>> wait a second, that's a steven colbert character? that's not the real stephen colbert? i'm shocked to hear that. we didn't know that here in nevada. >> right. >> but seriously, the real problem is what you know. people hold congress in such disrepute already and think it's a joke and then they see steven colbert go before congress in character and make comments like you just said, i can't see how that helps the democrats. they can say they're bringing a higher profile to a big issue, but people see it as a comedy show. >> it is. here's even more of stephen colbert, vaughn. take a listen. >> i've got to ask, why isn't the government doing anything? maybe this ad jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members of congress, i haven't read it. >> i guess vaughn, what i don't understand is, look, stephen colbert is who he is. he knew what he was doing and he certainly didn't make any pretense he was going to be anything other than what he was. why were all those members of congress sitting there? why didn't they leave? we heard conyers saying that. what about the repub

that's a stephen colbert character? it's not the real stephen colbert. people hold congress in just disrespect already. they think it's a joke, then stephen colbert goes to congress in character and make those comments. i don't see how it helps democrats. it's a higher profile to an issue, but people see it as a comedy issue. >> here is more. take a listen. >> i have to ask. why isn't the government doing anything. maybe this add jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members of congress, i haven't read it. >> what i don't understand, stephen colbert knows what he is doing. he didn't make a pretense he would be anything other than what he was. why were all the members of congress sitting there? why didn't he leave? >> i think it's a good question. conyers was giving the early warning signal. i'll not sure members of congress got what was going on. when he talks about entering the footage of his colonoscopy. it's reinforcing the negative opinions people have of congress. they are going to be surprised. it's going to have backlash against them. >> p

a point at this hearing, colbert came under attack from one of the republicans there. >> stephen colbert makes his opening remarks. steve king implies stephen colbert didn't work in the field. colbert took a shot at steve king and as a corn packer, he didn't plan for that. if you attack a comedian, if you heckle them, they're coming back for you with comedy. i'll tell you monday night, steve king is going to get savaged on the colbert report. >> really? >> steve king, i don't think he'll get upset. >> he actually told me before the hearing, he's never seen comedy central. what he was trying to do, no question, is undermine the credibility of the witness and the democrats for actually asking. >> usually when we go to pete on the street, he's done something funny. here we go, friday night. >> can i get my job back? can i please? john king is killing me. can i get my job back. >> he's a handsome man. >> you don't care about the cause whatsoever, just colbert? >> yeah. >> if he wasn't here, would you be here? >> maybe. >> would you ever pick anything? >> i have. >> it's hard work. i don't wa

you did stephen colbert's show recently. stephen colbert invited to testify before an house immigration subsometime. he did that. nancy pelosi supported it. she thought it was great. steny hoyer said he thought it was an embarrassment. so, mr. vice president, who is right, pelosi or hoyer? you have to pick one. >> 36 years in the united states senate and i never got in the middle of a house fight among house members. i'm not going to do it now. look, one of the things that's going on is this march on washington that stephen colbert and jon stewart are putting together. it is all done with an overwhelming dose of humor and sarcasm. it is, i think, going to -- it's designed to make, quite frankly, a mockery of the position, extreme position of the other side. i'll let the house decide its own rules. i'll pretend i'm still a senator. it's against senate rules to comment on the conduct of events in the house. >> you're off the hook, mr. vice president. mr. vice president, thank you very much for making the time for us tonight. >

jon stewart and colbert announcing rallies like glenn beck did in d.c. or, like bmc software, you can dream it and do it. bmc lists on nasdaq, the world's most innovative can-do exchange. [ tires screech ] [ engine revving ] [ drums playing ] [ male announcer ] 306 horsepower. race-inspired paddle shifters. and f-sport-tuned suspension. all available on the new 2011 lexus is. it isn't real performance unless it's wielded with precision. >> bill: impact segment tonight. according to a recent gallup poll just 18% of the american public approves of congress. stephen colbert recently spent a day working on a farm in upstate new york demonstrating what migrant workers go through. >> you said take our jobs please. i came and worked out there harvesting america's crops. tell me, do i have what it takes to be a migrant farm worker? >> i'm sorry, sir, but you are not qualified. >> oh, thank god! can i go home now? >> please. >> where is my driver? pablo? thanks, pablo. let's go. >> bill: because of that exposition, colbert was called to testify, if you can believ

