Stephen Colbert makes appearance at Michigan graduation – via Iraq
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What an amazingly heartwarming story! From the Flint News:
Stephen Colbert makes surprise appearance from Iraq to congratulate Goodrich, Michigan, Class of 2009
by David Harris | The Flint Journal
Sunday June 07, 2009, 5:33 PMGOODRICH, Michigan — The lights went out, the screen flickered and on came Lt. Col. David St. Aubin, Goodrich High School’s beloved principal, plus a special guest joining him from Iraq: comedian Stephen Colbert.
St. Aubin was making a surprise appearance on Sunday to the graduating class of 2009 while he is deployed with the military in Iraq.
The 187 graduates gasped, and then broke into a cheer.
It took awhile to get the audio up — and like any high school principal St. Aubin got irritated with the failing technology, a look the graduates recognized and had a good laugh — but his voice could finally be heard.
“Hello, class of 2009,” he said to a raucous applause. “I am so very excited for you on this special day.”
After his speech another special guest came on — Colbert, host of the Comedy Central Show “The Colbert Report.” Colbert, who is in Iraq visiting troops, said “Congratulations, class of 2009″ and gave St. Aubin a high-five.
Here’s a video of Stephen’s appearance, courtesy of CNN (including a sneak peak at Colbert’s hot new buzzcut ‘do).
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13 Comments
June 7th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
OMG, Heidi Pratt hospitalized??
J/K — great story, very sweet, and there’s the buzz cut in action. Man, busy weekend around here! I am so looking forward to this week’s block of shows, gonna be great.
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June 7th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Umm, so I was very upset…until I saw the buzz cut. I love it!
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June 7th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Oh, wow. You know something? It’s not too bad!
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June 7th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
What make me question myself and makes me giggly at the same time is that he still looks hot.
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June 7th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
This story is so sweet.
Also, I didn’t think I would like Stephen’s ‘do that much, but he pulls it off.
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June 7th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
You know I was a little upset that he cut off his hair. But I have to say I love it. He does look extremely hot.
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June 7th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
brb, trying to find the rest of my jaw. It must have shattered when it hit the floor.
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June 7th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Okay, I’m back. I’ve gotten used to it, and I love it!! I’m now imagining how it will look with a suit… mmm. :)
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June 7th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Haha, he looks pretty cute with the buzzcut! It’s nice to see him with a new haircut. Although I do hope once it grows back he keeps his regular newsman haircut.
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June 7th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Wow. That buzzcut actually… works on him! I was so upset when I heard he shaved his head, but it’s not too shabby.
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June 7th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
what a wonderful thing to do, both on the part of the principal and Colbert! (and whoever uploaded onto youtube…because they made me smile too!)
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June 8th, 2009 at 6:55 am
This story is so sweet.
Also, I didn’t think I would like Stephen’s ‘do that much, but he pulls it off..
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June 8th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
It’s only hair! It grows back. And he can totally pull it off! :-) I’ve been browsing the postings here today and don’t have a lot of time to read all the articles and watch all the videos but I just want to say that my heart is happy.
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