WE WERE TALKING BEFORE, YOU CAN FEEL THE ENERGY IN THE ROOM.
YOU CAN FEEL THE WAVE OF POPULAR INTEREST IN THIS ELECTION RISING
BEHIND YOU, BECAUSE WE ARE ONLY SIX DAYS AWAY FROM THE VOTING IN
IOWA, WHICH MEANS THIS IS THE LAST WEEK CBS WILL LET ME SAY
"CAUCUS" ON THE AIR.
( LAUGHTER ) CAUCUS.
( LAUGHTER ) I'M A CHILD.
AND LAST NIGHT IN DES MOINES, THE DEMOCRATS DID SOMETHING WE
RARELY SEE ANYMORE-- THEM ON A WEEK NIGHT.
AND IT WASN'T SOME BORING DEBATE.
IT WAS A TOWN HALL.
AND IN FRONT OF THE AVERAGE WORKING IOWANIANS, THEY EACH
MADE A GREAT CASE WHY THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
SHOULD BE, REALLY, ANY ONE OF THEM.
>> I LIKE HILLARY CLINTON, AND I RESPECT HILLARY CLINTON.
>> I OBVIOUSLY RESPECT SENATOR SANDERS GREATLY.
>> I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CANDIDACY IN THE
COMPANY OF SECRETARY CLINTON AND SENATOR SANDERS.
>> HILLARY CLINTON IS A VERY GOOD PERSON.
MARTIN O'MALLEY IS A VERY DECENT GUY.
>> Stephen: WOW.
( LAUGHTER ) GET A ROOM, GUYS.
( LAUGHTER ) THEY ARE REALLY TRYING TO GET
EVERY LAST VOTE, INCLUDING EACH OTHER'S.
AND THEY WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES BEING RUTHLESSLY NICE.
THE AUDIENCE OF IOWA VOTERS WHO WERE THERE TO ASK THE TOUGH
QUESTIONS, DIDN'T SHOW UP.
BUT THESE FRIENDLY FOLKS DID.
>> I THINK YOU'VE INTRODUCED A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT COULD HELP
A LOT OF PEOPLE.
MY QUESTION IS, REALISTICALLY, HOW DO WE FUND THOSE PROGRAMS?
>> GOOD.
>> I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ISSUE YOU THINK SHOULD BE MOST
IMPORTANT TO YOUNG VOTERS AND WHY.
>> THANK YOU.
GREAT QUESTION.
>> MADAM SECRETARY, BEFORE I ASK MY QUESTION, I HAVE A QUICK
COMMENT, AND THAT IS THAT I WAS A LUKEWARM PERSON FOR YOU BEFORE
THE BENGHAZI HEARINGS.
I WATCHED ALL 11 HOURS, EVERY SECOND OF IT, AND CAME AWAY FROM
THAT A GUNG HO SUPPORTER OF YOURS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: HE DID EVENTUALLY GET TO HIS QUESTION, WHICH WAS,
"SECRETARY CLINTON, WHY DO BIRDS SUDDENLY APPEAR EVERY TIME YOU
ARE NEAR?" ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE ) NOW, THE THING ABOUT TOWN HALLS
IS THERE'S NO CONFLICT, AND YOU DON'T REALLY LEARN ANYTHING NEW.
BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT.
BECAUSE IT IS NICE TO SEE THEM GET OUT FROM BEHIND THEIR
PODIUMS.
IT REALLY HUMANIZES THEM.
I WOULD LOVE TO TRY TO MAKE MYSELF SEEM HUMAN.
YOU, SIR.
YOU'RE RAISING YOUR HAND.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> YES, STEPHEN.
I'M AN E.M.T. FROM CEDAR RAPIDS.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> I WAS JUST WONDERING, ARE YOU ALSO WILLING TO TAKE QUESTIONS
FROM YOUR AUDIENCE?
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION FROM YOU, A TRUE HERO.
THANK YOU.
IT'S AN HONOR TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, I AM ANSWERING A QUESTION RIGHT NOW.
AND I WANT EVERYONE HERE TO KNOW THAT I HAVE THE VISION AND
LEADERSHIP TO TAKE FURTHER QUESTIONS.
YES, YOU, SIR, WITH-- IS IT A BEARD?
IS THAT WHAT YOU HAVE?
YES, YOU.
>> HI, STEPHEN -- >> YES, IT'S VERY HARD TO TALK
WITH A BEARD THAT FUZZY.
I UNDERSTAND.
YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
OR PERHAPS YOUR BEARD HAS A QUESTION?
I'M A NETFLIX SUBSCRIBER FROM DULUTH.
DO YOU THINK MARTIN O'MALLEY WAS ASKED ANY UNFAIR QUESTIONS?
AND DO YOU HAVE ANY JOKES ABOUT IT?
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT'S A PERFECT QUESTION AND I LOVE YOU, AND RIGHT NOW I WANT
TO CRAWL INSIDE YOUR BEARD AND LIVE IN IT LIKE A TREMBLING
LITTLE BIRD.
I DO REMEMBER THE UNFAIR QUESTION THAT WAS REQUESTED BY
CHRIS CUOMO OF MARTIN O'MALLEY.
>> AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS A 15% RULE IN A LOT OF THESE CAUCUSES,
SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE 15% OF THE CAUCUSES IN THAT ROOM, THOSE MEN
AND WOMEN HAVE TO GO TO A DIFFERENT CANDIDATE.
SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT, AND YOUR FOLLOWERS NOW HAVE TO GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE, THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT YOU, WHAT IS YOUR
SUGGESTION TO THEM?
>> Stephen: I THINK THAT QUESTION IS WAY OUT OF LINE.
CHRIS CUOMO WHY NOT JUST ASK MARREDIN O'MALLEY, "AFTER YOU
DIE, CAN I HAVE YOUR 10-SPEED BIKE."
THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.
WOULD YOU MIND MOUTHING THE WORDS "THANK YOU" AS YOU SIT
DOWN.
YOU MA'AM, RIGHT OVER THERE.
>> THANKS, STEPHEN.
I'M A PART-TIME C.E.O., FULL-TIME MOM, CURRENTLY SERVING
IN AFGHANISTAN.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION?
>> DO YOU HAVE A CLIP OF HILLARY CLINTON THAT YOU'D LIKE AN
AUDIENCE MEMBER TO HELP YOU SET UP?
>> Stephen: THAT IS THE GREATEST QUESTION EVER ASKED.
IF I WAS MAKING A CLONE ARMY OF PHILOSOPHERS, I WOULD USE YOU AS
MY BASELINE D.N.A.
THIS HILLARY CLIP, WE HAVE ALL SEEN BERNIE SANDERS'
INSPIRATIONAL AMERICA AD, HAVEN'T WE.
LAST NIGHT, CNN MADE SURE HILLARY SAW IT, TOO?
TOO.
>> I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK THAT'S FABULOUS.
I LOVED IT.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THAT IS TOUGH.
THAT IS TOUGH, FORCING HER TO SMILE THROUGH HER OPPONENT'S AD.
BUT I THINK THEY REALLY WENT TOO FAR WHEN THEY MADE HER WATCH THE
ENTIRE BENGHAZI MOVIE.
>> PULL OVER FOR INSPECTION.
>> I'M SORRY, CIRC I CAN'T DO THAT.
>> WE HAVE A U.S. AMBASSADOR AT RISK.
>> WE ARE THE ONLY HELP THEY HAVE.
>> I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK THAT'S FABULOUS.
I LOVED IT.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THAT IS THE BEST
REVIEW A MICHAEL BAY FILM HAS EVER RECEIVED.
YES, YES, THE YOUNG LADY WITH THE BANGS THERE.
>> HELLO, STEPHEN.
I'M A PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCE PLANT FROM DES MOINES.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
I BROUGHT MY OWN FOOTAGE.
JIMMY, CAN YOU ROLL THAT?
HERE'S MARTIN O'MALLEY TAKING OFF HIS JACKET, ROLLING UP HIS
SLEEVES, AND LOOSENING HIS TIE.
WHY WOULD HE DO THAT >> HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS.
SOMETIMES PUBLIC FIGURES WILL JUST SPONTANEOUSLY GO CASUAL,
ALL RIGHT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) IT MAKES THEM SEE MORE RELATABLE
OR HARD WORKING.
SOMETIMES THEY'LL EVEN-- THEY'LL EVEN ROLL UP A SLEEVE LIKE THIS,
OR MAYBE PUT THEIR FOOT UP IN A POSITION THAT NO ONE WOULD
NORMALLY STAND IN.
AND THEN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) JUST ROLL UP HIS SLEEVES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THIS IS-- IT LETS-- IT LETS THE
AUDIENCE KNOW-- LETS THE AUDIENCE KNOW THAT THEY'RE JUST
ORDINARY FOLK, READY TO GET TO WORK, WHO HAVE NOT SKIPPED LEG
DAY.
THEN MAYBE THEY'LL JUST TAKE A BEER AND CRACK IT OPEN AND--
MMM!
THAT IS DOMESTIC.
( LAUGHTER ) YES.
SIR, RIGHT THERE.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> YES.
I DIDN'T WATCH LAST NIGHT'S TOWN HALL.
SO DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT DOG THAT RAN A
MARATHON?
>> Stephen: YES, THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT'S AFFECTING A LOT OF
PEOPLE'S FACEBOOK FEEDS THIS MORNING.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.
IT'S A TRUE STORY.
IN ALABAMA, A BLOODHOUND NAMED LUDIVINE WAS LET OUT ON A PEE
BREAK, BUT IT GOT OUT OF THE YARD AND RAN A HALF MARATHON AND
FINISHED 7th.
IT'S A TRUE STORY.
IT'S A STORY OF HOPE.
IT'S A STORY THAT REMINDS ME OF THE TIME I TRIED TO GO TO THE
GYM AND ENDED UP MAKING A MISTAKE AND WINNING BEST IN
BREED AT THE WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YES, WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST
QUESTION.
THE TALL AFRICAN AMERICAN GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK OF THE
ROOM.
>> HEY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> STEPHEN!
THANK YOU.
MR. COLBERT, I'M AN ACTOR FROM HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M WONDERING, MY QUESTION IS, WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR THE
REST OF THE SHOW TONIGHT?
>> Stephen: THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE QUESTION.
YOU'RE AN AMAZING PERSON.
I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I INTEND TO DO.
I INTEND TO BE RIGHT BACK WITH LAURENCE FISHBURNE.
STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