>> wait a second, that's a steven colbert character? that's not the real stephen colbert? i'm shocked to hear that. we didn't know that here in nevada. >> right. >> but seriously, the real problem is what you know. people hold congress in such disrepute already and think it's a joke and then they see steven colbert go before congress in character and make these comments, i can't see how that helps the democrats. they can say they're bringing a higher profile to a big issue, but people see it as a comedy show. >> here's even more of stephen colbert, vaughn. take a listen. >> i've got to ask, why isn't the government doing anything? maybe this ad jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members of congress, i haven't read it. >> i guess vaughn, what i don't understand is, look, stephen colbert know who he is. he knew what he was doing and he certainly didn't make any pretense he was going to be anything other than what he was. why were all those members of congress sitting there? why didn't they leave? we heard conyers saying that. what about the republicans? >> conyers

. >> comedian steven colbert takes his act to capitol hill. his biting message to lawmakers about illegal workers. >> actress lindsay lohan trades in her designer clothing today >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >>> comedian steven colbert bringing attention to the serious issue of illegal immigration. eric thomas here with more. >> his performance there was not so much. colbert took on the serious subject with house members from both parties not that thrilled to see them. one asked him to file a statement and leave the hearing room. colbert stayed and the results were pretty funny. >> congresswoman laugh grin asked me to share my vast experience spending one day as a migrant farm worker. >> after spending one days in the shoes of a farm worker, comedian steven colbert brought his tongue and cheek observations to capitol hill. >> i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican, i want it by an american and in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> for the most part, a pompous commentator poking fun at himself and othe

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we have a lot of tweets regarding stephen colbert. one person said if you were paying attention to his message instead of the idea he was in character, his point was made and brought national attention. another person wrote, write on, colbert. congress has accomplished nothing but arguments. some people disagree with this. one person wrote me, colbert is not a journalist, he is a joke. his disrespect of president obama yesterday was disgusting. another person said, heck yes, colbert should testify. ever seen a tea party rally? let me see your thoughts. go to twitter.msnbc.com. you can tweet us on any subject throughout the hour. >>> handcuffed and taken back to jail. more on the judge's decision regarding lindsay lohan's freedom. is her career over? courtney joins me with that and the school. and drug giveback. why the feds want you to turn in your expired and unused prescription drugs this weekend. it could save a life. >>> and gop chairman michael steele says he's done with the political back biting and nitpicking. he's not talking

. >> the colbert report, he testifies at congress. first, the funny. >> my great grandfather did not travel across 4,000 miles of the atlantic ocean to see this country overrun by immigrants. >> then, the deadly serious. >> the least powerful people in the united states are migrant workers who come in and do our work but don't have any rights as a result, yet we still invite them to come here and at same time ask them to leave. >> then the incredibly stupid. >> what the hell was he doing before the u.s. congress? >> he was telling the truth. you wouldn't know about that. fridays with thurbur, the conclusion of the day the dam broke. worsts, liz cheney's insult to the pre turns out to be dumber than we knew and what's wrong with this picture? your eyes do not deceive you. all the news and commentary now on "countdown." >> how do you spell that? >>> good evening from new york. the idea and the spectacle of forcing republicans to vote against tax cuts for the middle class is still on the map, but it has not been counted out. our story am

by the way, colbert plans to testify in character as the anchorman also known as steven colbert. luke russert is live on capitol hill and there are more than a few people in and outside the beltway that say, what the heck is going on there, luke? >> an amazing story and one that gives us a lighter thing to talk about on capitol hill. steven colbert will actually testify before a subcommittee of the house judiciary committee about the plight that migrant farm workers face. this is part of the united farm workers campaign of take my job. essentially steven colbert went to a farm in new york state and worked for ten hours picking fruit and now wants to give his testimony about picking fruit to this committee about the plight that migrant workers face. many undocumented. >> for ten hours he picked fruit and now he's testifying? i'm serious, he's testifying before congress because he picked fruit for ten hours? i used to pick apples every fall, no one asked me to go testify in front of congress. >> there is mixed opinions whether this is a good idea because colbert will be in characte

