Episode 5116 (9/14/2009)

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EPISODE NUMBER: 5116 (September 14, 2009) GUEST: Richard Kirsch, Cory Booker SEGMENTS: Better Know a Lobbyist, Operation Humble Kanye [Redux] VIDEOS: Monday, September 14, 2009 Screw sleep, I’m doing a live Episode Guide tonight! Three weeks – it’s been too friggin’ long. And yay, starting with a toss! Whoo! First of all, I’d like to [...]

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Twitter fakeouts: Pitchfork reports “kanyewest” is fake

Hey, remember how I said that the Kanye West Twitter we reported on last week still might have been a fake? According to Pitchfork, I was right: Turns Out That Twitter Wasn’t Actually Kanye West’s . . . Too bad that Twitter account wasn’t actually Kanye’s, it turns out. Posting on his blog this weekend, [...]

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Operation Humble Kanye: Colbert vs Kanye iTunes update

Thanks to my many Twitter buddies (especially Colbertican), we’ve been keeping close tabs on the progress of Operation Humble Kanye. It was noted yesterday that as of showtime yesterday, Britney’s new CD “Circus” was already ahead of Kanye West’s new album, “808s & Heartbreak“, as was Akon’s new CD, “Freedom.” And, “Circus” is on the [...]

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Kanye West responds to Stephen Colbert’s “Operation: Humble Kanye”

This is totally not appropriate for a family friendly blog so I’m just going to link to it rather than quoting, but that iTunes challenge Stephen threw down on Monday night’s episode of The Colbert Report? Yeezy has reacted via Twitter. [For historical purposes, the post is also recopied here.] Note: I had this all [...]

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Episode 4154 (12/02/2008)

If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to heat your home, might I suggest a grease fire? This is The Colbert Report!” “Number 17 With A Bullet” “Tonight, a Giants wide receiver is being charged with gun possession. He … Could … Go … All … The … Way … To … Jail!” Operation Humble [...]

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Episode 4153 (12/01/2008)

“I’m back from Thanksgiving break — now you have something to be thankful for. This is The Colbert Report!” My Jalalabad: “Tonight! I check in on the War in Afghanistan. I can’t wait to see how it’s fixed itself while I haven’t been paying attention.” Stephen’s challenge to the Nation: A Colbert Christmas should be [...]

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Operation Humble Kanye: Stephen Colbert vs. Kanye West

I do hope to get you all an Episode Guide soon, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t weigh in on the upcoming Battle of the Egomaniacs between Stephen Colbert and Kanye West. This has the potential to be epic (if the Colbert Nation hasn’t shot itself in the foot by pre-ordering the iTunes downloads) [...]

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