There has been a lot of talk lately about Hurricane Dorian and Alabama and Sharpie pens and weather maps and, well, a whole bunch of things.
Some people think that the current occupant is obsessing about Alabama because he had the weather forecast wrong. I don't think so.
I think he doesn't know where Alabama is on a map of the good old United States. That's why he can't let it go. He doesn't want people to realize that he doesn't even know where Alabama is.
On my TV machine recently, I heard him say a bunch of words including these:
"The original path that most people thought it was going to be taking as you know was right through Florida where on the right would have been Georgia, Alabama, etc."
And then he was asked about the Sharpie extension drawn on the map and said:
"I don't know. I don't know. I don't know." On a side note, seems to me he should be saying that every day about, well you name it, he can say "I don't know" and he would be correct about that statement.
But, back to Alabama. Look at that first quote. He said ... right through Florida where on the right would have been Georgia, Alabama, etc.
Is he thinking that Alabama is on the right side of Florida just like Georgia is? That's what it sounds like to me. It sounds like he doesn't know where Alabama is. He thinks it is on the East Coast.
Someone hand him a blank map of the 50 states and his famous Sharpie and make him write in the names of all the states. Do you think he could do it? Do you think he could spell the states correctly? Would he get Iowa and Ohio mixed up? Would he accidentally on purpose leave off Hawaii?
So many questions and no way to find out. Unless it is at tomorrow's press conference. Ha. Joking. There's not going to be a press conference.
But hey, while I have your attention, why not head on over to the Red Cross website and donate some money for hurricane relief. Or go to one of the other worthy groups that are helping.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Wait Outside
The Polar Vortex is going back where it belongs, up at the Polar North. And that fuels the Global Warming debate again. One person is getting tired of what Global Warming is doing to the planet though and that is Donald Trump. He thinks it is bs and that it has got to stop.
Thank you, the Donald. I'm glad you are among the people who want global warming, and all the bs that comes with it, to stop.
Sadly, so many people, and some of them should know better, think that one day of weather in their neighborhood is equal to climate over a long period of time and affecting the entire planet. For example, it has been cold in the old US of A and other places in the northern hemisphere. But Australia? It's bloomin' hot down there. Read more about it here.
How can a person judge what is a credible source of information? Stephen showed a clip of someone from Fox News talking about a picture of Al Gore's book, "An Inconvenient Truth." She was able to post a picture of the book with a price tag taped on it with $1. She has no idea where the picture came from which prompted Stephen to comment on the best news reports ending with, "I don't know where we got this." Leave it to Stephen to note that Steve Doocy's book, "Tales from the Dad Side: Misadventures in Fatherhood (Hardcover)" can be found online at Amazon for a penny!
Many people are talking about income inequality. One of those persons is Barack Obama. Another one is Pope Francis. Here to argue with Stephen, best Catholic, was the Colbert Nation's Chaplain, Father Jim Martin. As usual, Father Jim was gracious, but Stephen was able to trip him up on many points that he tried to make. I'm sure the two remain good friends.
Stephen had a time traveler on the show. I knew that he was going to be there even before he showed up. Anyway, it was Time Traveling Brandy Thief. Although researchers could find no evidence of time travelers, somehow this Time Traveler was able to steal Stephen's brandy and to even know, before Stephen picked a card, that it would be the Three of Clubs!
Stephen's guest last night was John Seigenthaler, new news anchor for Al Jazeera America. Stephen grilled him, while still promising to give him The Colbert Bump. John Seigenthaler worked hard to help Stephen understand what Al Jazeera America is all about. It's about news. He asked if Stephen had been watching journalism. "I am journalism," responded Stephen. And Al Jazeera is about a peninsula. So, now everyone knows.
Thank you, the Donald. I'm glad you are among the people who want global warming, and all the bs that comes with it, to stop.
Sadly, so many people, and some of them should know better, think that one day of weather in their neighborhood is equal to climate over a long period of time and affecting the entire planet. For example, it has been cold in the old US of A and other places in the northern hemisphere. But Australia? It's bloomin' hot down there. Read more about it here.
