Nancy Pelosi, Stephen Colbert Strike Deal On DISCLOSE Act (VIDEO)

Nancy Pelosi and Stephen Colbert have a deal.

The House Minority Leader will encourage her members to appear on the comedian's "Better Know A District" series, and the comedian will support the DISCLOSE Act, which would make campaign finance more transparent.

The negotiation transpired when the California congresswoman appeared on "The Colbert Report" Wednesday.

"Can we make a deal?" asked Colbert.

"Anything," replied Pelosi.

"This DISCLOSE Act, is it important to you?"

"Yes, it's very important."

"If I throw my weight behind the DISCLOSE Act, if I support DISCLOSE Act, will you encourage the Democratic members of the House of Representatives to do my ‘Better Know a District’ series?" asked Colbert.

Pelosi immediately stretched out her arm and said, "It's a deal." The two shook hands.

Pelosi had previously created a web video titled "Stop Colbert," jokingly assailing the comedian's super PAC, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and touting her support for the DISCLOSE Act.

Colbert and Pelosi, both Catholics, discussed birth control, with Colbert saying that he stood with GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum on the issue. "I respect what Mr. Santorum thinks and believes for himself,” she said. “I think that it would be wise for the gentleman to understand -- maybe they need a lesson in the birds and the bees or whatever it is. There has to be another way."

Prior to Pelosi's appearance, the comedian played a past clip of an exchange between the two in which Pelosi said she wouldn't come on his show.

The comedian also jabbed San Francisco, which Pelosi represents, saying that the 1906 earthquake marked the last time "anyone could afford to live there without six roommates."

Earlier on HuffPost:

Comments

[Ashkewoof]

08:53 AM on 02/25/2012

Better Know a District? Better know Colbert before appearing. Something I think smart people can do. The dumb ones will be exposed for their lack of intellect and or savvy.

What I could really get behind if were going all constitutional amendment is: Fully publicly fund all elections and ban all private and special interest money from the process.

[Dan Slander]

06:54 AM on 02/24/2012

This is what makes a funny guy like Colbert so distasteful, buddying up and trying to humorize the likes of the insider trading Lear jet at your expense flying pol Pelosi. Not funny.

[Nell608]

01:25 AM on 02/24/2012

Nancy Pelosi is one savvy lady. Ads by Colbert's super-fund will promote Disclose which won't go over very well with other PACs.

Having clever, creative people make entertaining ads in support of naming billionaires who are buying our government is a big get for Pelosi. I look forward to whatever the Citizens for a Better Tomorrow Tomorrow PAC does next.

[LSophia]

01:16 AM on 02/24/2012

Pelosi kicks righteous booty. Can't wait to see her back in the Speaker's chair.

[dahlia97]

12:00 AM on 02/24/2012

Bush--great or greatest?

No problem.
He's definitely the greatest.

The greatest "- - - - - - -" ever!

(There were so many derogatory words that applied...just fill in your own)

[Gordonfan24]

01:13 AM on 02/24/2012

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at the truth. I feel like Boehner except I'm not an ineffective pansy.

[alchemy1]

11:14 PM on 02/23/2012

I have so missed... "Better know a dstrict"... can hardly wait.

[Gariik]

10:33 PM on 02/23/2012

At least Stephen cleared up the matter about hating kittens.

You know, I heard Newt Gingrich hates the Puppy Bowl.

[Ultram Casuale]

10:55 PM on 02/23/2012

Newt Gingrish hates everything except wife-obsolescence.

[Cloball]

11:19 AM on 02/24/2012

Everything except icecream.

[Joseph Huether]

05:18 PM on 02/23/2012

Steven:
It wasn't "5 guys" up there. It was 6.
You left out God!!!!
How dare you sir.

[Sandra Larsen]

05:57 PM on 02/23/2012

God is Omnipresent. It goes without saying if you are a 'Christian, which, if you were you wouldn't have said that.

[marinemomof3]

07:24 PM on 02/23/2012

Best not judge, unless you want to be judged.

[Shauni Waterdragon]

09:19 PM on 02/23/2012

It was a joke.