here's an exchange between john conniers and steven colbert today. let's listen. >> i'm asking you to leave the committee room completely and submit your statement instead. >> if she would like me to remove myself from the hearing room, i'm happy to do so. >> that is correct. >> thank you very much. >> von, let me start with you. you've been doing this as long as i have. watching the 24/7 news cycle infect congress and now it's sort of gone to a level where an actor or comedian decides to go in character on capitol hill. what did we witness today? >> well, i really think that was the sticking point right there. we've seen celebrities parade in congress. kevin costner was there recently. they're in and out of that place all the time. but for colbert to be there in character was really taking this to an entirely new level and a really bizarre level. i think what they were trying to do, they were trying to get attention, the chairwoman was trying to get attention for this issue. she succeeded, but i think that she and other democrats on the hill are goi

. >> is beck teed off that colbert and jon stewart will hold a rally much like he did? >> >> bill: caution, you are about to enter not spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the black panther polling place story explodes. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. back in january of 2009, three black panthers were charged with violating the voting rights act. that civil action stemmed from two black panthers standing in front of apology place during the presidential election. one of them holding a club. there is no doubt the panthers committed the act and they didn't even bother showing up in court to fight the charges. nevertheless, in may of 2009, the obama administration moved to dismiss criminal action against the panthers. and that cause a national outcry. today, testifying in front of the u.s. commission on civil rights in washington, christopher coyotes, the former chief of the justice department's voting section flat out accused the obama administration of ignoring the law. >> we ha

what's the big problem with stephen colbert? >> no one really knew what they were going to get, an earnest serious stephen colbert or the character from the colbert report and it turned out to be the latter and i think frankly, it shocked a lot of people. >> it's easy to be stereo typical and blame the republicans for not having a sense of humor, but it was tell cat jon conyers who tried to kick him -- democrat jon conyers who tried to kick him out. >> i was in the hearing and frankly, it was pretty tense. i think a lot of people were floored by the way he handled himself. i don't think everybody was really expecting him to kind of do a tongue in cheek approach to this, but yeah, conyers did ask him to leave and chairman lofgren said it was okay for him to stick around. he stayed. he delivered a great stand-up performance. don't know if you'd consider it a great performance before congress, but it was certainly something to see. >> from their point of view, i mean does it make a mock riff congress or does it do what celeb -- moc

colbert goes to washington. comedy central funny man stephen colbert brings his spin to serious issues, farm labor and immigration. he testified momenting ago before a congressional subcommittee. here's his take on a day spent picking beans. >> i started my work day with preconceived notions of migrant work, but after working with these men and women picking beans, packing corn for hours on end side by side in the unforgiving sun i have to say, and i do this sincerely, please don't make me do this again. it is really, really hard. for one thing, when you're picking beans, you have to spend all day bending over. it turns out and i did not know this, most soil is at ground level. if we can put a man on the moon, why can't we make the earth waist high? where is the funding? >> there is dana bash, our senior congressional correspondent. she joins us now from the hill. i'm looking through his prepared notes. i didn't see any of that. what was the react from the people in the room? >> reporter: i'm not sure what could

>> there's disagreement about the appearance of steven colbert at the house judiciary committee this morning. here's a respectful gary newen berg. >> it was an issue before he showed up as he pointed out with clips on his comedy central show. >> the idea we're going to waste taxpayer dollars for this guy to go on capitol hill and sit there and take it? >> no, you're supposed to sit there and blow it out of proportion. >> reporter: he was testifying about farm workers after spending a day in the field. >> does one day in the filed make you an expert witness? >> reporter: to improve working conditions he expressed raising fruits and vegetables at waist level so they don't have to bend over. >> maybe the easier answer is to have vegetables that pick themselves. >> reporter: not everyone laughed. >> reporter: maybe we should spend more time watching comedy central. >> i thought it was an inappropriate way of conveying the message, and it perhaps diminished the value of congress. >> reporter: colbert said he would not show disrespect. >> it would sully the good name of experts that republ

