steven colbert and jon stewart, take that, fellows. joke so you.d steven colbert is bringing up the rear so to speak. >> he sound really excited about the facebook thing. >> he'll stay on for an hour. >> he gets upset at this time of the year. [ laughter ] >> bob: one more thing on a serious note we have the boss of the show, executive producer who came into life of a lot of problems he was from oklahoma, but he is a terrific guy. he does a terrific job and it's his birthday. we want to say happy birthday! there he is. he is great. >> and what were they doing working00 the counter in mcdonald's. >> it's your turn. >> my turn. >> kimberly: i'm going to take it. we wanted to celebrate cinco de mayo. mexicans celebrated the victory against the french which created the celebration of cinco de mayo. it's a celebration of the latino culture in america. as well all around the world. our own fox news was invited to the cinco de mayo celebration at the white house, it's tremendous honor we're very proud of our latino team. so for all the latinos, have a gre

steven colbert. he has more influence over what people think about the supreme court than even the -- when he goes after the court for citizen's united, the stephen colbert act and introduced justice stevens and says do you are regret any decision in your long career and stevens says only the decision to give this interview. reshaping public opinion of the court. it's very funny and so forth. but if you want to promote discourse, that's part of the discussion. >> i fully understand your question and i actually think that we may be at a tipping point where it may be headed back in the other direction. >> i hope you're right. >> the last confirmation, elena kagan. people didn't watch to the degree they had watched. ratings were starting to go down and even the networks kind of stopped covering, looked around to find -- they didn't do gavel to gavel, which used to be you watched it all day and you watched it all night. in a sense it's become a kind of performance that people are getting turned off. and

steven colbert and carell, they were all ahead of me. you knew they were so special even then.h and learn. i mention in the book like amy she was so funny. she was like this pretty little girl who would make her face do the most screwed up things. she was sort of a role model of mine. she wasn't afraid to look weird you know. and yeah, you kind of learn something, an amazing writer. she was so smart of course back then. and so you just kind of glean little tips and comedy tricks off of everyone you're around. >> stephanie: instead of ripping everyone off. >> you all kind of raise the bar for each other. >> stephanie: oh sure. you're younger than i am. who isn't. but you had the same experience i did. watching snl. in your case, you were in fourth grade. you had all of the favorites i did, the cone head, rosanna danna, mr. bill, right? >> mm-hmm. yeah, i started watching the very first season and i was sort of hooked into it. i was like what is this crazy world? i knew it was something really special but i also knew half of the jokes were probably going over my head. i would wat

just ask steven colbert. >> nothing fires up the base like boring. just look at these two together.t's like the bland leading the bland. although, i got say, now that i see them side by side, i wonder if portman might have too much charisma. maybe romney should go with something blander like a manequin or rice cake or a heel of white bread. no, they're all to fascinating. >> last night portman himself weighed in on that bland leading the bland comparison. >> my kids love that. i'd like to think i'm a serious legislator and try to get things done. that's my goal in life is to get things done. and it's not about sizzle for me. >> so 2012 is the anti-sizzle election? >> i don't think mitt romney has a sizzle. don't get me wrong. i think he is a dynamic guy. >> well, when is the last time i heard the words mitt romney and sizzle in the same sentence? wow. >>> up next, republicans have been the daddy party on national security, if you will. old school way of looking at things. the last 60 years. that may explain why so many of them don't want to see or give president obama his victory la

second is talk show host steven colbert's children's book for adults, third is an quinlan at lot of candles, plenty of cake. she is on in depth on june 3rd where she takes your phone calls, e-mails and tweets. you can send yours to booktv@c-span.org. reality television producer andy:--cph andy:--cphen's pop culture's third. eileen mccan present theories on howhen's pop culture's third. eileen mccan present theories on how america ships too many jobs to our overseas allies and enemies. suzanne somers talk about solutions for aging and skin deterioration in bombshell. seventh is pioneer -- read drummond which contains the author's collection of recipes, photography and stories that reflect white america's countryside. agusta burroughs challenges self-help books with this is how, proven aid in overcoming shyness the dismal molestation, grief, disease, luxury, decrepitude and more for yen and old alike. secretary of state madeleine albright is ninth with her memoir proud winter. killing lincoln by bill o'reilly. >> many of you were not born in 1973 when watergate took place but richard nixon wo

