would pick jon huntsman. >> colbert narrowly trails perry. >> stephen colbert is shooting up to 5%. >> colbert is ahead of jon huntsman. >> i was reading that stephen colbert would do better in south carolina than jon huntsman. >> stephen: yes, i am officially beating jon huntsman in south carolina. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: thank you creche. -- very much. proving what i have always said, if voters want a different version of mitt romney, they can always just wait a few days and it will be mitt romney. (laughter) now clearly my fellow south carlinians see me as the only viable mitt-ternative. folks, i tried to run for president of south carolina in 2008. and folks, i got hurt. i don't know if i can put myself through that again. >> ah. >> stephen: thank you. (laughter) anyway, clearly it's a tough decision. i would not want to be in my shoes. but i am. and folks, they're incredibly expensive. (applause) >> stephen: colbert superpac paid for these babies. (laughter) and that's the problem, folks. presidential candidates cannot coordinate with superpacs. >> you can-- are you g

> leave it to stephen colbert to take these ads to the extreme. >> stephen: folks, once again, i need to make it as clear as the bleach mitt romney may or may not use to dissolve the bones of his victims. (laughter) this commercial is the sole responsibility of the person i turned my pac over to four days ago, a man named and i hope i am pronouncing this correctly jon stew-wart, ugly name. and if one word of that ad is inaccurate, i hope he takes it off the air and leaves it on the internet. (laughter) but folk, legally, i can't make him do that. we cannot in any way coordinate, even though we currently co-own a combination bagel shop and travel agency from shmear to eternity. we book adventure travel to places where bagels are not available, and give our clients a bag of fresh bagels to take with them. because someone in k-2 is nice and all but brunching on k-2 is a memory of a lifetime. it is essential that the potential candidate and the superpac owner keep their operations separate. mitt romney knows what happens if you don't. >> we go to the big house. >> stephen: yes. we go to t

a john travolta "face-off" situation. >> we would be saying president stephen colbert. >> stephen: it does have a ring. george stephanopoulos thank you so much for joining me. george stephanopoulos, host of almost everything on abc. we'll be right back. [cheerin

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>> stephen colbert is having a rally today in south carolina. >> stephen colbert roll mood south carolina. >> herman cain an stephen colbert are taking south carolina by storm. >> the rock me like a herman cain south cain-olina primary rally. >> give it up tore the man, mr. herman cain! >> stephen: whooo. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: i'm going to let it shine, let it shrine shine ♪ ♪ let it shine ♪ this little light of mine ♪ ♪ what's up buddy ♪ i'm going to let it shine ♪ ♪ let it shine ♪ let it shine ♪ what a beautiful day the lord has given us. what a beautiful state. what a beautiful town what a beautiful low country. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: but folks, i am not here to pander. because i know i don't need to pander to the most beautiful people in the world. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: can i get an amen. >> amen! >> stephen: you're good. before i introduce the man we've all gathered here to see introduce me, i want to solicit the other candidates in the racive. think people are hungering for a positive campaign. so i'm to the going to go after th

he didn't want to be beaten by stephen colbert. i think that -- every time i hear i got to thank him for letting me hear from herman cain sing again every time i hear him sing i feel closer to jesus as in dead. but at the end of the day, it means that people are really dissatisfied with their choices. stephen colbert has a message and it's about keeping big money out of politics. it's about telling the truth. he's making a mockery to show us what the truth is. i applaude what colbert and others are doing to point to the issues. >> no doubt. steve, you have a weekly feature on your blog highlighting the most offensive mitt romney falsehoods of the week. what is this week's biggest romney lie? >> a lot to choose from this week. we had a handful. >> a lot to choose from, give me the number one thing. >> my favorite one, my top choice would be the claim that the president did not yet have a jobs plan. that struck me as astounding he would make that claim after we had months of debate about the american jobs act, president gave a speech