immigrants working on farms and colbert took the offer. he has featured the take our jobs campaign on his nightly comedy central show. they are fighting for legalize the millions of people working in agriculture. he spent the day as a migrant worker packing boxes of corn and picking beans in the field. he will aappear alongside the u fw to testify on capitol hill before a house judiciary sub committee on farm workers who are undocumented. hearing called protecting america's harvest will folkous food security in the u.s. colbert will return to washington next month for a rally on the national mall. it is part of dual dew eling rallies by comedy central hosts. some 60,000 people are expected to show up to hear jon stewart and stephen colbert. stewart will be holding his rally to restore sanity and colbert is calling his march to keep fear alive. that hearing today starts at 90 in the rayburn building. one republican on the subcommitee told fox news.com he considers this hearing a joke. but a spokesperson for the committee said this is a seri

what do you think about the testimony of colbert. there is a lot of controversy about it. >> we are talking about it. talking about it with you. i love geraldo but you are more fun to look at. everry time i'm here he is not here. i think he bailed. >> kimberly: finds you frightening. >> the feeling is mutual. nancy pelosi, a lot of things you can say, she is old, she is mean, but not stupid. she understands the value in entertainers and using cultural icons for their cause and the truth is se stephen colbert and jon stewart and brad pitt, all of them combined can't amount to a fraction of their influence over the american people. is it sad? yes. does it suck? yes. but that is the truth. >> geraldo: immigration facing this country, very divisive, controversial. people are up in arms about it and a lot of people feel like this is a waste of the taxpayers' money that he is joking around and trying to promote himself and his show. >> is it appropriate? no, of course not. is it hilarious? pretty much. and he did it very well. the truth is

colbert more than the house. >> colbert did supply a written statement that did not supply jokes. he said he wanted to speak for those without power. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think stephen colbert's testimony before a congressional committee on migrant workers was appropriate? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> joe flacco had quite possibly the worst game of his career, throwing four interceptions. the team has shaken all of that off. flacco threw for three touchdowns against the cleveland browns. that allows the ravens to challenge for the title next week when they take on the pittsburgh steelers. keith mills will have highlights and reaction later on. >> that will be a game. 67 degrees on tv hill. coming up, the morning's financial news in the bloomberg business report. >> more evacuation's in wisconsin as flood waters continue to rise. >> a new tv might not be a bad idea to put on your christmas wish list. we'll explain why. >> we have a restart on this monday morning. we will check the seven-day forecast when i come

megyn: so john conyers, a democrat, wanted colbert to go, but the chairwoman, sow lofgren, wanted him to stay. and what happened next looked like a big joke, but not everyone was laughing. just ahead, stephen colbert's testimony -- if you want to call it that -- and reaction from one republican congressman who was not happy. he'll be here live. fox news alert, folks. within the last two hours eric shawn, our own eric shawn, sat down for an exclusive and sometimes combative interview with, arguably, the most hated person in new york city right now. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. eric joins us now with the fascinating details. hi, eric. >> reporter: hi, megyn, how are you? he said in this interview which was wide-ranging, yes, combative and also spirited that the world is free not to believe iran when it comes to their nuclear program. of course, he again denied that iran is trying to get a nuclear bomb. i also asked him about his controversial comments about 9/11. yesterday at the united nations general assembly he said that the u.s. government is behind 9/11 or could have been

colbert more than the house. >> and he should not have been called? >> i don't know about whether he was called, but what he had to say, i think, was not the way it should have been said. >> steny hoyer calling it an embarrassment. >>> big story happening now, the future of middle east peace talks could be in jeopardy after israel's ten-month ban moratorium on settlement construction in the west bank expired last night without a compromise. to celebrate the end of that moratorium, jewish settlers broke ground on a kindergarten. still, palestinian president mahmoud abbas said late yesterday that he would not immediately follow through on an earlier threat to quit negotiations if israel did not extend the building freeze. and yesterday israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called on settlers to show, quote, restraint and responsibility after the freeze expired at midnight. >>> still ahead on "way too early," the yankees and red sox come down to the last pitch in extra innings. could the yanks avoid a costly sweep in the sunday night game? those high

