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Hey, kids, it’s time to start getting madly excited about the rallies, because it’s now really, truly official: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the permit for the joint Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert rally has been approved. There’s a bit of info on a couple of the guests, too, so do give the item a quick skim.
Here’s a new wrinkle to the Rally to Restore Sanity and March to Keep Fear Alive events: NPR has sent a reminder to certain of its divisions noting that they will not be allowed to attend unless they’re covering the rallies.
Well, we said before that Arianna Huffington’s offer to provide buses to the rallies was an incredibly generous gesture. Now that we’re seeing the cost of this offer, it’s even more staggering.
The Wrap has the story, and it looks like Arianna’s offer was as much of a surprise to her HuffPo cohorts as it was to delighted New Yorkers.
Some of you may have noticed in a few of our earlier linked articles that this long awaited announcement has a bit of a caveat: the National Park Service has not yet aproved the application for this combined Rally to Restore Sanity and March to Keep Fear Alive. We thought you’d want the latest info on that; here’s what we’re seeing from The Washington Post‘s TV Column (emphasis mine):
Oh, this is fantastic, y’all: the New York State Division on Military & Naval Affairs has posted an article on taping the opening segment of last night’s show.
You should definitely read this story by Lt. Col. Paul Fanning; it’s no surprise he captures all the fun and excitement of the moment, but he really captures its overall sincerity, too. Stephen and his Colbert Report crew really made these troops feel appreciated, and that’s the best achievement of them all.
Oh, I’m definitely looking forward to these “Been There, Won That: The Returnification of the American-Do Troopscape!” shows. Probably not as much as the folks mentioned in this New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs press release, but I’m looking forward to them a lot, nonetheless.
In just about 20 minutes, coverage of red carpet arrivals at the Emmys will begin, and so will a marathon evening of TV watching, for some of us. I know I’m looking forward to seeing Stephen looking sharp in a tux, and I definitely hope to see him onstage accepting an award later in the evening! I’ve got a couple of quick links for you to get the festivities under way.
Finally! A reminder of why I might want to watch the Emmys this year: Stephen Colbert’s just been added to the list of presenters.
Nice! For those of you who missed Stephen’s interview with the astronauts on Atlantis this morning, here’s a great recap from Space.com
The votes are in, and The Colbert Report has won a 2010 Webby Award! Better still, they also won the People’s Voice Webby for the Television website category (go Nation!). Other winners this year include friends of the show OK Go, for Artist of the Year, and the Muppets singing Bohemian Rhapsody (oh go watch [...]