in january steven colbert talked to him about his famous book which everyone asked him about. >> let's a natural. >> because it is the most boring idea imaginable. >> where the wild things are two, still wilding. featuring vin diesel. >> i love that book. inspired by his brother will be published next year. >> the issue of same-sex marriage on the ballot in north carolina. some high profile people are taking sides for and against the measure. amendment 1 would change the state constitution to say that marriage between one man and one woman is the domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this states. opponents say it's discrimination and would also hurt the state economically. bill clinton record add robo call urging people to vote against this amendment. >> the real effect of the law is not to keep the traditional definition of marriage. you've already done that. the real effect of the law will be to hurt families and drive away jobs. north carolina can do better. again, this is bill clinton. asking you to please vote against amendment one. >> on the other side evangel

this morning comedians and a man who has his own super pack steven colbert gives us his unique take on the race in an interview. >>> and the mom accused of taking her child to a tanning booth lashes out at her critics but concedes she may have an issue herself. we'll hear from her may 4th, 2012. >>> welcome today at 7:00 this morning on the west coast. i'm ann curry. >>ism' david gregory. what a treat to be in for matt this morning. steven colbert is here, the only guy i know who has his own tanning bed as well as a super pack in his own television show and now a children's book as well. we'll talk to him in a few minutes. >>> we have this breaking news this morning, the potential breakthrough in the case of the blind activist in china, chen guangcheng. >> he escaped house arrest last week and took refuge in the u.s. embassy in beijing. in a speech this morning secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is working to give cheng the future he wants and a short time later the state department says it expects him to be allowed to study in the united states and bring his family. we'l

steven colbert talked about the difficult dance the u.s. has to do.ngcheng or as i will call him, eric. eric is a total bad ass. this was guarded by 90 to 100 police. he feigned illness lulling guards into complacency and slipped out of the house and managed to cross the river and rendezvoused with friend who is drove him to the capital, beijing and he is blind. this comes at something of a tense time in our relationship with china and by tense, i mean we owe them money. but you know what, eric? international debt be damned. we have to show the world we stand-up for our principles. we don't stand for this. we stand for nothing. let's find the courage to say to this brave young man, hey, eric, you made it. awesome man. i guess you heard us declare our commitment to human rights. we must have declared loudly. ordinarily, we would be stoked about you crashing with us, but this isn't the best time. you know who else is into human rights? canada. it's a fantastic country. vancouver is full of chinese people. >> pretty good analysis of the problem, actually

steven colbert said code to walgreens -- said go to walgreens. look for the stirrups by the kitty litter. we have to do more of that. we have had thousands of patients tell their story, on facebook, in congress. one woman was a patient in a and was treated for cervical cancer. she went to congress three times and made a television ad. trying to put a face on who planned parenthood is. there was a book, "stories from home." we got a story from each 50 states and ticket to the senate so they could understand that these were women from every theirthat or right thiwere wrig stories. >> hi. thank you for coming. i am struck that the name is planned parenthood's but we're only talking about one prospective parents. do you have any initiative to bring the man into the picture? talk about how they can inform their girlfriends or boyfriends? how to bring young men in so they can be better lawmakers. [laughter] [applause] >> i knew you had an ulterior motive. i'm so glad you asked that. we didn't talk much about this. men of the fastest-growing population