with georgetown university professor christopher chambers and hilarity and confusion ensued as stephen colbert came to the hill in character today to testify so in this changing media political landscape who is more influential politicians or media figures and is there even a difference anymore our chief correspondent christine for his hour will join us to talk about this emerging hybrid then we'll tell you a story about a sobering new documentary called the other city brings us a new perspective to the shocking hiv aids rates right here in the district of columbia the first some reason nobody wants to talk about so we'll speak with the producer of the film sheila johnson and it's friday so we're going to bring you a mash up of these strangest stories making headlines like katy perry being deemed too busty for sesame street and a new barbie doll that's making a mockery out of broadcast journalism we're going to get comedian seaton smith's two cents on all of that at the end of the show but now let's move on to our top story. the un general assembly continued today with a wide range of world le

there's colbert in the previous shot. republicans did this eight years ago with sesame street and elmo. is there a comparison? the issue was about ka*gs and it was about children. >> the issue is this. congress thinks it can waste the taxpayers' money on anything it wants. congress will be serious when it wants and frivolous when it wants, and congress will waste everybody's time

i don't blame colbert. his schtick. i think the democratsbam were trying to run the -- rub the republicans' nose in it. >> greta: he had a gel to put a spotlight on an important issue. to me -- to me he's fine [ talking over each other ] >> greta: these are important issues. he's using his star power to bring it up. >> no problem. >> greta: what i don't understand tactically is why the democrats did that? to put a spotlight on the issue or because they thought it was clever? if i were running against these democrats, i would say know you guys come home from your holiday, you yuck it up on these hearings, we don't have jobs back home, this isn't funny i would think politically it would be used against them. >> i think your list is good, one more thing to that list. they brought the attention to this issue. and they didn't have an answer. it is not like they are gonna do anything. here they bring all of this wide attention, focus on this issue. congress is going home! they are not going to vote on this issue. they are not

colbert can ponder what you said. i think many are eager to hear his comments. >> that's fair enough. >> i'm here at the invitation of the chairwoman and if she wants me to remove myself from the hearing room i am happy to do so, i'm only here at her invitation. martha: okay. so we'll see what happens with this, so far we understand that steven colbert is still in the room, there and the hearing room and that was zoe lock krfgren, invited him and, they say, why would he talk of a serious issue of immigration and there is back and forth whether he'll go into character and as they comment it will end up on their show and clearly, that is part, if not all of the motivation for his being there today, to say, gee, if he can testify in front of congress, on these matters, in character, as steven colbert, it will be something about a mockery about the entire congressional hearing process. bill: a stand down, between colbert and congress and we'll see how it work out. martha: she's trying to get him to stay and finish -- >> a

host: was stephen colbert a good voice for them? caller: i don't know about that but he brought up an issue also, he is not too much different than those on capitol hill. what are they doing? what are their ideas? host: expend on that. caller: we are expecting things to happen. how long does it take to get something done? a lot of talk but no action. host: one of the representatives host: one of the representatives watching the event who offered this on the subject. " i am on the subcommittee but this was a joke." we continue on with our look at celebrities and influencing public policy and looking at stephen colbert from yesterday or talking about the overall role of celebrities as part of public policy. the numbers are on your screen you can also talk was on twitter and send us an e-mail. the pages of the financial times, christopher caldwell takes a look at the larger issue of politics when it comes to committee and to offer opinions on a variety of topics. he mentioned stephen colbert and jon stewart and the rally they are plann

stephen colbert testified before a subcommittee about immigration. he was talking about the plate of a lot of undocumented farm workers in the country, a lot of the folks that pick the apples and oranges that we use every day of our lives. what he was trying to get to, quote, migrant workers suffer have no right. he was a little comedic but he was also serious. take a listen. >> i've got to ask why isn't the government doing anything? maybe this ag jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members of congress, i haven't read it. >> and there you see stephen colbert making a joke there. but trying to tell members that this bill could possibly help out a lot of these undocumented workers that face this situation. what colbert had done, he had actually gone to a farm at the invitation of the united farm workers in new york and did back-breaking work for ten hours saying he would never want to do it again. they offered this pledge said take our job essentially and offered it on its website and got 3 million hits and of those hits, 8,600 people follow

steven colbert testified on farm labor. some believed it was intentionally turned over to a farce. >> this is america. i do not want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american and served by a venezuelan in a spot where i get a brazilian. >> nancy pelosi said she saw no problem with the stun. others say colbert mocked the process. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think stephen colbert's testimony before a congressional committee on migrant workers was appropriate? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> they say timing is anything. it was completely off on that. 65 degrees on tv hill. the orioles face a sweep of the blue jays. the ravens host the browns. >> they are loaded with sugar and calories. some teenagers think sports drinks are healthy. >> we are tracking several accidents right now.ac i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in the fall. the fall fee

