John Edwards endorses Obama, gives a shout-out to ‘The Colbert Report’

Props to Broadcasting & Cable‘s John Eggerton for noticing the reference to The Colbert Report in John Edwards’ endorsement of Barack Obama earlier this evening. From Broadcasting & Cable: Edwards Endorses Obama, Even Without Jet Ski May 14, 2008 The power of the Colbert Nation was on display at the Michigan announcement by John Edwards [...]

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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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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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Video: John Edwards on ‘The Colbert Report’

I know we’re all eagerly awaiting the full Episode Guide from this exceptional show, but I just *had* to get this segment posted before much more time had passed. John Edwards hit his segment out of the park last night, and I’ve got nothing but love for it. So without further ado, The EdWØRDs: The [...]

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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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