How can a person judge what is a credible source of information? Stephen showed a clip of someone from Fox News talking about a picture of Al Gore's book, "An Inconvenient Truth." She was able to post a picture of the book with a price tag taped on it with $1. She has no idea where the picture came from which prompted Stephen to comment on the best news reports ending with, "I don't know where we got this." Leave it to Stephen to note that Steve Doocy's book, "Tales from the Dad Side: Misadventures in Fatherhood (Hardcover)" can be found online at Amazon for a penny!
Many people are talking about income inequality. One of those persons is Barack Obama. Another one is Pope Francis. Here to argue with Stephen, best Catholic, was the Colbert Nation's Chaplain, Father Jim Martin. As usual, Father Jim was gracious, but Stephen was able to trip him up on many points that he tried to make. I'm sure the two remain good friends.
Stephen had a time traveler on the show. I knew that he was going to be there even before he showed up. Anyway, it was Time Traveling Brandy Thief. Although researchers could find no evidence of time travelers, somehow this Time Traveler was able to steal Stephen's brandy and to even know, before Stephen picked a card, that it would be the Three of Clubs!
Stephen's guest last night was John Seigenthaler, new news anchor for Al Jazeera America. Stephen grilled him, while still promising to give him The Colbert Bump. John Seigenthaler worked hard to help Stephen understand what Al Jazeera America is all about. It's about news. He asked if Stephen had been watching journalism. "I am journalism," responded Stephen. And Al Jazeera is about a peninsula. So, now everyone knows.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Very Very Big, Very Big
Let's get right to it. Donald Trump has been talking. His latest promotion is this: If President Barack Obama shows some assorted college and passport papers to Donald Trump, then Donald Trump promises he will give $5,000,000 to a charity of President Barack Obama's choice. There is a caveat. (Neat that he used that term considering who the guest was later in the show.) It must be by 5:00 p.m. (Neat again - another Latin term!) on October 31, 2012. If Obama does this, Trump will be totally satisfied.
Stephen has a generous and selfless counter-offer for Donald Trump with an offer of $1,000,000 from the Colbert Super PAC to any charity. All Trump has to do is basically just relax and stop talking for a little while. Let his cares melt away. Be one with the world. There is, however, a similar caveat from Stephen. It also must happen by 5:00 p.m. on Halloween.
Is it possible to show a link between FOX, a bunch of questions, and a vigorous exercise routine? I think so and Stephen demonstrated how that could be done last night. He brought up the topic of Libya and then immediately showed many of the FOX newsypeople asking questions, such as, "Who?" "What"? "Why?" and "How?" (They forgot When and Where, but that was a few weeks ago in Libya.) Stephen asked a very important question. "If you put a statement in the form of a question, is that journalism?" We also got to see FOX Legal Analyst Peter Johnson, Jr. (or Richard Richard Richard as Stephen pointed out), admit, "I have no evidence of this."
But this whole question and question session was also a demonstration of what I assume is Stephen's exercise regimen that keeps his 6-pack firing on all six cylinders. He power-walked the studio. He danced down the steps. He climbed monkey bars. He tread on a treadmill. Even after this vigorous workout, he was still able to keep on with journalism by asking one last question. "But ultimately, the question is, how many questions do we have to ask before voters forget? President Obama killed Osama bin Laden."
Moving from journalism to politics, Stephen brought out his "Days Without a GOP Rape Mention" board. It had been at 13, but he had to erase that, write in a 0 (zero), sniff the marker before putting the cap back on it, and continue with his explanation. The latest GOP personality to blunder into the rape controversy is Richard Mourdock, Indiana candidate for U.S. Senate. He has said that even when a pregnancy results from rape, it is something that God intended to happen.
Stephen reminded us why he has to keep track on his "Days Without a GOP Rape Mention" board. There's Todd Akin with his "...the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down..." comment, Steve King who never heard of a girl getting pregnant from statutory rape, Tom Smith who equated rape with out of wedlock pregnancy, and Roger Rivard who offered advice that "... some girls, they rape so easy..."
"Well, some political careers they end so quickly," reported Stephen. He calls them Team Rape. Stephen admits they probably don't appreciate that designation, but, "Come on, they're kinda asking for it."
