Stephen Colbert ripped into the ninth annual Values Voter Summit, last night on "The Colbert Report." Very few were spared. "There were so many great speakers," Colbert said. "Also Sarah Palin."

But the speeches were just part of the Values Voter Summit. It also holds the first large straw poll for presidential candidates.

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"This year's winner was Ted Cruz, who surged to 25 percent of the vote, up from 42 percent in 2013," Colbert explained. "Ted Cruz, to know him is to....ehh."

Colbert's pick for 2016 is Bobby Jindal, who came in fourth. But Jindal has some skeletons in his closet. As Colbert explains, "He's an academic."

Watch to find out what Jindal is doing to revamp his image: