Dark Horse comics gives Harmony the Colbert Bump

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For those of you fans of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ who have been faithfully reading the “Season 8″ comic books, you’ll love this little vignette featuring Harmony the vampire on the set of the ‘Colbert Report’. And I use that term loosely, considering that “Stephen Colbert” sounds nothing like Stephen Colbert. But points for being [...]

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VIDEO: No Fact Zone gets the Colbert Bump

I’m still in total shock that for the first time since starting this fan site, our humble little blog was actually mentioned on the ‘Colbert Report’. Now, we’ve known for some time that Stephen Colbert and the ‘Colbert Report’ staff was aware of our site. We’ve been treated with nothing but respect from everyone at [...]

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Firefox 3 measures a Colbert Bump

Hey, remember when Stephen mentioned Firefox 3 on the day of its release? Well, they’re quite pleased to report that they did, indeed, see a “Colbert Bump” in downloads from his mentioning it during the broadcast. Colbert Bump – Firefox 3 Proves its Existence Many of us at Mozilla and within the Mozilla community were [...]

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Jones Soda introduces Colbert-themed soda?

According to Komonews.com, it appears that Jones Cola is making an attempt to receive a little bit of the Colbert Bump. Their new marketing push is for Campaign Cola, with cola bottles featuring John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. They said this of the pictured Colbert bottle: As a joke, the Jones Soda staff [...]

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The coveted ‘Colbert Bump’

Sometimes, size matters. So who do you think got the biggest bump last night? Indecision 2008 has a poll set up here. Unfortunately, there’s no option for “Edwards if you judge by their individual segments, Obama if you’re asking about the evening, overall.” Still, it’s an interesting little poll. I wonder if Indecision can manage [...]

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Hillary Clinton on ‘The Colbert Report’ … and MORE!!

I’m putting this behind a cut out of deference to those of you in different time zones, but if you’re online at all, I’m guessing you’ve already seen this news. Rumors about tonight’s show are all over already, and I’ve gathered a few of the links for anyone wanting to see what the buzz has [...]

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Stephen Colbert and the next generation of voters

The Press of Atlantic City has a story out today that continues the discussion of Stephen’s influence on voters and, more generally, of satire’s influence on news. From The Press of Atlantic City: The Word: Stephen Colbert. Philadelphia. Political satire. Fun. By REGINA SCHAFFER Staff Writer, 609-272-7211 Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 PHILADELPHIA – The [...]

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Stephen Colbert — and his “Nation” — heads to Philadelphia

Philadelphia was once the capital of the United States, so it seems fitting that Stephen, at least temporarily, will make it the capital of the “Nation” again. As we all know by now, Stephen is taking The Colbert Report to Philadelphia for one week of shows; the real question is, will either of the candidates [...]

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Gregory Rodriguez on his ‘Colbert Report’ experience

Heh. Sounds like Mr. Rodriguez was having some second thoughts on sitting across the table from “Stephen Colbert” last week. Happily enough, it sounds like he’s okay with the ultimate result. From the Los Angeles Times: Go to where the people are Maybe appearing on ‘The Colbert Report’ to plug a book wasn’t really a [...]

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Doritos receives the Colbert Bump

From the Wall Street Journal: Super Bowl Is Crunch Time For Doritos’ Risky Youth Strategy By BETSY MCKAY February 1, 2008; Page B1 … PepsiCo agreed, and advocated for Mr. Colbert to use the company’s classic nacho-cheese flavor. Mr. Colbert’s campaign drew speculation from political pundits about possible violations of campaign-finance law. The companies say [...]

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