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hungry for a stephen colbert campaign. anybody who shares my values can show it by voting for herman cain. >> well, as for herman cain, he thinks it's a great idea. cain will tape a segment tweeting this caveat, to be perfectly clear i won't be assuming stephen colbert's identity we are different when it comes to the color of our hair. colbert super pac run by jon stewart released this ad explaining the situation to voters. >> there is one name on the ballot that stands for true americanism, herman cain. americans for a better tomorrow tomorrow more believes a vote for herman cain is a vote for america. on january 21st vote for herman cain. >>> lets get insight from ari melber and krystal ball. the polls show obama at 41%, romney at 38%. this is ppp poll. colbert at 13%. will this alter the outcome, ari, on saturday in south carolina? >> he could take a bite out of it. this was actually the plot of an eddie murphy movie "the distinguished gentleman" they said if you have the right name id and say you're the other candidate

stephen colbert's possible run for the presidency. this ad comes after colbert gave his super pac to jon stewart. stephen colbert's super pac has been a joke from the beginning and is now building absurdity on absurdity, but super pacs have had a deadly serious impact on this presidential campaign already. so far, they've spent more than $27 million this campaign season, according to the federal election commission filings. during last night's debate, rick santorum confronted the man with the biggest super pac, mitt romney, over this ad. >> and he even voted to let convicted felons vote. >> santorum called that line a lie and romney responded in what has become his typical super pac rebuttal. >> i did not have a super pac run an ad against you. that's the -- as you know, that's something that's completely out of the control of candidates. >> what he's saying is the ad that says that i said -- or that i voted to allow felons to vote is inaccurate. and it is inaccurate. and if i had something in the super pac that was supporting me that

let's watch stephen colbert's big announcement last night. newt gingrich and mitt romney have been going out of their way to remind us they have no contact with or control over the superpacs that are run by friends and donors to destroy their opponents. here's romney a couple weeks ago on "morning joe." >> superpacs have to be separate from a campaign and candidate. i'm not allowed to communicate with them in any way, shape or form. if we coordinate in any way whatsoever, we go to the big house. >> go to the big house. so if stephen colbert did plan to run for president, he would have to give up his superpac to someone he doesn't have any control over. here is the big news from last night's show. >> you can't have the pac. you could have it run by somebody else. >> wait. what? what? someone else can take it over? i think there may be a guy. john? john stewart, everybody! john, let me ask you something. are you here to offer to take over colbert superpac. i won't offer. i'm honored. i will be honored. >> all right, john. prepare yourself. here

south carolina, send stephen colbert a message. on january 21st, vote herman cain. >> that is a hard hitting ad. one more piece of noncolbert news to tell you about. actor mark wahlberg apologizing for comments made in a men's journal where he told the magazine he would have stopped terrorists from flying into the world trade center on september 11th had he been on the plane. wahlberg, as it turns out, was scheduled to be on one of those flights from boston that hit the world trade center. but decided to fly a week earlier instead. mr. wahlberg issued an apology saying, to suggest i would have done anything differently than the passengers on that plane was irresponsible. i deeply apologize to the families of the victims that my answer came off as insensitive. it was certainly not my intention. >>> still ahead here on "way too early", what are you doing up at this hour? you're gamecocked and loaded, tweets, texts and e-mails are next. "morning joe" is moments away as we come back to the mills house in charleston, south carolina. bra

>> if there's a hunger for stephen colbert out there. george, if i find out in my exploratory phase, another candidate might be better for the united states, than a stephen colbert, i got 5% in south carolina. i'm willing throw to my weight behind one of those candidates. all they have to do is come and kiss my ring like they did donald trump's. they can come visit me this week. >> i want to turn your supporters are saying. there's a super pac supporting you. they released an ad overnight. taking a tough shot at mitt romney. >> i have not seen this ad. >> if mitt romney really believes -- >> corporations are people, my friends. >> then mitt romney is a serial killer. he's mitt the ripper. >> mitt romney, a serial killer? >> that's powerful stuff. that's powerful stuff. >> doesn't that cross the line? >> i had nothing to do with that ad. i have no control over that ad. if anything in that ad is inaccurate -- if he didn't say corporations are people. i'm not calling anyone a serial killer. i can't tell americans for a better tomorrow tomor

not coordinating with stephen colbert superpac. jim? >> america is in crisis. stephen colbert is turning our election into a circus. now the superpac that he founded is running attack ads against him just so we'll think they're not coordinating. >> enough is enough! >> i've had it with these muddy grubbing superpacs messing with our monday to friday elections. >> south carolina, send stephen colbert a message. on january 21st, vote herman cain because we can't afford to have a leader like this. >> stephen: look, i just think that rossa parks is overrated. >> overrate, rover yated. >> for the record, ladies and gentlemen, let's not forget rossa parks did break the law. however good her intentions. folks, i am hurt that jon stewart's superpac attacked me. but i defend their right to do so. in fact, i have defended it to the supreme court justice john paul stevens. a giant of american jurisprudence, the author of the defending opinions in both bush v gore and citizened united, the decision that lead to the formation of superpacs. i re