Stephen felt the need to remind his fellow conservatives that in 1920, women won the right to vote. He then offered great advice to these fellow conservative men should they ever be in a conversation and feel the need to say something about rape. This was so important that he told them to go grab a pencil. He proceeded to give them wonderful advice, advice that should spare them the awkward positions they might get in by talking about rape or abortion.
Sadly this advice comes to late for Richard Mourdock. His campaign is in shambles, but Stephen realized this is just something God intended to happen.
Stephen's guest was not ancient, but he did talk about an ancient culture - the Romans. Anthony Everitt joined Stephen and he knows a whole lot about ancient Rome and has written many books. The most recent is "The Rise of Rome - the Making of the World's Greatest Empire." Although you might think someone who wrote about the ancient Romans would be all stuffy and boring, I actually think there was more humor and back and forth banter than with someone who is a movie star or comedian. Both men were obviously experts about Rome and Romans. Good times.
Stephen has a generous and selfless counter-offer for Donald Trump with an offer of $1,000,000 from the Colbert Super PAC to any charity. All Trump has to do is basically just relax and stop talking for a little while. Let his cares melt away. Be one with the world. There is, however, a similar caveat from Stephen. It also must happen by 5:00 p.m. on Halloween.
Is it possible to show a link between FOX, a bunch of questions, and a vigorous exercise routine? I think so and Stephen demonstrated how that could be done last night. He brought up the topic of Libya and then immediately showed many of the FOX newsypeople asking questions, such as, "Who?" "What"? "Why?" and "How?" (They forgot When and Where, but that was a few weeks ago in Libya.) Stephen asked a very important question. "If you put a statement in the form of a question, is that journalism?" We also got to see FOX Legal Analyst Peter Johnson, Jr. (or Richard Richard Richard as Stephen pointed out), admit, "I have no evidence of this."
But this whole question and question session was also a demonstration of what I assume is Stephen's exercise regimen that keeps his 6-pack firing on all six cylinders. He power-walked the studio. He danced down the steps. He climbed monkey bars. He tread on a treadmill. Even after this vigorous workout, he was still able to keep on with journalism by asking one last question. "But ultimately, the question is, how many questions do we have to ask before voters forget? President Obama killed Osama bin Laden."
Moving from journalism to politics, Stephen brought out his "Days Without a GOP Rape Mention" board. It had been at 13, but he had to erase that, write in a 0 (zero), sniff the marker before putting the cap back on it, and continue with his explanation. The latest GOP personality to blunder into the rape controversy is Richard Mourdock, Indiana candidate for U.S. Senate. He has said that even when a pregnancy results from rape, it is something that God intended to happen.
Stephen reminded us why he has to keep track on his "Days Without a GOP Rape Mention" board. There's Todd Akin with his "...the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down..." comment, Steve King who never heard of a girl getting pregnant from statutory rape, Tom Smith who equated rape with out of wedlock pregnancy, and Roger Rivard who offered advice that "... some girls, they rape so easy..."
"Well, some political careers they end so quickly," reported Stephen. He calls them Team Rape. Stephen admits they probably don't appreciate that designation, but, "Come on, they're kinda asking for it."
Stephen felt the need to remind his fellow conservatives that in 1920, women won the right to vote. He then offered great advice to these fellow conservative men should they ever be in a conversation and feel the need to say something about rape. This was so important that he told them to go grab a pencil. He proceeded to give them wonderful advice, advice that should spare them the awkward positions they might get in by talking about rape or abortion.
Sadly this advice comes to late for Richard Mourdock. His campaign is in shambles, but Stephen realized this is just something God intended to happen.
Stephen's guest was not ancient, but he did talk about an ancient culture - the Romans. Anthony Everitt joined Stephen and he knows a whole lot about ancient Rome and has written many books. The most recent is "The Rise of Rome - the Making of the World's Greatest Empire." Although you might think someone who wrote about the ancient Romans would be all stuffy and boring, I actually think there was more humor and back and forth banter than with someone who is a movie star or comedian. Both men were obviously experts about Rome and Romans. Good times.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
There's a Squirrel on Your Head
In my effort today to predict what Stephen will talk about, here's another link. And again, it's by Dylan Stableford over at Yahoo! News.
