iowanans' ames straw poll to write in rick parry with an a, that is a for paaaarry. and on saturday at the straw poll when all the fried put her been eaten and all the votes had been counted, rick parry came in number one, two, three, four, five, sixth place-- (laughter) >> with 718 votes. the only write-in candidate to rank in the top ten. we may have did it. (cheers and applause) now folks, we can't be sure yet. we can't be sure yet how many of those votes were spelled with an "a" because the iowa gop refuses to release the results for public scrutiny. >> boo! >> stephen: i agree. (laughter) and we have visual proof that at least some people voted for parry with an a because an actual iowa straw poll voter tweeted a cell phone photo of his ballot where he wrote in rick parry with an "a" yes. now i assume the other 717 parry voters did not tweet their ballot photos because their phones were deep fried and eaten. so to find out the truth that the iow

(laughter) or become a member of colbert superpac because when the ad premiers we will send each and every member a link to the full ad and as a bonus, a forward from my aunt sarah with 50 reasons why cats are better than men. (laughter) it's funny. it's funny. and iowa nation, why not head out to the ames straw poll this saturday and vote. our democracy is in your hands. although from what i have heard, ribs will also be in your hands. so try not to get any barbecue sauce on our democracy. we'll be right back. >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. thank you very much. nation, please, folks, i know that things may look bleak but believe it or not this whole s&p cloud has a silver lining which as a commodity is now worth more than the u.s. dollar. but you may recall last year when i told you about the five star vivos underground bunker, an opulent subterranean sanctuary where for $50 grand you could live in the afterlap of luxury basking in amenities such as queen size beds, a fully stocked wine cell ar, decorative artwork, pet kennels, dental services and a hair salon because when jes

(laughter) or become a member of colbert superpac because when the ad premiers we will send each and every member a link to the full ad and as a bonus, a forward from my aunt sarah with 50 reasons why cats are better than men. (laughter) it's funny. it's funny. and iowa nation, why not head out to the ames straw poll this saturday and vote. our democracy is in your hands. although from what i have heard, ribs will also be in your hands. so try not to get any barbecue sauce on our democracy. we'll be right back. from livingsocial and things really haven't been the same. now we're discovering a whole new side of our city... and ourselves. surprise yourself at livingsocial.com sign up for free to save at least 50% on the best of your town. ice breakers mints with icy-cool flavor crystals. ice breakers. stay cool. ♪ priceis it true thata-tor. name your own price.... >>...got even easier? affirmative. we'll show you other people's winning hotel bids. >>so i'll know how much to bid... ...and save up to 60% >>i'm in i know see winning hotel bids now at priceline. >> stephen: welcome back, e

colbert superpac is 165,000 strong, baby, here us roar. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: i happen to foe you haven't won a local emmy in ten years. want to touch mine? (cheers and applause) >> stephen: now that was a low blow.

(laughter) 9 even bigger question is how did colbert superpac do in iowa? as i said -- (cheers and applause) and i want to thank all these people for supporting the superpac without having to know what it does. (cheers and applause) as i said, oh you of little faith. as i said, our superpac ran superads in des moines urging iowans to go to the straw poll and write in rick perry with an a for iowa. (laughter) well, folks, the results are in and rick perry received 7189 votes which were all spelled with an "a" (cheers and applause) ment i assume because the iowa gop officials refused to release the full write in results. >> boo! >> stephen: who are you afraid of, gop, that the superpac nation is going to demand their seat at the table? somebody needs to get to the bottom of this blatant vote laundering. you know who i think could blow the lid off this thing? the team at woi, des moines aes news leader. i'm talking amanda, rachel, john walters on sports and brad edwards at the weather map. and you know who i think could really get to the bottom of this, intrep

. >>> come up up, steven colbert is back in the rewrite for what he's doing with his filthy journey superpac money and after we caught him not telling a lie about i. >>> but first, more on mitt romney's very, very bad day after he faced off with angry iowa voters over social security and tacks. taxes. >>> coming up, the same day "the washington post" has a headline reading a wiser romney returns to iowa, romney does something wicked unwise. that's ahead. >>> and rick perry big foots the republicans in iowa by putting the word out today that he really, really, really is running for president. ♪ [ male announcer ] you never know when a moment might turn into something more. and when it does men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. ♪ [ man ] tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrat

colbert super pac has been beating back all these wannabe super pacs to become perry's official unofficial non-connected independent expenditure all you can eat money trough. [laughter] now, while my superpac is legally forbidden from coordinating with his campaign, i think he likes me back. [laughter] exhibit a: the governor of texas announced his candidacy in charleston, south carolina, right around the corner from my childhood home! obviously trying to get my attention! he might as well have stood in my driveway with a boom box over his head. ♪in your eyes... the light the heat ♪ ♪in your eyes, i am complete ♪in your eyes, i see the doorways to a thousand churches your eyes♪ [cheers and applause] i'm sorry. he just won't get off the lawn of my heart. [laughter] exhibit b: just yesterday "the atlantic" broke the story that the new treasurer of governor perry's campaign is one salvatore purpura, who also happens to be the treasurer of colbert super pac! [laughter] i was not prepared to be that shocked that quickly. let's try thatu /Ñi again.[laughter]my [cheers and applause] i'd now like to give you my exclusive reaction to this campaign-shattering news, but i can't because politico alre