Colbert Takes On Herman Cain’s ‘Classic Joke’ (VIDEO)

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Stephen Colbert loves the “action packed” 2012 Republican presidential primary. With so many characters and twists, “it’s like a Mexican telenovela that wants to deport itself,” he said Tuesday.

But all eyes have been on Herman Cain recently, as the former Godfathers Pizza CEO enjoys a surge in the polls. But Cain stumbled a bit recently when he claimed to “joke” about an electrified border fence that could kill illegal immigrants.

“Electrified fence, classic joke,” Colbert said. “It’s like ‘Who’s on first?’ ‘What’s on fire?’ I don’t know how many people it’s killed.”

But Cain hasn’t totally walked back the idea of an electrified border fence. “He’s joking, unless you’re into the idea,” Colbert said. “In which case he means it.”

Watch the video:

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