Episode 4051 (4/17/08)

First Segment: Senator Hillary Clinton saves the day and fixes Stephen’s giant projector screen. Second Segment: Desk Guest: Congressman Patrick Murphy Guest Plug: ‘Taking The Hill: From Philly to Baghdad to the United States Congress‘ Third Segment: John Edwards delivers the EdWØRD: Valued Voters In closing: Senator Barack Obama chats with Stephen via satellite (see [...]

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Hillary Clinton, on her ‘Colbert Report’ appearance

Just a few words from Senator Clinton, from People‘s “Monsters and Critics”: Hillary Clinton talks about the road to Pennsylvania By M&C People Apr 21, 2008, 3:26 GMT . . . Clinton spoke of her appearance on “The Colbert Report.” “It was fun…When you’re in a serious campaign, you’re talking about what you’re doing for [...]

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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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Post-show analyses from ‘The New Republic’ and ‘L.A. Times’

I don’t know about you guys, but I woke up in the morning and was still on a high. What a show! The episode is (obviously) all over the news today, and I’m sure we’ll be posting stories and reactions continuously as we see things that particularly strike us. Here are just a couple that [...]

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IT’S OFFICIAL: Hillary Clinton to appear on ‘The Colbert Report’ on Thursday

Just got this press release from Comedy Central: NEW YORK, April 16, 2008 — Senator Hillary Clinton will appear on “The Colbert Report” on Thursday, April 17 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT as part of the Peabody® Award-winning and Emmy®-nominated show’s week-long, special coverage of the all-important Pennsylvania Democratic Primary. This is the Senator’s first appearance [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: Hillary Clinton to appear on ‘The Colbert Report’

From the AP: Hillary Clinton to Appear on ‘Colbert’ By JAKE COYLE – 17 minutes ago PHILADELPHA (AP) — Hillary Clinton is hoping the “Colbert bump” will help propel her to victory in Pennsylvania. The Democratic presidential candidate will make her first appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” on Thursday. Both Clinton and Colbert [...]

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Bill Clinton drops Stephen Colbert’s name again in a campaign spot for his old lady

According to the Boston Herald, Bill Clinton was stumping for his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, in New Hampshire yesterday. He again used a phrase that Hillary has used on the campaign trail – “He is so funny,” Bill Clinton said of Colbert. “The other day he was describing the Bush administration science policy and their [...]

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