So, yes it is about The Donald, and he said his announcement would be Big which is better than Huge in the Trump Dictionary, but the comments, or tweet treats (copyrighted) are the fun part. Just what we need for this Halloween season. Enjoy.
So, yes it is about The Donald, and he said his announcement would be Big which is better than Huge in the Trump Dictionary, but the comments, or tweet treats (copyrighted) are the fun part. Just what we need for this Halloween season. Enjoy.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Isaac to Trump: You're Fired
First off, I want to say what great opening credits those are for this week's "Tampa 2012 - America Strikes Back." Someone should make a movie.
Two things are going on in the country now. The Republican National Convention in Tampa and Hurricane Isaac in the Gulf Coast. Because of one of these events, the other event had to change its course. And since it's pretty hard to make a hurricane change course, you have probably figured out that its the Republican Convention that changed course. Well, changed its schedule, so almost the same thing. As a result, Donald "The Donald" Trump did not get to give his speech. Here was about the only platform where Donald Trump would be able to share his views and he lost out on that chance. When will we ever get to hear him talk again? I just don't know.
Other speakers have canceled in order to go back to their states and be there for the hurricane: Governors Rick Scott of Florida, Robert Bentley of Alabama and Phil Bryant of Mississippi. That's okay, there are plenty of other people at the Convention. Chris Christie will give the keynote speech, Paul Ryan will accept the Vice Presidential nomination and Marco Rubio is Hispanic. Time permitting, Mitt Romney will speak.
The most important thing happening at the Convention isn't happening in Tampa. It is happening online, on the Internet over at Colbert Nation. Stephen mentioned that Tampa is known for its strip bars and they are expecting to do a brisk business form delegates. Therefore security is tight. Everyone should have a security pass and so everyone should go here to get their Tampa 2012: America Strikes Back All-Access Pass. Even if you choose not to get one, you should at least go look at the choices on the form. You will find out a lot about yourself just by the choices you make.
You will need to fill in the usual things, your name, your sexuality, your most urgent lower taxes priority, your home state, your summer home state, your ski home state and your tax haven country. Also you will be asked to vote for your favorite Repetitive Republican.
You may remember that Todd Akin made waves last week with his statements that reflected his knowledge of how the female body works. Stephen tried to clear up all the confusion with his Hoo-Ha Lady Zone 5000. He was able to lay it all out for us to show the workings of the female reproductive system, including the dragon that guards the entrance. Good. Now we know. If you need any more info, just stop by any strip joint.
Stephen also talked briefly about Rep. Steve King, Congressman from Iowa, (not to be confused with Stephen King who talks about and writes about scary stuff). Rep. King defended Akin and Stephen shared videos of Rep. King being so fair and balanced that he will say one thing and then say the opposite. I think he's supporting both sides of an issue. Stephen Colbert just thinks Rep. King can't hear what comes out of his mouth.
The guest was Andrew Sullivan, political conservative and Editor of The Dish over at The Daily Beast. He claims to be a conservative. Yet he supports Barack Obama for President, even more so than he did when Barack Obama first ran in 2008. But that's just because the other party has gotten nutsier than they were the last time around. This was indeed an interesting discussion by two conservatives, talking about the upcoming presidential election.
I'm pretty sure we will hear more in the coming days about this election. It's just a feeling I have.
Two things are going on in the country now. The Republican National Convention in Tampa and Hurricane Isaac in the Gulf Coast. Because of one of these events, the other event had to change its course. And since it's pretty hard to make a hurricane change course, you have probably figured out that its the Republican Convention that changed course. Well, changed its schedule, so almost the same thing. As a result, Donald "The Donald" Trump did not get to give his speech. Here was about the only platform where Donald Trump would be able to share his views and he lost out on that chance. When will we ever get to hear him talk again? I just don't know.
Other speakers have canceled in order to go back to their states and be there for the hurricane: Governors Rick Scott of Florida, Robert Bentley of Alabama and Phil Bryant of Mississippi. That's okay, there are plenty of other people at the Convention. Chris Christie will give the keynote speech, Paul Ryan will accept the Vice Presidential nomination and Marco Rubio is Hispanic. Time permitting, Mitt Romney will speak.
