Colbert appearance..

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austinphish said:
When was he on NPR?
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Yes... exactly! When was he on NPR? It certainly wasn't in New Hampshire. I mean, come on, if the fair and balanced Fox ente...news doesn't report it, then it obviously isn't real.

Just look at the polls! (But, please ignore the "unscientific" ones on the Internet that, actually, don't even exist)


And just to add: Unscientific, unscientific, unscientific, spammers, spammers, spammers.

BUT PLEASE: STOP CALLING US!
 
Is a YouTube up yet... I can't find it if it is.

Pleasseeee... for the love of God, some of us don't have cable and we have been waiting to see it all day! ahhhh

Youtube?????
 
Hate to stray off topic...

scbissler said:
The New Hampshire Public Radio interview the day of the last debate. If you haven't seen or heard it I highly recommend it.
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I couldn't agree more. Luckily, I have it on the DVR, and I intend to convert it to .mpg. There is a very good 5 minute segment or so. At that point, it looks to me like he wins over the NPR host. I know they have it on CSPAN's website as well (google "CSPAN Road to the White House", first link, first clip (for now))
 
I would love to see other candidates try to take Colbert on. They would get ultra burned.

If anyone doesn't know how Colbert interviews politicians, I highly recommend watching ' Better know a district ' . You will be amazed at some of the people who actually take a seat and place a vote in office. It is extremely humorous and sad, sometimes. Always funny.
 
Who was the woman they had on lasr week, about the food stamps? He was merciless, and I was very afraid for my beloved Dr when I saw that.
 
SCrevolution said:
I read an article some time ago, where somebody had recommended politicians of any stripe steer clear of Colbert. Basically they said that it is a no-win situation because of the nature of the show/character.
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That is often true, and Colbert said at the beginning of show that the guest was Ron Paul - the only presidential candidate who will speak with me. But Ron did grgreat in the situation.
 
sbc04c said:
I thought the apperance was superb comming from the viewpoint of a fan. However, from someone not familiar with RP I think the abolishment of all those departments would lead me to think "whacko!!!". I know because I hate to say it, but the first time i heard about all that I thought the same thing. It wasnt until i did a bit of research on why he wanted to do this that it made sense. Hopefully some people will look him up though and see what its really about
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Well, you did it and hopefully they will too. :)
 
The Colbert Bump refers to how politicians who have been on the Colbert Report got re-elected (or elected if they were candidates) in 2006. Which means politicians that talk to Colbert are more likely to get elected, according to him.

Secondly, it was Nancy Pelosi who said it was a bad idea for politicians to talk to Colbert. She was wrong on this point however, given his track record in the last elections.

I think the interview was a mixed bag: some positive support, some not, but definitely will give everyone something to think about.
 
By the way, did anyone noticed they talked about Ron Paul on The Daily Show. They had that segment where Jon Stewart checks in on Colbert, and they used it to mention that Ron Paul would be on the Colbert Report.

Colbert: Tonight, republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.
Stewart: Terrific interview, we had him on last week. Tremendous..
Colbert: Oh! Well, then! I guess there's nothing more to ask him, is there?
Stewart: No, Stephen, that's not what I'm saying...
Colbert: No, I'll just cancel. Why bother? Pope Jon-O the second has exhausted all the questions.

And then they continue to argue for a few seconds.
 
Kandilynn said:
By the way, did anyone noticed they talked about Ron Paul on The Daily Show. They had that segment where Jon Stewart checks in on Colbert, and they used it to mention that Ron Paul would be on the Colbert Report.

Colbert: Tonight, republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.
Stewart: Terrific interview, we had him on last week. Tremendous..
Colbert: Oh! Well, then! I guess there's nothing more to ask him, is there?
Stewart: No, Stephen, that's not what I'm saying...
Colbert: No, I'll just cancel. Why bother? Pope Jon-O the second has exhausted all the questions.

And then they continue to argue for a few seconds.
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yes, that part cracked me up
 
That may not be just "according to him."

A Pew research study a couple of years ago showed that roughly 25% of voters get their info on candidates from comedy/late night shows such as Daily Show, Colbert, Leno, etc.

Dr. Paul is reaching that demographic with these appearances. :)

Same study also showed that another 25% use the internet to get info on candidates.

The rest use MSM.

Remember, that study is a couple of years old now.

I believe even MORE are using the internet now. ESPECIALLY with the MSM continually shooting themselves in the foot (mishandling the debates by MSNBC, FAUX news and CNN, continually pumping bullshit like the Paris Hilton crap, etc, etc).
 
I thought that was probably the best part of it, actually, lol. People never quite know whether Colbert is being sarcastic or truthful. But John Stewart is straight forward, so it helps clarify their support for him. Or at least his willingless to appear on their shows. lol. :p
 
I think he looked great. Very laid back and calm.

I just worry about him cutting all the departments. People who don't know much look at all that and get freaked out and think we won't be able to cope with all those departments cut. That was a tough question for Paul. I wish he would keep that for later, after some primaries.
 
I thought it was really funny. He is just a sweet old guy with a silly side too. I love him to pieces.

That being said it wasn't intended to be a real in-depth platform interview, it's a comedy show that usually skewers politicians with a quick wit that exposes their flaws in logic and sanity. You could tell that Colbert likes Ron alot, but he played the dry-humored devil's advocate as he typically does. Dr. Paul played along with the theme of irony and was quite funny.
 
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