well, we've come a long way because now when you google superpac, colbert superpac is the second and (cheers and applause) i, i don't want to stop there. i want the google recognition of a santorum. i will not be satisfied number superpac means a frothy mix of campaign funding that is sometimes the byproduct of politics. (cheers and applause) of course, i got to take a moment here to recognize my crack superpac staff led by chief strategist and high sodium lunch meet spamro whose work in my opinion has so surpassed that of his head shaped twin, that from now on mi officially calling karl rove human ham rove. but most of all, folks, i got to thank the 31,595 of you who donated do cole bert superpac. (cheers and applause) >> you gave-- you folks gave until it hurt. and evidently, some of you have very low threshold for pain. because 1600 of you gave $1 each. god knows what that adds up to. now folks, since money speak, i also want to celebrate our loudest speaker, alex rig o op-- opulos who donated $9600. alex, for being so eloquent with your cash, i will be sending you this deluxe colb

(cheers and applause) ladies and gentlemen, colbert superpac is officially back. and guess-- i feel t i feel it tomorrow is january 31st. when of course we'll all be celebrating black history month eve waiting for frederick douglass to come down the chimney and fill our stockings with guilt. but tomorrow is also the deadline for all superpacs to at last file their financial-disclosure reports with the federal election commission. up until now we didn't know who was funding these superpacs. the great day for transparency because tomorrow voters in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina and florida will finally have the vital information that would have been useful before they voted. (laughter) >> stephen: now we, we at colbert superpac have properly filled out all the actual paperwork which we will file at midnight tonight. and post on the colbert superpac web site and which will tell you exactly how much we have raised. i think some people are going to be pleasantly dropping a load in their pants. (laughter) >> stephen: now folks, the filing, this filings also contai

in this election, colbert superpac is throwing its weight around, and thanks to my ice cream, we'll have even more weight to throw around. ( cheers and applause ) now, these-- these new superpac packs will be released at some point, and you will want to snatch them up, folks, because this is a collectible. you can tell because it says so right there, "2012 collectible election year package." ( cheers and applause ) remember, these heirlooms only retain their value as long as they remain unopened. so be sure to buy a pint and put it in a safe deposit box with all your most important documents and childhood photos. now i want to make it clear that although the ice cream cup is called a superpac, profits from americone dream will not go to colbert superpac. they'll still go to charities like the yellow ribbon fund, donors choose, and the lns recovery fund providing emergency medical care for people who have accidentally ingested jimmy fallon's late night snack. ( laughter ) ( applause ) now, folks, the physical damage lasts only a few days, but the emotional scars last a lifetime. and to ce

and i offered to pay back colbert's superpac from its evil step father jon stewart. but jon refused and flew off in his zeppelin cackling. i cannot imagine how scared my money must be right now. nation, won't you comfort my money by second it more of itself. go to colbert super pac.com and give recklessly. we're so close to a nice round ridiculous number no one thought we would hit in a million years. republicans held their 18th debate last night. the question on everyone's mind who cares? it was a dud. total dud. candidates did not even attack each other thanks to saturday night live host and part-time thuz anchor brian williams western ask the guests to withhold applause and any verbal reaction to what they hear on stage. >> at applause and cheering is how you know who won. debates should be luke a wet t-shirt contest. by the way newt gingrich would totally win a wet t-shirt contest. baboom. [ laughter ] nation -- [ laughter ] anybody who knows me knows that i don't like children or books or children's books. [ laughter ] but i do respect the free market and childr

nation, it is day four of the colbert superpac hostage crisis. jon stewart will not give it back to me and seal team 6 won't answer my calls. won't you go to colbert superpac.com and give generously. because i'm going to get it back. and we are so close to a very big number which i will reveal on monday night's show. or on say who wants to be a millionaire. meanwhile folks, big republican debate tonight in florida. it is the 19th of the season. one more and they win a free debate. there are only five days left right now until the florida primary. romney and gingrich are neck and neck. well, neck and -- -- (cheers and applause) amphibian display pouch. i'm not going to lie to you, m itt is in trouble. a recent poll found that 61% of people said mitt romney will say anything he has to to get elected. and to woo that 61%, mitt romney immediately agreed. (laughter) but folks, mitt romney recently proved that his principleses are as unwaivering as his hair. he has repeatedly said that corporations are people, but he has never said good people or bad pe

colbert. here's an article about the superpac he created.t has he done to bring this issue to the forefront? guest: i think it's been incredibly helpful. he has created his own superpac, americans for a better tomorrow tomorrow. he has said trevor potter come on. it was also john mccain's finance lawyer. they have explained to americans in a way that's easy for them to understand exactly what a superpac can do. he has brought in jon stewart. mr. colbert has explained that there's this unlimited amount of money that can be brought into our political system that is unregulated. host: john on the line for republicans from north carolina . good morning. caller: good morning. in my opinion, the democrats, they have some free superpacs, such as cnn, abc, nbc, msnbc. 90% of the news media is free the democrats. all this is free. it does not call the damage -- it does not cost the democrats a dime. what the republicans have got to have -- some kind of counter. i think most of these people work for their money. they can spend it the way they want to,