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instead democrats want to call up colbert. megyn: is there something to be said for publicity it will get? maybe people tune in to c-span to watch him? i was shocked to learn he is not the only, well, i don't want to call him undistinguished, but not only controversial figure to testify before congress. you know who else testified before congress? elmo. elmo. look at him in his little suit, testifying before congress. i will say, maybe, maybe -- >> i believe elmo more than colbert. elmo, every time. i have no problem with elmo. megyn: he is a big spokesman for literacy. i don't know. is there an argument to be made that colbert, we wouldn't be doing this segment, people are thinking about it, maybe people tune into c-span tomorrow. they will have four viewers instead of two? >> i introduced a immigration resolution. i had 12 republicans and 10 democrats. now over 60 members. democrats refused to bring it forward. i done it in a bipartisan way. instead of dealing with resolutions and legislation that can help fix the immigratio

we run the committee. >> but comedianstein colbert speaking in host of comedy central "colbert report" says he was invited to the hearing on illegal immigrant farm workers and offered his take on the matter at hand. >> america's farms are presenty far too dependent on immigrant labor to pick our fruit and vegetables. the obvious answer is for all of us to stop eating fruits and vegetables. and if you look at the recent obesity statistics you see many americans have already started. >> he recently took up the farm challenge to work in field like a day like an immigrant laborer, told the committee he's qualified to speak on the topic. >> i believe one day of me studying everything makes me an expert. >> celebrity are not unheard of promoting a cause or charity or giving testimony. they've been doing it for years. kevin costner was here two days ago to talk about the clean-up of the oil spill. but they say colbet's appearance was different. >> they're discussing the charity work but they are not playing a role. here we have stephen colbert, popular and funny character, but speaking in ch

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colbert was recruited by the farm workers union as part of the take our jobs campaign. it says his attention has brought 3 million people to its website. >>> colbert was invited to testify at the hearing and it's not unusual for that to happen. sometimes senator and members of congress ask high profile folks to come in and testify because they want to draw attention to an issue that otherwise might be overlooked but colbert came in character which has me wondering if it was a worthy endeavor. never a waste of time to write mcginty's mail bag. that is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> virginia one of five states asked to toughen up watch over the chesapeake bay. they say it is not confident the plan submitted by virginia, west virginia, delaware, pennsylvania and new york can cut the pollution enough to heat the goals. the agency did call maryland and dc's plans for a pollution diet a strong start. you can read manufacture about the ruling at wusa9.com. just click on living green. >>> and we were sort of living sweaty today. it was kind of hot. >> it was hot. it wasn't humid. can't

i think colbert is a funny, talented guy. i thought he was making a pretty consistent case for migrant workers. underneath it all, there was an ideological edge to that. i think if the all thing was bizarre, made the democrats look stupid. i know everyone thought it was cool. >> this is the congress of the united states. >> patrols understand the value -- liberals understand the value of entertainment and arts. -- it will not amount to -- is it sad? yes but they have a huge voice and democrats thee matters. >> sean: i totally, completely and utterly disagree with you. i think colbert is funny, stewart and letterman are mean and hard-core liberals. i think this backfires. why would they invite at a time when the country is experiencing real problems, a comedian to testify on capitol hill? >> didn't the republicans invite elmo to testify once? >> no, rich little. >> he did a good he will movement >> this is what they do when someone is trying to get attention for a cause, usually. i think he made a really great case. they asked