. >> ohio senator rob portman did not need to see steven colbert's show to know how many people describee base like boring. because romney doesn't want somebody who is going to upstage him and just look at these two together. it's like the bland leading the bland. >> so how do you respond? >> i'd like to think i'm a serious legislator and trying to get things done. that's, you know, that's my goal in life is to get things done. and it's not about sizzle for me. >> so 2012 is the anti-sizzle election. >> i don't think mitt romney has no sizzle. don't get me wrong. i think he's a dynamic guy and i think ann romney is dynamic. i think, you know, he's going to be well liked as people get to know him better. >> portman was seen as a budget hawk in congress and in the bush administration. he earned some nicknames from president bush and some of them were revealed as portman stepped down from the office of management and budget. >> although my title was director of omb, other titles sometimes came my way. dr. no. tight wad. budget hawk. penny pincher. and some not suitable for television audien

steven colbert said we were terrible. he was talking about his new book, "out today."t lines of pop culture." it's hilarious. colbert challenged the most talkative man to keep it quiet during the interview. see how that went. >> the name most talkative, there's a story behind that. >> i was voted most talkative and biggest gossip in high school, if you can believe it. >> why would not not stop talking? >> i enjoy talking. >> are you afraid -- >> of the silence? >> of uncomfortable -- >> silence? >> shh. what are you afraid -- what were you afraid the conversation would turn to if it got quiet? >> i'm afraid of the intimacy between you and i when we are quiet with each other. i like to keep talking. [ laughter ] >> i'm excited -- >> no, no, no. >> he could only fight it for so long. his book "most talkative" is out today. there's a big election coming up this fall you may not have heard of. it's a new movie called "the campaign." they are up for the summer movie with the first negative ads. >> education is our future because schools is this nation's backbone. >> he defe

steven colbert has more influence in to what people think about the supreme court than even the admiredid a wonderful job. people are getting their news about the courts from colbert. he goes after citizens united and starts his own pac. he interviews the more than 90- year-old justice stevens and kind of beat him up in a playful way. he asks if he regrets the decision. stevens says, "only the decision to give this interview." he is shaping public perception. if you want to promote rational discourse, that is part of it. >> i fully understand your question, and i actually think we may be at a point where it may be headed in the other direction. >> i hope you are right. >> the last confirmation, elena kagan, people did not watch. the ratings are starting to go down. the networks stopped covering it. you had to look around. they did not do gavel-to-gavel. you used to watch it all day and night. to the extent it has become a kind of performance, people are getting turned off. we may have reached the tipping point. i think it would take one senator on the judiciary committee, perhaps from e

colbert. when he goes out and signs up his funny picture, stevens kind of beats him up in this playful way? and the question is do you regret any decision? and heap said only the decision to do this interview. if you want to promote rational discourse, that's part of the equation. >> the reason -- i fully understand your question and i actually think that we may be at a tipping point where it may be headed back in the other direction. >> i hope you're right. >> the last confirmation, people didn't watch to the degree they had watched. the ratings are actually starting to go down and in fact even the network has stopped covering, they look around to find they didn't do gavel to gavel. i do think to the expentd it's become a kind of performance that people are geing turned off. i think we may have reached the tipping point. i this it would take -- yon think particularly courageous. the confirmation hearing is a job interview. if i were going to interview somebody for a job and i said things like do you eat peanutbutter? i just asked a bunch of irrational questions, no one would allow me to ge

colbert. he has more influence. people are getting their news about courts from him. when he goes after the court for citizens united, and start his own path, he interviews justice stevens and beats him up and a playful way and ask him if he regrets any decision, and steven on tysve this interview -- [laughter] what he is a post it as a satirist, let promoting the national discourse, that is part of the equation. >> i understand your question and i think we may be at a tipping point where it may be headed back and the other direction. the last confirmation, people did not watch to the degree they had watched. ratings had started to go down. even the networks stopped covering it. they did not do gavel to gavel. to the extent it has become a kind of performance that people are getting turned off, and we may have reached the to the point. it would take one senator on the judiciary committee in each party or even not who was doing their job pipit the confirmation hearing is a job interview. if i would interview somebody for a job and i said things like to you eat peanut butter? no one would allow me to get away with that. we do allow this with the confirmation hearings. i t