The Nutcracker

I don't usually do this, but I'm going to mix it up tonight. First of all, the guest. Would you believe it was a ballet dancer? That's right, David Hallberg, the first American to join Russia's Bolshoi Ballet was on The Colbert Report. David Hallberg is also with the American Ballet Theatre. That gave Stephen the perceived right to call him a double agent! They talked a little about his decision to be a ballet dancer, his admiration for Fred Astaire, and his comparison of real ballet to a popular movie that was out recently.

And then, like so many artists, he performed for the audience and us. Hold on a minute. Don't say you don't like ballet. Even if you hate ballet, you will love this performance. So, go over to Colbert Nation to watch if you did not see it live on TV tonight. Yes you will probably have to wait until tomorrow to see that episode online, but be sure to do it because the performance is like none you've ever seen.

If you like that and want some more ballet, here's a nice YouTube video.

Back to news and politics. Now that Donald Trump is going to have a debate, Stephen wants in also. He will invite all the Republican candidates, as well as John McCain to the debate that he moderates. Stephen is also working with Dick Harpootlian, Chairman of the Democratic Party of South Carolina, to get a referendum question on the ballot in South Carolina as follows:

In order to address the matter of Corporate Personhood, the enfranchised People of the Sovereighn State of South Carolina shall decree that: (note - O is for voter to fill in circle)

O Corporations are People
O People are People

Stephen will most likely use his SuperPac to finance that initiative. In other politics, we got to see what a TV ad might look like if someone's dad and mom did an ad. It was very family centered.

Now, are you going to remember to look at Colbert Nation tomorrow to see the ballet performance by David Hallberg? You really have to do that.