The most important thing happening at the Convention isn't happening in Tampa. It is happening online, on the Internet over at Colbert Nation. Stephen mentioned that Tampa is known for its strip bars and they are expecting to do a brisk business form delegates. Therefore security is tight. Everyone should have a security pass and so everyone should go here to get their Tampa 2012: America Strikes Back All-Access Pass. Even if you choose not to get one, you should at least go look at the choices on the form. You will find out a lot about yourself just by the choices you make.
You will need to fill in the usual things, your name, your sexuality, your most urgent lower taxes priority, your home state, your summer home state, your ski home state and your tax haven country. Also you will be asked to vote for your favorite Repetitive Republican.
You may remember that Todd Akin made waves last week with his statements that reflected his knowledge of how the female body works. Stephen tried to clear up all the confusion with his Hoo-Ha Lady Zone 5000. He was able to lay it all out for us to show the workings of the female reproductive system, including the dragon that guards the entrance. Good. Now we know. If you need any more info, just stop by any strip joint.
Stephen also talked briefly about Rep. Steve King, Congressman from Iowa, (not to be confused with Stephen King who talks about and writes about scary stuff). Rep. King defended Akin and Stephen shared videos of Rep. King being so fair and balanced that he will say one thing and then say the opposite. I think he's supporting both sides of an issue. Stephen Colbert just thinks Rep. King can't hear what comes out of his mouth.
The guest was Andrew Sullivan, political conservative and Editor of The Dish over at The Daily Beast. He claims to be a conservative. Yet he supports Barack Obama for President, even more so than he did when Barack Obama first ran in 2008. But that's just because the other party has gotten nutsier than they were the last time around. This was indeed an interesting discussion by two conservatives, talking about the upcoming presidential election.
I'm pretty sure we will hear more in the coming days about this election. It's just a feeling I have.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
One Hot Woman To Another
Stephen is back and had tons of news to report on. The most important news was about awards. Stephen won his second Peabody Award and is hoping for his third. That wasn't the only award he won recently. In what can be called earth shattering, Stephen Colbert is #69 on the list of the Top 100 Hottest Women in the World! That's correct, it is not a typo. Stephen Colbert is the first man ever to make Maxim's Hottest Women in the World!!! That means only 68 women in the entire world are hotter than he is. Stephen hopes in the future to win best dog and best car. Time will tell.
In political news, George Will was on "This Week" recently and showed that there is a solid connection between the amount of money a person has and the IQ of that person. Donald Trump honored George Will with a comment on Twitter.
Stephen talked briefly about world news, focusing on the Egyptian Revolution. Showing his grasp of world affairs and history, he was able to tie together Arizona politics and ancient Egyptian politics. I did not see that one coming.
The guest last night was fellow hot woman Charlize Theron. I guess the part she plays in that new fairy tale movie "Snow White and the Huntsman" is not quite so cute as I had thought. She is more of a wicked queen than a benevolent queen. We got to see a short clip from the movie and it does seem like you do not want to make her angry. In the last minute of the show, Stephen and Charlize discussed another new film, "Prometheus" in detail.
It sure is nice having Stephen back I can hardly wait to hear what award he wins next week.
In political news, George Will was on "This Week" recently and showed that there is a solid connection between the amount of money a person has and the IQ of that person. Donald Trump honored George Will with a comment on Twitter.
Stephen talked briefly about world news, focusing on the Egyptian Revolution. Showing his grasp of world affairs and history, he was able to tie together Arizona politics and ancient Egyptian politics. I did not see that one coming.
The guest last night was fellow hot woman Charlize Theron. I guess the part she plays in that new fairy tale movie "Snow White and the Huntsman" is not quite so cute as I had thought. She is more of a wicked queen than a benevolent queen. We got to see a short clip from the movie and it does seem like you do not want to make her angry. In the last minute of the show, Stephen and Charlize discussed another new film, "Prometheus" in detail.
It sure is nice having Stephen back I can hardly wait to hear what award he wins next week.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
South Carolina Serious Classy Republican Debate
Trump is off. Stephen is on. As you may know, Donald Trump (The Donald) planned on hosting a Republican Debate. Unfortunately, no one was interested. Well, not no one. Two people were interested, but that would be somewhat, if not downright, boring. Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum were planning on attending. So, Donald called it off saying it might be inappropriate just in case he ran for President as an Independent.
