Stephen Colbert ended his fight to wrest back Colbert Super PAC from Jon Stewart last night by interrupting his show. What followed was an epic chase through New York City.
And finally, Stephen revealed how much money his super PAC has raised since the last reporting period. How much was it? Over $1 million dollars.
BASIC CABLE, NY – After a decades-long battle that spanned nearly two weeks, Stephen Colbert has wrested control of Colbert Super PAC from the clutches of his arch-nemesis and dear friend, Jon Stewart. Colbert then showed his deep commitment to transparency by disclosing the Super PAC's financial information several hours before being legally required to.
"Colbert Super PAC has brought in a staggering $1,023,121.24, which my accountant explains to me that is a number far above 'one,' 'two,' 'five,' or even 'many'" said Stephen Colbert, President and Returning Champion of Colbert Super PAC. "We raised it on my show and used it to materially influence the elections – in full accordance with the law. It's the way our founding fathers would have wanted it, if they had founded corporations instead of just a country."
Videos below the fold.
Now with
his super PAC back, Stephen has filed the necessary paperwork with the FEC, and revealed they'd release how much money they raised at midnight.
Also last night, Jon Stewart led off with coverage of the
grudge match down in Florida and how
women voters are responding to Newt, based on the number of divorces they've had.
Stephen then covered some of the
latest threats before looking at how Newt Gingrich is alienating the
Hispanic vote.
Jon then interviewed
Lou Dobbs about the 2012 GOP primary, which went long, so here's the whole piece in two parts. Dobbs also talked about the Occupy movement and more about electoral redistricting in Texas in the 2nd part.
Part 1
Part 2
Stephen interviewed Laurence Tribe, who happened to be both Obama's and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' former law professor. Hear what he thinks about his former students.