mr. stephen colbert it there he is up in the window. wave to him, everybody. stephen, take it away. oh, hi, thanks, stephen, hi, welcome aboard. welcome welcome my friend to the bridge -- >> stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! >> stephen: thank you so much, americans, welcome to the bridge of the intrepid where this week i'll be broadcasting from an exact replica of my-- it was expensive, wasteful and destroyed historic naval artifacts but it was worth it because it is my job to keep you inferred on the stories you care about. i know there has been a lot of concern in my circle of friends that the republicans have been leting this election get away from them. but worry no more. because saturday morning mitt romney made the most important announcement of his political career. >> in welcoming the next president of the united states, paul ryan. >> stephen: paul ryan for president! whooo! whooo! oh, whooo! what a relieve. because for nine months now i thought i was going to have to vote for mitt romney. i got to tell you, i was worried. you got me! you got me! oh my go

mr. stephen colbert. take it away, stephen. (cheers and applause) hi! come on in! welcome people. silt down. welcome to the bridge of the intrepid where i am broadcasting from an exact replica of my studio built right inside the ship. it is so exciting. last night i launched a cruise missile. (laughter) my apologies to the people of wee hawkin. folks, speaking of blowing up on saturday mitt romney announced paul ryan as his vice presidential pick. and every news organization in the country has been clamouring to learn more about the dynamish duo but only one publication had a reporter out there on the bus on day one. people magazine. oors mitt romney calls it, corporations magazine. (laughter) a reporter from people joined romney and ryan on the campaign bus the day after the announcement and filed one of the most penetrating fluff pieces in this week's issue. it's title eled mitt romney and paul ryan, the honeymooners. named for that giddy honeymoon period early in every relationship when everything feels new and exciting before, inevitably, it stays that way forever. now not tha