Don't you cry. Don't you weep. Stephen is still planning on hosting the:
"Stephen Colbert's South Carolina Serious, Classy Republican Debate"
sometime in January. Plans are for it to be on the Animal Planet.
Stephen reported on the high cost of Free Speech tonight. He threw around numbers like $7.5 million and $270,000. Of course, he got those numbers from Wisconsin back when there were protests at the Wisconsin Capitol. There would not have been such a discrepancy in those numbers if the math teachers had not been fired. But, with the high cost of Free Speech, the answer to paying for it is, yes, Corporate Sponsorship. Problem solved.
Anderson Cooper, of CNN, honored Stephen Colbert recently. Stephen returned the favor tonight and honored Anderson Cooper.
Stephen's guest tonight was Mark Whitaker, Managing Editor of CNN. This seems a little bit suspicious to have him on the show right after a story about Anderson Cooper. Mark explained what a magazine is and Stephen clarified for us by explaining that it is a printed iPad.
As is the case with many of Stephen's guests, Mark Whitaker has a new book out. Mark Whitaker's book has a catchy title: "Mark Whitaker - My Long Trip Home." It is a memoir, so I'm assuming he wrote it from memory. Stephen had some kind words of encouragement for his own children for the day that they write a book about their own family experiences.
Like so many stories, this is a book about his family, but he said it is also a book about our country. Perhaps some of you would like to buy the book as a gift. That is just an idea, something for you to think about, but you would not have to worry about getting the wrong size for someone if you buy them a book.
Don't you cry. Don't you weep. Stephen is still planning on hosting the:
"Stephen Colbert's South Carolina Serious, Classy Republican Debate"
sometime in January. Plans are for it to be on the Animal Planet.
Stephen reported on the high cost of Free Speech tonight. He threw around numbers like $7.5 million and $270,000. Of course, he got those numbers from Wisconsin back when there were protests at the Wisconsin Capitol. There would not have been such a discrepancy in those numbers if the math teachers had not been fired. But, with the high cost of Free Speech, the answer to paying for it is, yes, Corporate Sponsorship. Problem solved.
Anderson Cooper, of CNN, honored Stephen Colbert recently. Stephen returned the favor tonight and honored Anderson Cooper.
Stephen's guest tonight was Mark Whitaker, Managing Editor of CNN. This seems a little bit suspicious to have him on the show right after a story about Anderson Cooper. Mark explained what a magazine is and Stephen clarified for us by explaining that it is a printed iPad.
As is the case with many of Stephen's guests, Mark Whitaker has a new book out. Mark Whitaker's book has a catchy title: "Mark Whitaker - My Long Trip Home." It is a memoir, so I'm assuming he wrote it from memory. Stephen had some kind words of encouragement for his own children for the day that they write a book about their own family experiences.
Like so many stories, this is a book about his family, but he said it is also a book about our country. Perhaps some of you would like to buy the book as a gift. That is just an idea, something for you to think about, but you would not have to worry about getting the wrong size for someone if you buy them a book.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Black Keys
I noticed last night that Stephen seems to be using one of his own "The Colbert Report: Logo Light Up Pen" on the show. Go on over to Colbert Nation to buy one for yourself.
Back to the important stuff. Iran seems to have captured on of our drones and it seems like Stephen Colbert is just the person to get it back for us. He presented a very convincing argument.
Donald Trump will host the next (and probably not the last) Republican debate on December 27. Then he will let the whole world know who he endorses.I can hardly wait. Many people have weighed in with their response to this news from The Donald.
Ari Fleischer: "invitation to a circus"
Karl Rove: "I think the Republican National Chairman ought to step in and say we strongly discourage every candidate from appearing."
Mark McKinnon: "this Trump debate is proof the inmates have taken over the asylum"
Apparently, however, Mitt Romney is not going to attend the debate. I wonder if that will make it harder for him to get the "The Donald Endorsement."
In response to all of this, Stephen Colbert is planning the South Carolina Serious, Classy Republican Debate. It will be sometime in January on the Animal Planet.
The Black Keys were on tonight. They are much quieter and more reserved when they are talking than when they are singing. Go to Colbert Nation to watch last night's show and hear them. Also, there's a bonus song on the web, so always a good reason to go to Colbert Nation.
