For those of you who were wondering about Edson D., who loved the 10 to 15 secs of Nazis on the show, the Stars and Stripes has a feature article about him this week:

Student’s letter to Colbert prompts donations to charity
By Natasha Lee, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Saturday, May 2, 2009

Edson penned the letter for a class assignment that called on students to send a note to a mentor who matched their strengths, talents and potential career paths.

While grown-ups might think Colbert is mature viewing, Edson says he watches for the laughs and Colbert’s way with words.

Traits Colbert and Edson have in common.

“We are both good with talking and we know a lot of words. He is very good with language,” said Edson. “I’d probably say he’s more funny than Jon Stewart; of course I’d never say that to him.”

The show is also informative.

“America is sort of in a war in Iraq,” he said. “That’s how I get nearly a quarter, to even half of my information.”

Edson said he had an inkling Colbert would pick his letter because of the questions he asked.

He wanted to know if Colbert was a really good student and did he make his classmates laugh. And, if Colbert likes pie.

“My mom likes pie and it’s also a very unexpected question,” said Edson, who is in a gifted student program.

Full text of article

And for those of you who missed the segment, here’s the video that features Edson’s letter.

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