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AMERICA IS SAVED

Stephen Colbert Mathematically Proved To Influence American Politics

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

The Great InfluencerDemocratic politicians appearing on the comedy teevee show The Colbert Report got an average 40 percent bump in contributions in the month following their visit, while Republican politicians got an average of nothing. This just goes to prove that Republicans do not watch The Colbert Report, or if they do, they end up contributing to Democratic politicians. Read a PDF of the research report here. [American Political Science Association]


WASHINGTON POST

Metro Section: The Incessant and Unavoidable Fondling of Your Aura

Friday, July 28th, 2006
  • It takes a politically savvy group of alcoholics to think they can demand the ability to get wasted on Federal property at 4:30 in the afternoon - enter the kickball drunks.
    [Kickbal in the City] MORE »


  • SUPREME COURT

    Colbert on the Court

    Friday, June 30th, 2006

    Here’s Stephen Colbert’s take on yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, striking down the military tribunals for Guantanamo Bay detainees as violative of U.S. and international law. MORE »


    STEPHEN COLBERT

    Don’t Mess With Chris Matthews

    Thursday, June 29th, 2006

    Love him or hate him, Chris Matthews is a force to be reckoned with. The Hardball host has “an almost transparent knowledge of your soul.” And he’s a really good wrestler — or at least better than Stephen Colbert: MORE »


    WHITE HOUSE

    Gossip Roundup: Be Our Guest

    Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
    • Reliable Source: Matt Lauer hosts a dinner at Cafe Milano for Meredith Vieira… Sales of Ann Coulter’s new book are strong… Alberto Gonzales denies that his children download music illegally. [WP]

    • Heard on the Hill: Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) is boning up on the Ten Commandments, after being unable to name all of them on The Colbert Report… Rep. Howard Coble gets invited to the White House, takes a female staffer — picked through a lottery — as his guest. [Roll Call]
    • Page Six: Celebs turn out to try and convince DNC executive director Tom McMahon that New York should be selected to host the Democratic national convention; Barbara Walters promises to take McMahon out and get him drunk. [NYP]

    STEPHEN COLBERT

    Lynn Westmoreland: Not A Georgia Peach

    Thursday, June 15th, 2006

    Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) is one of only two House members not to sponsor a bill this session. But no matter that. MORE »


    REMAINDERS

    Remainders: A Charming Pair

    Monday, May 8th, 2006

    * President Ahmadinejad can send a mix tape with any songs he wants, all Bush hears in his head is the remix to that Outkast song — Bombs over Tehran. [Arms Control Wonk] MORE »


    MEDIA

    Mike Huckabee’s Media Meltdown

    Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

    mike%20huckabee%20michael%20huckabee%20governor%20arkansas.jpegNow we bring you some news from beyond the Beltway. Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, the fitness fanatic and likely 2008 presidential candidate, is in a spat right now with the Arkansas Times. And things have gotten ugly.

    An Arkansas correspondent informs us:

    [P]ossible presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has decided to purge the Arkansas Times from all of the governor’s office notification lists. He defends his action by saying the alt weekly isn’t a “news organization.” This is most definitely in retaliation to the Times’ criticism of Huckabee and his wthics transgressions, the latest of which is his abuse of a state-funded airplane.

    Huckabee is a petty, vindictive little man who gets upset when you call him on his challenged ethics and his penchant for giving clemency to prisoners who claim to love Jesus and then go out and kill (look up the story on Wayne Dumond).

    The saga continues, after the jump.

    MORE »


    CNN

    And Did You Catch Michael Brown on the Colbert Report? Boy Was That Awkward

    Friday, April 14th, 2006

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    In the words of our tipster: “I’m glad to see they’re getting to the bottom of this.” MORE »


    STEPHEN COLBERT

    Stephen Colbert: The Word Is “Richiness”

    Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

    Via our media-obsessed sister, who regularly reports on the latest book deals, we learn: MORE »


    HILL

    Stephen Colbert’s Bipartisan Outreach Effort

    Friday, March 3rd, 2006

    Earlier this afternoon, a Capitol Hill source advised us: MORE »