Back to the important stuff. Iran seems to have captured on of our drones and it seems like Stephen Colbert is just the person to get it back for us. He presented a very convincing argument.
Donald Trump will host the next (and probably not the last) Republican debate on December 27. Then he will let the whole world know who he endorses.I can hardly wait. Many people have weighed in with their response to this news from The Donald.
Ari Fleischer: "invitation to a circus"
Karl Rove: "I think the Republican National Chairman ought to step in and say we strongly discourage every candidate from appearing."
Mark McKinnon: "this Trump debate is proof the inmates have taken over the asylum"
Apparently, however, Mitt Romney is not going to attend the debate. I wonder if that will make it harder for him to get the "The Donald Endorsement."
In response to all of this, Stephen Colbert is planning the South Carolina Serious, Classy Republican Debate. It will be sometime in January on the Animal Planet.
The Black Keys were on tonight. They are much quieter and more reserved when they are talking than when they are singing. Go to Colbert Nation to watch last night's show and hear them. Also, there's a bonus song on the web, so always a good reason to go to Colbert Nation.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Colbert Trumps Trump
I'm not much of a card player, so I hope I'm using that verb correctly. As some of you may recall, back on October 9, 2009, I had a post about Conservapedia entitled Special Message from Conservapedia where I suggested that Conservapedia had given Stephen Colbert the famous Colbert Bump. I also mentioned that Pat Robertson had 9,180 hits on his page while Stephen Colbert had 95,815 hits on his page.
Today I decided to see how those numbers have changed. Pat Robertson has increased his numbers to 13,443 while Stephen is now at 176,176! Wow, I think Conservapedia really did give Stephen the Colbert Bump.
Then I decided to check out a few other people. First I searched for Newt, but all I got was this short article:
"Newt are amphibians with four legs, and a tail. They are outwardly similar to lizards, despite being members of a different class of the animal kingdom - like lizards, they can regenerate limbs, but unlike lizards, they have soft slimy skin instead of scales."
Well that seemed strange, so then I searched for Newt Gingrich and then I found the guy who is going to run for the GOP nomination for president. If you don't remember him, he's the guy who loves his wife so much that he's had three of them so far. Anyway, his page has been accessed 15,531 times.
Then I looked for Tim Pawlenty, the old T Paw, and found that his page has been accessed 4,380 times. For Sarah Palin, (wow, they had almost a book on her page) there were 1,005,585 hits for that page. For Michele Bachmann, the number stands at 69,171. And for The Donald (Donald Trump, not Donald Pellview) the grand total is 5,711 times.
A few more names and numbers: Ron Paul is at 42,590. OMG, Barack Obama is so popular on Conservapedia that 2,204,356 people have looked at his page. I guess conservatives must like Obama as much as liberals do. Interesting. Mitt Romney is at 32,200 times that his page has been accessed. Mike Huckabee has 31,561 for his number.
I don't know that any of those number mean anything especially important, it's just interesting on a rainy day to do a little Conservative reading. If you want to get your own Colbert Bump, you can read about Stephen Colbert on Conservapedia here.
Today I decided to see how those numbers have changed. Pat Robertson has increased his numbers to 13,443 while Stephen is now at 176,176! Wow, I think Conservapedia really did give Stephen the Colbert Bump.
Then I decided to check out a few other people. First I searched for Newt, but all I got was this short article:
"Newt are amphibians with four legs, and a tail. They are outwardly similar to lizards, despite being members of a different class of the animal kingdom - like lizards, they can regenerate limbs, but unlike lizards, they have soft slimy skin instead of scales."
Well that seemed strange, so then I searched for Newt Gingrich and then I found the guy who is going to run for the GOP nomination for president. If you don't remember him, he's the guy who loves his wife so much that he's had three of them so far. Anyway, his page has been accessed 15,531 times.
Then I looked for Tim Pawlenty, the old T Paw, and found that his page has been accessed 4,380 times. For Sarah Palin, (wow, they had almost a book on her page) there were 1,005,585 hits for that page. For Michele Bachmann, the number stands at 69,171. And for The Donald (Donald Trump, not Donald Pellview) the grand total is 5,711 times.