stephen colbert and his pal, jon stewart. colbert has just announced he will explore running for president. and stewart will oversee his political action committee. but their real target, all the big money they say is taking over american elections. here's abc's jon karl. >> reporter: even over lunch at lizard's thicket restaurant in columbia, south carolina, you can't get away from them. most of the nasty political ads in south carolina are not being run by the campaigns. but by a brand-new force in politics, outside groups called super pacs. now, into the fray, a new candidate with his own super pac, comedian stephen colbert. >> i am forming an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my possible candidacy for the president of the united states of south carolina. i'm doing it. drop them, jimmy. >> reporter: but behind the jokes are a serious point. super pacs don't have to follow the rules. where candidates can only accept donations of $2,500 per person, super pacs can accept millions from anybody, thanks to the supr

colbert, any thoughts an that, stephen? >> i cannot coordinate with you in any way. and i haven't seen the ad, but when i watched it, i thought that the final shot of a handsome man smiling could have been a little bit longer. >> trevor, i think we lost him, are you still there? >> yes, i am. >> holy [ bleep ]. this is still legal? >> it should be okay so far. nobody i can think of has gone to jail solely for coordinating, so that should make you feel better. you might get fined. >> fined? how much? >> well, 4 to 6 figures. >> 4 to 6 figures, where am i going to get that kind of -- no. if i get fined, could i pay that with super pac money? >> yes, probably. >> this is awesome! >> that, my friends, is satire. still ahead on "way too early," while you're awake, your life affirming texts and tweets are next. and "morning joe" live this morning from washington, d.c., just moments away. [ male announcer ] a raw nose can feel really sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue can make it burn even more. puffs plus lotion is

and will stephen colbert really run? we will talk about that. >> blue ivy carter already setting records. we will tell you how. >> and colitis check of the weather from doug >> 20 minutes before 7:00. time to check traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> the temperature is several dropped this morning. >> they have. winter is back all of a sudden after yesterday's with low 60's. now it's back to reality. let's look at the wind advisory that goes into effect at 9:00. north and west of the metro area. that goes all the way through west virginia and beyond. very strong wind, sustained and 30 miles an hour, gusting at 55 miles an hour in the higher elevations. temperatures have been plunging all night. in the twenties already in the higher elevations in the mountains, 30's and down. the event is a big story. when we combine the gusty wind right now gusting at 43 miles an hour in martinsburg already 24 in gaithersburg, you know what's going to happen. a little bit of sunshine, but a very blustery winter day. most all the pr

stephen colbert joke run is exposing the joke that citizens united. bernie sanders is here tonight. >> now that i have the super pac -- can i run as supporting stephen colbert? >> yes, you can as long as you do not coordinate. >> good to have you with us tonight, thanks for watching, republicans and democrats spent the week hammering mitt romney for his record at bain capital. today the obama campaign got in on the action and we'll have more on that coming up in the program. >>> i've said all week romney is going to have to come clean with the american people and talk about his record at bain. romney's campaign thinks this television ad is an adequate response. >> this is the business mitt romney helped start. and this one. and this steel mill. mitt romney helped create and ran a company that invested in struggling businesses. grew new ones and rebuilt old ones. creating thousands of jobs. those are the facts. >> all right, if romney wants to talk about facts, we could talk about facts. let's start with the facts surrounding this company, steel dynami

stephen colbert's natgeo wild south carolina serious classy republican debate with stephen colbert and caesar milline, no date yet, just clear your [bleep] calendar, it's on natgeo wild. >> it is going to be wild. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: okay. folks, natgeo wild doesn't pull out their lion humping footage unless it's serious. so this is the animal kingdom. natural selection was bound to kick in. today i also received this basket of melons from animal planet, okay. pure uncut peruvian honey do, all right, only the best. animal planet, the best planet, ruled by meercats but a democracy like america, plus animal planet posted if when you host your debated on our network we will change our name to colbert planet! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: now, folks, now you're speaking mylan gauge. a language where every other word is colbert. you heard them, natgeo wild, it's time to raise the ante. i will go with whoever can get the republican candidates to show. i say the theme, nature. it's an all-kid audience, all questions from the kids. maybe some animals can ask questions too. bu