I know I’m starved for Colbert news and am probably wildly atypical of the intended audience for this article, but how does one include Stephen practically as an afterthought in one’s story? From The Charlotte Observer (emphasis mine):
Ag official sees great opportunity for rural America
By BRUCE SMITH
Associated Press WriterCHARLESTON, S.C. –Expansion of broadband Internet, $100-a-barrel oil and expanding capitalism in Europe and Asia will mean a bright future for rural America, a top U.S. Agriculture Department official said Tuesday.
“We are entering an era of remarkable opportunity, for not just agriculture, but rural America as a whole,” Thomas Dorr told about 200 people at the South Carolina Agricultural Summit.
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Those attending got a few laughs from a video message from Charleston native Stephen Colbert, the host of “The Colbert Report” on the Comedy Channel.
He choked back crocodile tears at being kept off the presidential primary ballot in South Carolina.
“I wanted to be president of South Carolina so bad,” he said. “I was going to be sworn in on a sack of pork ribs and I was going to institute the death penalty for eating Chinese shrimp.”
To anyone with access to this video . . . throw us a bone and upload it to YouTube, pretty please?
Hahahahaaa! Love that quote. He’ll never been an afterthought here that’s for sure. How do you find these little tidbits? Amazing…
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OH! I would give anything to see that!
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LOL
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http://scagsummit.com/bios/
See inside.
Could someone clarify whether he was born in Washington DC or in the Charleston area? I believe that the article in the Northwestern alumni magazine said Washington DC, and it was my understanding that a NU reporter interviewed him for the article. Thanks!
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He was born in DC. Raised across the river from me. In SC. Then went downtown near MUSC. Damn I’m a something and uh….
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