[HarpoSnarx]

06:09 PM on 02/23/2012

Actually five guys in front of a money changer with a PAC who all THINK they're God ! ! ! !

[CaptainVideo]

05:12 PM on 02/23/2012

You have to give these gutsy Catholic women a lot of credit for standing up to the bishops and doing what is best for the American people instead of doing what they are told.

[Gordonfan24]

01:18 AM on 02/24/2012

It shouldn't have anything to do with theology. It's 2012, when are you theists going to realize that believing in myths and fantasies is a waste of time. Be a free thinker, you might learn something about the world and yourself.

[Todd Ecker]

10:06 AM on 02/24/2012

Believing in God and free thinking are not mutually exclusive.

[janetislight]

04:39 PM on 02/23/2012

I can't wait until November when Pelosi takes over as Speaker again. We need a Speaker like her again that speak for the people en mass. I never appreciated her as much as I do now that we have Boehnor, who rarely delivers the votes he promises.

And thank you very much again for opening eyes Mr. Colbert. Hope your mother is feeling much better.

[nadohawk]

11:08 PM on 02/23/2012

The Democratic Party does not need conservatives like Pelosi. No more of these Democrats acting like Republicans. The Democratic Party needs to stick to its roots...just look at how little the Democrats have controlled government these past 50 years.

[Gordonfan24]

01:21 AM on 02/24/2012

That's going to change forthwith. No longer will we take a backseat to the GOTP. Their regressive, backward way of thinking is a red flag to millions of Americans and the change will start November 2nd, 2012. BE PROGRESSIVE!

[Gordonfan24]

01:22 AM on 02/24/2012

Well said Miss Janet!

[Aussieposter]

04:39 PM on 02/23/2012

Disclose act may help.......The best solution Ban election donations and go to public funding.

[Sandra Larsen]

05:59 PM on 02/23/2012

The best solution is to repeal the legislation which gave corporations 'personage'. Corporations are not people, have no soul or ethics or morals. Stockholder profits are NOT the bottom line.

[johnmorgan]

08:47 PM on 02/23/2012

But like she said, at this point it would require a constitutional amendment.

[yakmon]

11:25 PM on 02/23/2012

Actually, I like my tax donors 5X tax—donate $100 and pay a $500 federal tax. In this way if your going to buy influence you'd better be prepared to pay for it...

[Sunwyn Ravenwood]

03:48 PM on 02/24/2012

Oh man, what a great idea.

[Bompa]

04:32 PM on 02/23/2012

Democrats and progressives have a sense of humor....... Tea Baggers, Repugnicans and conservatives... not so much. Oh they are funny, but they think they are being serious!

Never, never trust anybody that has no sense of humor!

[naaman]

08:05 PM on 02/23/2012

What a ridiculous remark.

[Bompa]

08:56 PM on 02/23/2012

You just proved my point...thank you very much........ you can go now!

[OhMyDog]

10:48 PM on 02/23/2012

Bompa is right. No humor, no trust.

[Funky Discharge]

08:16 PM on 02/23/2012

I agree completely.

My username should be ample evidence...

[Bompa]

08:57 PM on 02/23/2012

;-) f&f

[sugarpops]

04:02 PM on 02/23/2012

Disclose Act, with Nancy and Stephen behind it how can it fail.
Know who is funding the SuperPacs and boycott their products.

[ronp121]

03:32 PM on 02/23/2012

Another step in the right direction. Thanks to both of you.

[asiclilpup]

03:30 PM on 02/23/2012

The righties have vilified Soros for having many shell corps in order to hide his identity with his political contributions ( their theory not mine ) The Super Pacs do the very same thing but the money involved is sickening. If a wealthy conservo can donate those untold millions of dollars to a SPAC, imagine at least having half of that amount going towards their tax requirements.

[indieprncss75]

03:43 PM on 02/23/2012

I agree with you.. the worst thing (IMO) about these super pacs is that the majority of the money is coming from 5 extremely wealthy indiviuals who are hijacking our republic to what they think the rest of us (313,069,284) should be living our lives.. this is no way to run a cuontry, unless of course you want a dictatorship.