We are all looking forward to the Big Game and Stephen is pumped to be learning how to be a great football player. We got to see some more demonstrations of his most excellent skills last night and I was especially pleased to find out that he is good enough to play in the Bowl Game. We got to see a preview and it was priceless. At half-time he went into the locker room to give an inspirational talk to the "players" that unified them and gave them the spirit they needed to go back out and play.
Hopefully you got to watch the SOTU speech by President Barack Obama. President Obama called for 2014 to be the year of action and Vice President Joe Biden was just happy to see everyone who was in the audience.
After all the great ideas presented by the POTUS in the SOTU speech, the GOP got in their 2 cents worth, I mean 4 cents worth, I mean 6 cents worth, I mean 8 cents worth. They had four different responses to the SOTU speech. There was Mike Lee for the Tea Party, Rand Paul for the other Tea Party, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen for Spanish speakers and the official real GOP response by Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Stephen compared it to having your own personal Sleep Number Bed. I'm sure everyone was especially happy when Cathy McMorris Rodgers looked directly into the camera as she gave her response. (Apologies to Michele Bachmann.)
Just as important as the GOP response to the SOTU speech by the POTUS was the media response to the GOP response to the SOTU speech by the POTUS. Steve Schmidt weighed in and basically said she didn't provide any comedic material for the likes of Jimmy Fallon or Jon Stewart. Kirsten Powers said she didn't do any harm. I think George Will summed it up best when he quoted (I assume) Mother Goose .
A cow kicked Nelly in the belly in the barn.
Didn't do her any good, didn't do her any harm.
On to more football. The guest last night was Cris Carter. There was the obligatory discussion about jewelry, namely Cris Carter's ring. Stephen admired the ring and learned it was not a Super Bowl ring but a Hall of Fame ring. Kudos to Stephen for giving the ring back to Cris Carter after trying it on. They talked a lot about football, what it takes to be a good wide receiver (large hands). And they even played a little football. They had good football chemistry and were even able to use Cris Carter's book, "Going Deep: How Wide Receivers Became the Mose Compelling Figures in Pro Sports," to play a little football type catch.
At the end of the show, Stephen paid tribute to Pete Seeger who died this week. He was 94 years old. Stephen had a clip from when he and Pete Seeger sang the song "If I Had a Hammer" from Pete Seeger's appearance on the show. He was an American treasure.
Showing posts with label GOP. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 30, 2014
Monday, August 20, 2012
Out-of-Studio Experiences
As I expected, it is repeats this week. Mark Shriver, Woody Harrelson, The Flaming Lips and fun. are on tap for this week. I know this not because I'm some "The Colbert Report" insider, but because I check out Colbert Nation on a regular basis. You can go there, scroll down a bit and see Upcoming Guests. While the repeats may be a disappointment to some people, the obvious explanation is right under the photo of "fun. (Repeat)." It says "Out-of-Studio Experiences." Occasionally, Stephen needs to leave the studio to cover the big stories. Remember when he went to Vancouver? Remember all the coverage of Curiosity landing on Mars? Well, Stephen has to go cover the story, no matter where that leads him. I'm not sure where he is now, but I do know that Jon Stewart is heading to Tampa Bay so I expect Stephen Colbert will probably hop on a plane or a bus or a motorcycle and make his way there also.
Any why? you might ask. Go ahead, ask. Because the GOP is going there for the RNC. That's right, the Grand Old Party is going to the Republican National Convention. Everyone will be there, including about 15,000 credentialed media. That most certainly should include Stephen Colbert. What would a political convention be like without him? (Bor-ing)
So watch repeats this week in anticipation of the greatest conservative in the country wowing us next week with his coverage of all things Republican. I can hardly wait.
Any why? you might ask. Go ahead, ask. Because the GOP is going there for the RNC. That's right, the Grand Old Party is going to the Republican National Convention. Everyone will be there, including about 15,000 credentialed media. That most certainly should include Stephen Colbert. What would a political convention be like without him? (Bor-ing)
So watch repeats this week in anticipation of the greatest conservative in the country wowing us next week with his coverage of all things Republican. I can hardly wait.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
To Boldly Go
Today is Day 4 of the Colbert Super PAC crisis. It is taking a toll on Stephen, but he tries very hard to put on a good face. Meanwhile, continue to send in generous donations to the Colbert Super PAC.
The GOP debates are going quite well. As soon as they get up to 20 debates, they will get a free debate. When you have this many debates, there is a natural tendency for them to start getting boring. Luckily, the candidates are doing their utmost to keep them exciting. For example, Newt Gingrich promised to go back to the Moon.
"By the end of my second term we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American. We will have commercial near Earth activities that include science, tourism, and manufacturing. When we have 13,000 Americans living on the moon, they can petition to become a state."
(That is quite an undertaking. I know for certain, in my heart of hearts, that Congress will be all thumbs up for this plan and will quickly pass whatever legislation is necessary to accomplish this lofty goal. Because after all, Congress is known for getting things done.)
