Colbert keeps crowd in stitches

GALESBURG - Stephen Colbert was quick to admit he didn't attend Knox College - after saying early in his commencement address to the Knox graduates that he had. The audience, estimated at about 4,500, laughed throughout, although he could not share all of his "happy memories of" - taking a quick glance at a piece of paper - "Galesburg."
The star of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" said he faced a conundrum.

"My name is Stephen Colbert, but I play a person on TV named Stephen Colbert ... who says things with a straight face that he doesn't mean. I'm not sure which one you invited to speak today," he said.
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Colbert the TV character did give the 250 graduates a glimpse at Colbert the human being at the end of his talk. He likened life after college to his experience in improvisational comedy. He said in improv, it's all about "yes, and ... ." The routine continues as the characters feed off one another's lines.

"You are about to start the greatest improv of all, with no script," he said. "So say yes, and if you're lucky, you'll find people who will say yes in return. ... Cynics always say no. Saying yes leads to knowledge. So as long as you are able, say yes."

http://www.register-mail.com/stories/060406/MAI_BA0JQ5C7.GID.shtml



WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) Tuesday released the
following statement in response to the news that Stephen Colbert will
speak at the 2006 Knox College commencement:

"Stephen, Congratulations on being asked to speak at the 2006 Knox
College Commencement. This is an enormous honor and on behalf of the
people of Illinois, I'd like to welcome you to our state. As you know, I
was invited to speak at Knox after my keynote address at the 2004
Democratic National Convention and subsequent election to the United
States Senate. Your convention speech must also have gone really well to
have been invited. It's weird that I didn't read about it somewhere.

"Before you deliver your remarks in front of literally millions fewer
people than you would at say, a nationally televised political
convention, I'd like to offer you a few words of advice. First, I know
you're fond of your Peabody Awards, whatever those are, but I'd
recommend not bringing them. The students at Knox are down to earth and
not impressed by materials possessions like my Grammy Award for Best
Spoken Word Album.

"Second, use hand sanitizer after the Pumphandle. Lots of germs there. I
cannot stress this enough.

"And finally, don't forget to bring the Truth. I'd recommend putting it
in your carry-on bag rather than in your checked luggage. O'Hare Airport
is notoriously unreliable.

"To the Knox College class of 2006, I'm sorry I won't get to speak with
you this year, but congratulations and best of luck. You make us all
proud."

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2006/06/obama_write_outrageous_letter.html

:loveya:

"And this leads me to a question that just isn’t asked enough at commencement. Why are you leaving here?.....The world is waiting for you people with a club."

And the bit about punching holes in the dome so we can "breathe. Breathe free"

hoo boy, laugh tears

All the right wing corporate media said so.

A true DLCr

'Splain please?

Obama is well liked around here.