HuffPo covers the BriWi Controversy

Friend of the blog Rachel Sklar over at Eat The Press (Huffington Post’s media and entertainment blog) has posted a very comprehensive timeline of the BriWi WristSTRONG bracelet story.

From the Huffington Post:

“I’m Sorry, Brian Williams!”: Truth And Wristiness, Part II
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | August 23, 2007 06:49 AM

Oh, my golly gosh — was last night’s Colbert Report ever packed with good stuff. In possibly the most packed ep of the show since December’s famed “Guitarmageddon,” the show not only finally aired the infamous interview between Colbert and “rebel billionaire” Richard Branson — which become a media event after the story about Branson flinging water on Colbert leaked (heh, leaked) — but there was clear advancement of the story in the saga of Stephen’s WristStrong™ bracelet. A recap, for those of you under the sheltering comfort of a rock: Stephen broke his wrist, and decided to support wristal health everywhere with a red WristStrong™ bracelet, sold on his ColbertNation site with proceeds to the Yellow Ribbon Fund, which helps injured service members and their families. Colbert has embarked on an awareness-raising Listening Tour (er, Wristening Tour? Thanks everyone, I’m here all week! Try the veal!), visiting Big Three anchors Katie Couric and Brian Williams on their respective sets and extracting promises to wear the bracelet on the air (Charlie Gibson was and remains AWOL on this). On Monday night, Colbert aired a segment calling out Couric and Williams for reneging on that promise — prompting Williams to strike back (via ETP, your source for anchor-related wristal news) with proof that yes, he had actually worn the bracelet on the broadcast.

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In other news, the Richard Branson interview was totally hilarious and didn’t seem at all uncomfortable or bizarre. But still, the buildup made it fun. Props to our pals at FishbowlNY — ETP’s old Colbert-stalking stomping grounds — for getting the word out and inspiring the “trainwreck” title, and props to the Colbert watchdogs at NoFactZone who technically broke the story ’cause they posted first. Fair is fair here at ETP!

That’s all — for now. But clearly, much about WristGate lurks beneath the surface, so we pledge to stay on this story and bring you update as they come in.

Full text of blog post

Thanks for the props, Rachel! You rock our world!