Even as the debates keep getting better and better, we keep hearing that the GOP is scared to death of Newt becoming The Nominee. The thinking is that it would mean other Republicans would not be able to keep their seats in the House or Senate if Newt is the Republican candidate for President. How can they know that? Can they see into the future? Do they know something we don't know? Have they asked everyone how they will vote? Until all those questions are answered, it really is still up in the air. Way up in the air. In fact, you could even say it is up in the air all the way to the Moon.
Stephen had The Great Available Panel on the show tonight as well as some small footballs. This is the first time he has had a panel like this on. Joining him were John Harwood, Chief Washington Correspondent for CNBC, Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, and David Cassidy, aka Keith Partridge. They discussed the upcoming Florida Primary and who they thought would win it. (The four remaining candidates exchanged thoughts about each other at a recent debate. Read more about that here.) John Harwood predicted Mitt Romney would take Florida and win the nomination. Next question that Stephen asked was which is the best pie. All three got that one wrong. The answer is blueberry.
After so much intellectual, political, and culinary discussion, there was a complete change in direction with guest Drew Barrymore. You may remember here as Gertie in the movie E.T. about an alien coming to Earth. Stephen most certainly remembers her. I got the feeling that she was a fan of Stephen Colbert and he was a fan of Drew Barrymore.
You may have seen previews on TV lately for the movie that stars Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski - Big Miracle. If not, Stephen had a clip on The Colbert Report. This was quite rare. As a matter of fact, Drew commented that it was rare and she was honored. Anyway, the story is about three trapped whales that went from being a local news story to an international phenomenon. This is the perfect movie to watch this winter. It will warm your heart.
The GOP debates are going quite well. As soon as they get up to 20 debates, they will get a free debate. When you have this many debates, there is a natural tendency for them to start getting boring. Luckily, the candidates are doing their utmost to keep them exciting. For example, Newt Gingrich promised to go back to the Moon.
"By the end of my second term we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American. We will have commercial near Earth activities that include science, tourism, and manufacturing. When we have 13,000 Americans living on the moon, they can petition to become a state."
(That is quite an undertaking. I know for certain, in my heart of hearts, that Congress will be all thumbs up for this plan and will quickly pass whatever legislation is necessary to accomplish this lofty goal. Because after all, Congress is known for getting things done.)
Even as the debates keep getting better and better, we keep hearing that the GOP is scared to death of Newt becoming The Nominee. The thinking is that it would mean other Republicans would not be able to keep their seats in the House or Senate if Newt is the Republican candidate for President. How can they know that? Can they see into the future? Do they know something we don't know? Have they asked everyone how they will vote? Until all those questions are answered, it really is still up in the air. Way up in the air. In fact, you could even say it is up in the air all the way to the Moon.
Stephen had The Great Available Panel on the show tonight as well as some small footballs. This is the first time he has had a panel like this on. Joining him were John Harwood, Chief Washington Correspondent for CNBC, Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, and David Cassidy, aka Keith Partridge. They discussed the upcoming Florida Primary and who they thought would win it. (The four remaining candidates exchanged thoughts about each other at a recent debate. Read more about that here.) John Harwood predicted Mitt Romney would take Florida and win the nomination. Next question that Stephen asked was which is the best pie. All three got that one wrong. The answer is blueberry.
After so much intellectual, political, and culinary discussion, there was a complete change in direction with guest Drew Barrymore. You may remember here as Gertie in the movie E.T. about an alien coming to Earth. Stephen most certainly remembers her. I got the feeling that she was a fan of Stephen Colbert and he was a fan of Drew Barrymore.
You may have seen previews on TV lately for the movie that stars Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski - Big Miracle. If not, Stephen had a clip on The Colbert Report. This was quite rare. As a matter of fact, Drew commented that it was rare and she was honored. Anyway, the story is about three trapped whales that went from being a local news story to an international phenomenon. This is the perfect movie to watch this winter. It will warm your heart.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Fear the Vest
Unless you have been in a cave these past few months, you know that it is the Iowa Caucuses tonight. As Stephen so clearly pointed out, that means there's a bunch of old Midwestern people in a high school gym sitting on folding chairs.
Some might say each candidate in the GOP had their turn at flavor of the month. Remember Herman Cain? Perhaps he should have come on The Colbert Report way back when so that he could have received the famous Colbert Bump. (Too late now, Herman.) Jon Huntsman decided against coming to Iowa. Most of the GOP candidates have been crisscrossing Iowa in huge buses and drinking coffee in every small town. Millions of dollars have been spent on TV ads.
And after all of this, Stephen was ready to predict the outcome. He announced on his show tonight that he was predicting that Jon Huntsman would lose Iowa. It may have been this quote from Huntsman that, along with not bothering to show up, lost Iowa for him:
"The pick corn in Iowa. They actually pick presidents here in New Hampshire."
Stephen was not willing to predict who the winner would be, but he did talk about Rick Santorum. At one of his speeches, Santorum wore a sweater vest. That speech went over quite well and ever since, Santorum has been wearing sweater vests, a different color it seems, to each event, almost as if he had a rainbow of vests in his closet.