stephen colbert did q. and allegedly work a few hours or day. >> as a bit for his >> he's going to go in and call would by chair woman and talk about his first hand personal picks. he did a comedy skit. >> he stayed in character five or sen minutes. the topec was hr bill. >> talk about immigrant farm labor and a lot of people said he wasted congressional time. but it was five-seven minutes and he stayed in character. >> the hearing went on longer and it was a lot of the people testifying . would anyone talk about the subcommittee hearing on immigration if he had not gone and shed light or caused some people to pay attention. >> the publicity stunt was valuable usually subhearings don't have that many cameras. that was valuable. but illuminating the issue or getting to the heart of the matter as to whether or not jobs can be filmed by americans or illegal immigrants, i don't think they got to the bottom. >> no special sessions is a rub for a lot of people. those cost $125,000 for a session . if he ate up 5-s

republicans said colbert mocked the process. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think stephen colbert's testimony before a congressional committee on migrant workers was appropriate? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. appropriate? i do not know. funny? yes. >> 65 degrees on tv hill. passengers on flight are glad to be back on the ground. >> a stolen van ends in tragedy. >> this is 695 at liberty road. >> this is 695 at liberty road. the roads are four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cablcable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> welcome back. 11 minutes after 5:00 a.m. this 70 west of

i think colbert is a funny, talented guy. i thought he was making a pretty consistent case for migrant workers. underneath it all, there was an ideological edge to that. i think if the all thing was bizarre, made the democrats look stupid. i know everyone thought it was cool. >> this is the congress of the united states. >> patrols understand the value -- liberals understand the value of entertainment and arts. -- it will not amount to -- is it sad? yes but they have a huge voice and democrats thee matters. >> sean: i totally, completely and utterly disagree with you. i think colbert is funny, stewart and letterman are mean and hard-core liberals. i think this backfires. why would they invite at a time when the country is experiencing real problems, a comedian to testify on capitol hill? >> didn't the republicans invite elmo to testify once? >> no, rich little. >> he did a good he will movement >> this is what they do when someone is trying to get attention for a cause, usually. i think he made a really great case. they asked

kolbcoa colbert picked vegetables at a farm in new york state. that episode airs tonight on "the colbert report" talking about immigration. the usw launched a web campaign called take our jobs, saying if americans have a problem with undocumented immigrants working on u.s. farms they should apply. so far, only seven people have done so. >> is that surprising? i don't know. >>> tonight on "nightly news," "waiting for superman." the story behind a new film about rescuing our schools. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. weeavetoweiv lwiurth onv t d h we have got to take the power from the state capitol and move it down to the local level, closer to the people. and no new taxes, without voter approval. we have got to pull together not as republicans or as democrats but as californians first. at this stage in my life, i'm prepared to do exactly that. carly fiorina laid off 30,000 workers. when you're talking about massive layoffs, which we did... perhaps the work needs to

. >>> colbert before congress. the comedian with a message to lawmakers. but is it real or a joke? >> this is mark viviano. the ravens are hungry for some home cooking. we'll get ready for the first home game sunday. and in baseball, an unexpected surge in home runs leads to suspicions about steroid use. we'll hear there the player in question when eyewitness news continues. ,,,,,,,, [ ehrlich ] annapolis -- if they have their way, we're facing a mountain of debt and a massive tax increase. employers will continue to leave our state, taking their jobs with them. the next four years will impact the next decade, so we've put together a road map to 2020. a plan that brings jobs back to maryland by reducing spending and lowering taxes. let's make the maryland we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work. >>> it is just before 6:30. 92 degrees and mainly clear. hierdz some of the stories people are talking about tonight. >>> comedian steven colbert takes his blow-hard act to congress but has a real message on a serious subject. illegal, or migrant workers in the u.s. ill

in other news, congress provides plenty of material for stephen colbert. today he returned the favor testifying before a house subcommittee in character as a faux commentator. not the strangest thing that's ever happened on capitol hill, but close. congressional correspondent nancy cordes was there. >> reporter: with stephen colbert at the witness table, this congressional hearing felt more like open mic night. >> i certainly hope that my star power can bump this hearing all the way up to c-span 1. >> reporter: the fake conservative t.v. host was invited to testify about the plight of migrant farm workers after he accepted a challenge on his show. >> i'll do it. >> reporter: to spend a day packing corn or picking beans. >> are there any beans in the shade? when you're picking beans you have to spend all day bending over, it turns out-- and i did not know this-- most soil is at ground level. if we can put a man on the moon, why can't we make the earth waist high? >> does one day in the field make you an expert witness? >> i believe one day of me studying an