The Stephen Colbert/ Rahm Emanuel bromance lives on

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Thanks to eagle-eyed Colbert Nation member zestylime (via Zoner Rachel) for catching this blink-and-you-miss-it glimpse of Rahm Emanuel’s office from a new video on the NBC web site. It’s a framed copy of this AP shot from the Spina Bifida roast late last year. And a collective “Awwww!” was heard from the Nation.

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VIDEO: Rahm Emanuel’s roast of Stephen Colbert

Joy! HuffPo got its hands on videographer/journalist Liz Glover‘s video from Rahm Emanuel’s roast of Stephen Colbert at last night’s Roast for Spina Bifida event! I can’t embed it here, but click here or on the photo below to go to HuffPo’s full coverage. H/t to wildlymissingthemark for the link! EDIT: It appears that the [...]

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‘Washington Post’ covers Stephen Colbert’s roast

It’s … poetic. From the Washington Post: The Colbert Rapport The Late-Night Comedian Returns to Washington, and This Time the Laughs Are on Him By Manuel Roig-Franzia Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 15, 2008; Page C01 Roastee Stephen Colbert is smooched by Rahm Emanuel at the 20th Annual Roast for Spina Bifida at the [...]

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Early reactions to Stephen Colbert’s Roast for Spina Bifida

Sen. Orrin Hatch’s local paper had some fun covering his charitable roast of Stephen Colbert. From the Salt Lake Tribune: Hatch shows he’s ‘Mr. Funny’ at D.C. roast By Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated: 11/14/2008 09:15:25 PM MST . . . “You and I seem to have a lot in common,” [...]

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Hey! Someone’s live Twittering the Colbert roast!

Tip of the hat to Jenny with a Y, who pointed us to this link. Some Tweets so far: Colbert “please remember that as a tv pundit I have no dignity to loose.” 1 minute ago from mobile web colbert just asked rahm of Hillary says no can he b sec of state? 3 minutes [...]

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Stephen Colbert on his upcoming Roast for Spina Bifida

Do you think Stephen is nervous about being roasted by such luminaries as D.C. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton and soon-to-be White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel? Not a chance! Here’s what he told The USA Today: Stephen Colbert ready to roast for Spina Bifida . . . [Kathy Rowings] reports that he says he’s [...]

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Who’s roasting Stephen Colbert now?

We told you last month that Stephen Colbert would be the guest of “honor” at this year’s Roast for Spina Bifida, and now the list of roasters is out. From the Examiner: Emanuel, Perino to head Colbert’s roasters By Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin POSTED November 5, 2008 | 12:05 AM The Word The Spina [...]

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Stephen Colbert to be roasted in Washington D.C.

Do you live in or near Washington D.C.? Do you want to see Stephen Colbert live? Do you want to give some money to a very good cause? Then I would highly recommend whipping out your Visa card RIGHT NOW! It is a Washington tradition, indeed an institution, for members of the press to put [...]

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