Stephen Colbert explains the deep thinking that lay behind Herman Cain’s recent weird ad, explaining all the subtleties and nuances that Cain was seeking to convey in what might seem to the hoi polloi like a brutal peticide. Colbert also produces his own ad in a similar vein.

(This clip appeared on March 8, 2012. To get suggestions on how to view clips of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report outside the US, please see this earlier post.)