‘Colbert Report’: Wisconsin’s Supreme Showdown
Angry Wisconsin liberals are using the state's Supreme Court election as a referendum on Gov. Scott Walker and taking aim at expletive-flinging Justice David Prosser. Will this justice be served?Angry Wisconsin liberals are using the state’s Supreme Court election as a referendum on Gov. Scott Walker and taking aim at expletive-flinging Justice David Prosser. Will this justice be served? Stephen Colbert weighs in on the latest battle in America’s Dairyland in this clip from Wednesday’s “Colbert Report.” –KA
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