Muhammad Yunus on The Colbert Report
Stephen can’t understand why Muhammad Yunus would lent money to poor women. From The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert.
Muhammad Yunus (Bangladeshi Muslim) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 “for [his] efforts to create economic and social development from below.”

It’s still profitable isn’t it? Why wouldn’t he understand?
He doesn’t “understand’ because he is playing a character which is a caricature of the worst of the right-wing pundits and talk show hosts. Of course they wouldn’t understand…where’s the Reaganomics (trickle-down theory) in giving financial assistance to anyone other than the ultra-wealthy?
I trust Mr. Yunus’ smile.
[...] Yumus is forthright with his beliefs and quite moderate when it comes to looking that the world’s institutions and understanding the roles of governments and private sectors in societies. I don’t find his thinking too revolutionary, I guess I always thought the idea of capitalism was to better society (silly me), but the way he has put those beliefs to practice is admirable. He is also a humble speaker to listent to and projects a charming personality. Check out this interview from the Colbert Report. [...]