A few more names and numbers: Ron Paul is at 42,590. OMG, Barack Obama is so popular on Conservapedia that 2,204,356 people have looked at his page. I guess conservatives must like Obama as much as liberals do. Interesting. Mitt Romney is at 32,200 times that his page has been accessed. Mike Huckabee has 31,561 for his number.
I don't know that any of those number mean anything especially important, it's just interesting on a rainy day to do a little Conservative reading. If you want to get your own Colbert Bump, you can read about Stephen Colbert on Conservapedia here.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Building a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow
Well of course tonight Stephen talked about the news that neither Mike Huckabee nor The Donald (Donald Trump not Donald Pellview) is running for GOP nomination for president. Chris Matthews put it this way,"Trump, bump, hump, dump.
But the big news is Stephen Colbert! He did go to the FEC (Federal Election Commission) on his birthday - May 13. He was there in Washington D.C. to drop off his request for a SuperPAC. He spoke briefly on the steps of FEC and reminded people that he was standing on the same spot where George Washington stood 250 years ago to get his permission way back then to form a SuperPac.
He compared it to standing at an American Crossroads, not to be confused with Karl Rove's American Crossroads. ( If that link doesn't work, try here or here. I've been having trouble getting that link to work right, so be patient.)
The crowd, and it was crowded, chanted that famous of famous mottoes with him: Building a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow. And while there may be cynics that will claim Tomorrow never comes, thanks to his lawyer, Trevor Potter, Tomorrow just got one day closer.
A while back, a young man gave Stephen $10 so that Stephen could accomplish what was on a list that the man also gave Stephen. That man was Ben Donaldsonson and Stephen lost the list. But it inspired Stephen to do the right thing and for $1, people could shake Stephen's hand. The response was overwhelming and Stephen had to start putting the dollar bills in his mouth. (Does he know where that money has been? Take it from me, you don't want to know.)
Stephen collected a whopping grand total of $31. That is, for lack of another word, impressive. Truly Stephen Colbert is willing to put his money where his mouth is.
Unfortunately, the FEC has 60 days to make its ruling. That's a long time to wait. Let's hope we get the decision sooner.
Moving on, tonight's guest was Alison Klayman talking about her documentary "Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry" which is about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. You probably know the Birdnest that was built for the Olympics in China. He helped design the Birdnest. You can read a lot of information about Ai Weiwei at Wikipedia. You should go take a look. He has really neat art stuff and it's a very interesting story.
But the big news is Stephen Colbert! He did go to the FEC (Federal Election Commission) on his birthday - May 13. He was there in Washington D.C. to drop off his request for a SuperPAC. He spoke briefly on the steps of FEC and reminded people that he was standing on the same spot where George Washington stood 250 years ago to get his permission way back then to form a SuperPac.
He compared it to standing at an American Crossroads, not to be confused with Karl Rove's American Crossroads. ( If that link doesn't work, try here or here. I've been having trouble getting that link to work right, so be patient.)
The crowd, and it was crowded, chanted that famous of famous mottoes with him: Building a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow. And while there may be cynics that will claim Tomorrow never comes, thanks to his lawyer, Trevor Potter, Tomorrow just got one day closer.
A while back, a young man gave Stephen $10 so that Stephen could accomplish what was on a list that the man also gave Stephen. That man was Ben Donaldsonson and Stephen lost the list. But it inspired Stephen to do the right thing and for $1, people could shake Stephen's hand. The response was overwhelming and Stephen had to start putting the dollar bills in his mouth. (Does he know where that money has been? Take it from me, you don't want to know.)
Stephen collected a whopping grand total of $31. That is, for lack of another word, impressive. Truly Stephen Colbert is willing to put his money where his mouth is.
Unfortunately, the FEC has 60 days to make its ruling. That's a long time to wait. Let's hope we get the decision sooner.
Moving on, tonight's guest was Alison Klayman talking about her documentary "Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry" which is about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. You probably know the Birdnest that was built for the Olympics in China. He helped design the Birdnest. You can read a lot of information about Ai Weiwei at Wikipedia. You should go take a look. He has really neat art stuff and it's a very interesting story.
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