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Measuring the "Colbert Bump"
An anonymous reader writes "Democratic politicians receive a 40% increase in contributions in the 30 days after appearing on the comedy cable show The Colbert Report. In contrast, their Republican counterparts essentially gain nothing. Moreover, even a cursory analysis demonstrates that despite being a comedy program The Colbert Report appears to exercise 'disproportionate real world influence' — likely due to the 'elite demographic' of its audience." In my home we refer to Stephen as "Loud Daddy" because my child would scream bloody murder when we paused him (and only him) on screen. Even at 8 months old the kid has strange taste.
You can see the amusement boiling up into Bush's face at the end of the speech.
Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
I will wholeheartedly throw my support behind this as long as he picks Lewis Black as his VP.
The mental image of Lewis Black presiding over Senate proceedings would make it worth the vote right there.
I'm a fiscal conservative, it's a pity we don't have a political party anymore
Using "splatter" and "Sonny Bono" in the same post... I laughed quietly to myself and felt horrible about it.
Seriously, Don't take anything I say seriously.
It's "Nip it in the bud." That's not a spelling error, so you should feel happy about that. Butt-nipper.
No, the only person qualfied to be Colbert's VP is his debate partner from "Formidable Opponent".