All You Need to Know: 11/9/08 Edition

What a difference a week makes, right, Nation? President-Elect Barack Obama sounds pretty good to my ears. Actually, I’m just happy that Stephen can say it without fake-vomiting. And so we begin a new era. How will Stephen react to an Obama administration? It’s going to be a lot of fun finding out. Congratulations, America! You Did It!

Episode Guides:

Fantasy Colbert League Weekly for November 3 – November 6, 2008

• Episode 4142 (November 3, 2008) – Political commentator and blogger Andrew Sullivan (coming soon)
• Vote on your favorite episode moment in our R.A.P.S. (Awesome!) poll post.
• Episode 4143 (November 4, 2008) – America’s Choice: Indecision 2008 Live Election Show
• What was your favorite moment in this amazing history-making hour-long live episode?
• Episode 4144 (November 5, 2008) – Ambassador Andrew Young (coming soon)
• Vote on your favorite episode moment in our R.A.P.S. (Awesome!) poll post.
• Episode 4145 (November 6, 2008) – MSNBC host Rachel Maddow
• Vote on your favorite episode moment in our R.A.P.S. (Awesome!) poll post.

Drop in and speak your mind in the Friday Free-for-all post!

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• Okay, we’re pretty excited for Tuesday night’s live show.
• Monday night’s toss: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are telling you U.S. citizens to VOTE!
• Did anyone actually get any work done on Tuesday? Some of us were reliving those innocent Indecision 2000 days. Look at how young everyone was!
• Eye Candy from the Election Night special advertisement.
• Typing this recap, five days later, I still can’t believe it’s true: Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States of America.
• The AP reports on Jon and Stephen’s coverage of the election night. Jon Stewart is the first comedian to call a presidential election on live national television.
• Watch that historic moment over again – and the Daily Show cast can hardly believe it happened either.
• Eye Candy, Indecision 2008 style. Hello Stephen, that’s a lovely laptop you have there.
• The ‘Indecision 2008: America’s Choice’ is the most-watched and highest-rated election special in Comedy Central History. Congratulations, Jon and Stephen!
• Colbert Craft Corner: Trick out your laptop like Stephen Colbert’s from the ‘Indecision 2008′ special.

The Colbert Report Episode News:

• Comedy Central airs a full day of Daily Show and Colbert Report episode reruns on Tuesday, November 4.
• Fourteen days to go and we’re dyin’ to see the special. Also important: what’s on the A Colbert Christmas DVD extras?

Mainstream Media:

• Forbes magazine reports that MySpace (or is it the MyFace?) has partnered with Viacom to allow user-uploaded Viacom video clips on MySpace.
• NPR speculates on “Stephen Colbert”’s reaction to an Obama presidency: could he jump on the Obama bandwagon to stick with his ultra-patriotic tendency?
• Stephen Colbert wins the US presidential election in the Marvel Universe.
• Nooo! Marvel tricks Stephen Colbert and announces that although he won the popular vote, Barack Obama won the actual Marvel Universe election.
• Illinois Congressman (and foe of Stephen Colbert) Rahm Emanuel accepts the position of White House Chief of Staff in Barack Obama’s administration.
• Uh oh – Rahm Emanuel will be one of the roasters at the 2008 Roast for Spina Bifida. Also taking shots at Stephen? Representative Eleanor Holmes-Norton and White House Press Secretary Dana Perino.
• The trailer for ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ is out! Can’t wait to see this one in theaters.
• Can Barack Obama really steal Stephen Colbert’s Emmy in 2009? No, according to the Live Feed Blog, political telecasts are not eligible.

We Call It The Joy Machine:

• Need a mid-afternoon pick-me-up? Watch Stephen dance behind Congressman Barney Frank. Hee!

Six Degrees of Stephen Colbert:

• Canada’s The Globe and Mail talks with Colbert Report writer Barry Julien.
• Writer Rob Kutner of The Daily Show writes political fanfiction for the Huffington Post’s 23/6 Political Comedy Blog.
• Jewish culture magazine Moment profiles Jonathan Stuart Liebowitz, also known as our beloved Jon Stewart.
• The Canadian press loves Barry Julien – check out another interview and a podcast from CBC Radio Q.
• Guest of the show Jonathan Zitrain does his own version of The WØRD in tribute to his friend, author Laurence Lessig.

No Fact Zone Site News:

• Check out the October updates for our sister site Colbert University!

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