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Colbert on Exxon's 'Cleanup Technique Employed by Drunk Guys'

Stephen Colbert weighed in on Exxon's tar sands oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas this week. He mocks Exxon's cleanup efforts as they "Try to put the Pegasus pipeline oil back underground where it came from and employs a time-honored cleanup technique pioneered by drunk guys."

This segment features video footage taken by the Tar Sands Blockade as they "broke into" Arkansas.

Better coverage by Colbert on the situation there in Mayflower than you'll see on any of the MSM.



Colbert Smacks Down Republican's Attack on 17th Amendment

Thursday night Steven Colbert took Pete Hoekstra to task for his plan to change the Constitution and take away your right to vote for U.S. Senator.

You heard that right: Pete Hoekstra actually wants to repeal the 17th Amendment and give Lansing, Michigan politicians the power to pick your next senator.

Rep. Hoekstra (R-MI) is running against incumbent Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) this year, after a failed effort to replace Governor Jennifer Granholm in 2012. Wildly popular with the GOP, Hoekstra's campaign contributors have deep pockets, making him a very real threat.

Colbert wrapped up the segment with a stinging rebuke, "The point is these candidates are being refreshingly honest when they say that voters cannot be trusted to choose their senator...and if we elect them, we'll prove them right."



The Word - Let Them Buy Cake

Stephen Colbert discusses Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's bold new policy requiring protesters to pay for the right to protest.