What Stephen was able to do for political junkies and Iowanians alike was to have Megyn Shelly on the show to predict the outcome. ( I don't know if Megyn Shelly and Marcel the Shell are related, but they do look somewhat alike, so I'm thinking maybe cousins.) Unfortunately, there really was not enough time for Meygn to make this determination, but Stephen is hopeful that within a month, Megyn will come through with the news we are all waiting for.
Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent Senator from Vermont, was Stephen's first guest of 2012. He brought along his book, "The Speech," which is essentially the speech he gave when he was filibustering in the Senate. Senator Sanders believes middle class people, you know - the hard working "man on the street" - are having a rough time while the rich can fully afford to pay their share of taxes. When Stephen confronted him about his attitude towards the job creators, Senator Sanders reminded him that the rich are not creating jobs, they are outsourcing them to China. Senator Sanders also talked about the need for a constitutional amendment to save American democracy. You can go over to his website, sanders.senate.gov, to find out more information. Stephen expects the process of getting the amendment passed and ratified should be pretty much wrapped up by May, but I think that might be a little bit optimistic. Time will tell.
Some might say each candidate in the GOP had their turn at flavor of the month. Remember Herman Cain? Perhaps he should have come on The Colbert Report way back when so that he could have received the famous Colbert Bump. (Too late now, Herman.) Jon Huntsman decided against coming to Iowa. Most of the GOP candidates have been crisscrossing Iowa in huge buses and drinking coffee in every small town. Millions of dollars have been spent on TV ads.
And after all of this, Stephen was ready to predict the outcome. He announced on his show tonight that he was predicting that Jon Huntsman would lose Iowa. It may have been this quote from Huntsman that, along with not bothering to show up, lost Iowa for him:
"The pick corn in Iowa. They actually pick presidents here in New Hampshire."
Stephen was not willing to predict who the winner would be, but he did talk about Rick Santorum. At one of his speeches, Santorum wore a sweater vest. That speech went over quite well and ever since, Santorum has been wearing sweater vests, a different color it seems, to each event, almost as if he had a rainbow of vests in his closet.
What Stephen was able to do for political junkies and Iowanians alike was to have Megyn Shelly on the show to predict the outcome. ( I don't know if Megyn Shelly and Marcel the Shell are related, but they do look somewhat alike, so I'm thinking maybe cousins.) Unfortunately, there really was not enough time for Meygn to make this determination, but Stephen is hopeful that within a month, Megyn will come through with the news we are all waiting for.
Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent Senator from Vermont, was Stephen's first guest of 2012. He brought along his book, "The Speech," which is essentially the speech he gave when he was filibustering in the Senate. Senator Sanders believes middle class people, you know - the hard working "man on the street" - are having a rough time while the rich can fully afford to pay their share of taxes. When Stephen confronted him about his attitude towards the job creators, Senator Sanders reminded him that the rich are not creating jobs, they are outsourcing them to China. Senator Sanders also talked about the need for a constitutional amendment to save American democracy. You can go over to his website, sanders.senate.gov, to find out more information. Stephen expects the process of getting the amendment passed and ratified should be pretty much wrapped up by May, but I think that might be a little bit optimistic. Time will tell.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Florence + the Machine
Yet more music for Stephen's Summer of Music with his StePhest Colbchella '011. Tonight it was Florence + the Machine. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
With the Presidential Race almost here (that's right - we only have to wait until November 2012), Stephen has found the perfect generic GOP candidate. So far, he's the only one who can win against Obama at this point. The perfect generic GOP candidate is a family man, athletic, loves flags, and only has one flaw.
Next up, Stephen interviewed Jack White of Third Man Records and will do so for two more shows this week. I'm assuming that will be on Wednesday and Thursday, but I might be wrong on that. I really wonder why someone would agree to be interviewed by Stephen. There's no way to win. There's no way to come out ahead when you go up against Stephen. I guess it's something that you do and put behind you, hoping that it will be worth the agony. Luckily for all of us, Stephen did sing during part of the interview.
For the musical portion of the show, Stephen dressed appropriately while Florence + the Machine performed. The song was "Dog Days are Over" and unfortunately, I don't think there is any bonus song at Colbert Nation. But the good news is that there are two more shows this week so that means two more musical performances to look forward to.
With the Presidential Race almost here (that's right - we only have to wait until November 2012), Stephen has found the perfect generic GOP candidate. So far, he's the only one who can win against Obama at this point. The perfect generic GOP candidate is a family man, athletic, loves flags, and only has one flaw.
Next up, Stephen interviewed Jack White of Third Man Records and will do so for two more shows this week. I'm assuming that will be on Wednesday and Thursday, but I might be wrong on that. I really wonder why someone would agree to be interviewed by Stephen. There's no way to win. There's no way to come out ahead when you go up against Stephen. I guess it's something that you do and put behind you, hoping that it will be worth the agony. Luckily for all of us, Stephen did sing during part of the interview.
For the musical portion of the show, Stephen dressed appropriately while Florence + the Machine performed. The song was "Dog Days are Over" and unfortunately, I don't think there is any bonus song at Colbert Nation. But the good news is that there are two more shows this week so that means two more musical performances to look forward to.
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