Comments on: VIDEO: B-roll of Stephen Colbert in Iraq from the Multi-National Corps

By: GabbyD

GabbyD — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:37:15 +0000

wow, he must have met hundreds of servicepeople. i admire his stamina

By: ColbertGirl27

ColbertGirl27 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:31:33 +0000

Thank you so much for posting these videos! I feel like I just discovered a hidden treasure! I wanted to be a fly on the wall during his visit there and this made it possible.

1. While he’s posing with the soldiers outside of the palace, was it just me or did I hear a gunshot just as Stephen was holding up the USO flag? Don’t mean to be an alarmist, but I though I heard something.

2. I LOVED how humble and pensive Stephen became during the interview segment when asked what Bob Hope would think of his shows.

3. Stephen is just giving so much of himself as he shakes hand after hand for the photo ops. I love the one girl with glasses near the end of the segment who is jumping and down for joy that she is meeting and standing next to Stephen Colbert. I don’t blame her at all:) Um, was Stephen wearing sweatpants during that entire segment? Haha!

4. I wish Private Moldan did have a chance to chit-chit with Stephen:(

Ah, Stephen. I love you so much it hurts.

By: Roseha

Roseha — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:53:42 +0000

Such great videos of Stephen interacting with the troops! I was thinking also that families at home might be searching for their relative in the audience.

I loved the “threatdown” question – Stephen hasn’t done a lot of those lately – I loved the last 2 – but what I’d really like to see is a Tip/Wag, ending with a tip for the troops – who knows?

Hope they will all be home safe soon!

Also, regarding Stephen’s glasses, he is often photographed in them in real life, so I am sure they are real. I have seen video of him on Whose Line from about ten years ago and he was wearing them then.

By: AFVet

AFVet — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:46:40 +0000

I’m so excited by the thought that moms and dads and siblings might be watching these clips and get a glimpse of “their soldier.” So not only is SC bringing America and himself to the troops, he’s bringing the troops to their families.

On a serious note – having worked with other vets and involved with suicide prevention [sorry to be a downer on this page] – I was immediately struck by the young man at point 3:37 in video #3. In contrast to the hundreds who passed by SC with huge grins on their faces, he looks like he’s developing the 1000 yard stare. Even though he’s standing right next to Colbert for the photo shoot he never makes eye contact or smiles, and turns away quickly at the end. Don’t know who he is, but I hope he’s ok.

By: dustdevil

dustdevil — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:42:39 +0000

Part 2 is my favorite. I guess I’m not surprised that I find the shaved-head, make-up and glasses-free, slightly puffy version of Stephen even hotter than the shellacked, tv version

By: MaryLovesColbert

MaryLovesColbert — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:46:35 +0000

I know! So cute that he was introducing himself! :)

By: MaryLovesColbert

MaryLovesColbert — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:45:44 +0000

Haha, very true. :P

By: O'Reilly

O'Reilly — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:36:08 +0000

As I’ve said before, that’s what is so charming and endearing about Stephen Colbert:
I (and all of us here, I’m sure [otherwise we wouldn’t be looking at and writing on this site all the time]) really do believe SC is a genuine, well intentioned, and lovely human being. Such a nice guy.

All these clips say it once again – it’s so nice seeing the proof over and over.

By: Roland

Roland — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:26:32 +0000

Nah–the glasses aren’t props. There’s a youtube video from 2nd city time (the clown one), and he was wearing glasses then as well.

By: Harper

Harper — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:22:05 +0000

Question: Are Stephen’s glasses a prop, because he’s not wearing them in these vids? I thought he was wearing contacts but someplace that dry wouldn’t be a comfortable place to wear contacts, at least from my experience. He is so wonderful to shake every soldier’s hand. It makes me get a little teary when I see it.