We know Stephen’s focus this week is quite rightly on making the troops laugh, but it’s rather nice to see that plenty of people are tuning in from home to see his Iraq broadcasts, too. The New York Times notes: Letterman Leads Late-Night Ratings By BILL CARTER; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF Published: June 10, 2009 [...]
Check out “Mr. USO” at USO.org
June 10, 2009 By
I was headed over to the website for the USO to see whether they had any new pics added to their gallery (they do), and I was amused to find myself redirected to this page on my way there (click the image to enlarge it): While I’m absolutely NOT going to hold it against them, [...]
Spoiler alert: More inside tips on ‘The Colbert Report’ in Iraq
June 10, 2009 By
I am having way too much fun reading the accounts from around “the internets” about these tapings; it sounds like Stephen is really giving these troops a good time. Here are some great little tidbits from one of the guys over in Baghdad, via his Hi i’m Viet blog: Pvt. Stephen Colbert’s Brooks Brothers suit [...]
Spc Tareq Salha gets more on-air time at home
June 10, 2009 By
On last night’s broadcast from Baghdad, Stephen’s guests were Spc. Tareq Salha and Sgt. Robin Balcom. This morning the CBS affiliate in Chicago interviewed the city’s own Spc. Salha. Sorry I can’t embed it, but you can view the interview here. There’s a bit of a satellite delay, but he gets a chance to say [...]