According to NorthJersey.com (the web site for the North Jersey Record), New Jersey’s 5th district candidate, Paul Aronsohn, is scheduled to be featured on Colbert’s new segment “Better Know a Candidate”. Here’s some of what the article says about the interview and the show:
When politics meets comedy
Thursday, September 21, 2006By SCOTT FALLON
STAFF WRITER
The RecordThe half-hour show has become a political phenomenon of sorts with House members lining up to be interviewed by the ever-sardonic Stephen Colbert, even if they look rather silly in the end.
Now, it seems the show also has become a campaign tool.
Last week, Sexton was the first challenger to appear on “The Colbert Report” when his opponent, Rep. James Saxton, R-Mount Holly, declined.
Tonight, a segment with 5th District candidate Paul Aronsohn is expected to air. His opponent, Rep. Scott Garrett, R-Wantage, could not fit “The Colbert Report” into his schedule.
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Aronsohn said his interns were big fans of the show and had urged him to contact Colbert. He won’t see the final product — a 90-minute interview distilled into no more than six minutes — until tonight.
But he isn’t worried.
“I don’t know if there is an advantage,” Aronsohn said. “It was more a fun thing to do.”
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