Comments on: Stephen Colbert helps open D.C.’s Newseum

By: Video: Dedication ceremony for the Newseum, featuring Stephen Colbert

Video: Dedication ceremony for the Newseum, featuring Stephen Colbert — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:16:58 +0000

[...] I don’t know how I managed to miss this when the comment was first posted, but C managed to find us the C-SPAN footage of the Newseum’s dedication ceremony, including [...]

By: C

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:06:22 +0000

CSPAN has the dedication ceremony posted here:

http://12.170.145.161/search/basic.asp?ResultStart=1&ResultCount=10&BasicQueryText=newseum

(Sorry, I’m no good at giving a more precise address–this url links to the results of a search at c-span.org using the term “newseum.” The first result listed should be for the dedication ceremony. Looks like the video is available for both RealPlayer and WMP.)

The Colbert footage begins @11:10.

Eleanor Holmes Norton gets a shout out @4:42!

By: Ms Interpreted

Ms Interpreted — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:19:15 +0000

AmandaIvy,

Horrors! There are people who are aghast at the notion that people get their news from Comedy Central; what will they say if they find out you’re also getting news from a blog about a show on Comedy Central?!

Seriously, though, I’m glad we’re doing our part to keep you up to speed. :)

By: One of the Heroes

One of the Heroes — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:06:53 +0000

Oh man! I seriously thought about taking off of work and going to the Newseum opening today. I should have followed my gut instinct.

By: AmandaIvy

AmandaIvy — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:05:41 +0000

I love hearing about things on here before I see them on the news! I was watching the news and the story came up (even though it didn’t mention Stephen) and I was like “Hey, I knew about that already! Thanks NFZ!”

It makes me feel smart.

By: WordsWithGrace

WordsWithGrace — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:46:37 +0000

I’d heard the Newseum was opening and wondered if Stephen would be in/involved in that! Thanks to NFZ and LulusPieShop for bringing the “news”!

My first thought was, that’s a place where his portrait genuinely could and should be (after it completes its tour of the Smithsonian museums, of course!). I’d certainly think that such a museum would and should devote space to the fake-news-show phenomenon.