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Florida republican congressman that nearly 80 house democrats are card-carrying members of the communist party. plus -- >> the first time you were on my show, you were not the first lady. now you are. thats called the colbert bump. youre welcome. youre welcome. >> first lady michelle obama drops in on stephen colbert, but colbert gets the bump. first to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock here in new york city. today george zimmerman is due in a florida courtroom to face charges of second de...

Comes back on tv, now youre an advocate for mitt romney, but before when you thought you had a chance, you thought he couldnt win. theres an embarrassment factor moving forward here and if wrou dont end these things right, that sticks with you. >> peter, i understand that you actually had a chance to talk to huntsman about the colbert effect. it would completely diminish any efforts hes gained so far coming out of iowa and then going through new hampshire. >> thats absolutely right. with we had ...

Going overboard with the extreme comments out there on the right, its time for them to re-evaluate, dont you think? next up, in the hot seat, gop candidate jon huntsman stopped by "the colbert report" last night and was game for everything, from his previous post as ambassador to china to his rather low standing in the polls. he must have known it was all coming, am i right? well, lets listen. >> you speak mandarin, do you not? >> i do. >> okay. say the most non-scary thing -- if you dont mind -...

Next up, in the hot seat, gop candidate jon huntsman stopped by "the colbert report" last night and was game for everything, from his previous post as ambassador to china to his rather low standing in the polls. he must have known it was all coming, am i right? well, lets listen. >> you speak mandarin, do you not? >> i do. >> okay. say the most non-scary thing -- if you dont mind -- would you say the most non-scary nicest thing in mandarin, please. [ speaking foreign language ] >> terrifying. wh...

What did you just say? >> i said i think you ought to consider being my running mate for vice president. >> well, sir, recent polls you are at 2%. are you ready for the colbert bump? >> i am so ready for the colbert bump. >> were going to get you, governor, you may be at 2%. were going to get you up to whole milk. >> there you go. >> hes good. >> now, were playing this again because the demand has been so great. some people missed it at the top. theyre just waking up. this new ad from herman cai...

Comments out there on the right, its time for them to re-evaluate, dont you think? next up, in the hot seat, gop jon huntsman stopped by "the colbert report" last night and was game for everything, from his previous post as ambassador to china to his rather low standing in the polls. he must have known it was all coming, am i right? well, lets listen. >> you speak mandarin, do you not? >> i do. >> okay. say the most non-scary thing -- if you dont mind -- would you say the most non-scary nicest t...

An original score. last night jon huntsman stopped by the colbert report to get some help. he thought he could rise across swing states by speaking mandarin. >> you speak mandarin, do you not? >> i do. >> okay. say the most non-scary thing -- if you dont mind, would you say the most non-scary nicest thing in mandarin, please? [ speaking mandarin ] >> terrifying. what did you just say? >> i just said i think that you ought to consider being my running mate for vice president. >> well, sir, recent...