Check Out Hillary's New Victory Speech Game

Stephen Colbert at The Colbert Report introduces us to Hillary's new dance and tells us that Garrison Keillor is the "whitest man alive". Check out the video here:


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Stephen Colbert on the California Electoral Vote reform proposal

Last night the Colbert Report aired a segment on the proposed referendum in California to allocated presidential electors by Congressional District, rather than the current statewide, winner-take-all system. If the plan passes next year, the Republican presidential candidate would likely receive an additional 20-25 electoral votes - the equivalent of winning Ohio.

Here's Stephen Colbert's take on the plan:



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Is Vice President Dick Cheney the Fourth Branch of Government?

Branches of Government:
1. Executive
2. Legislative
3. Judicial
4. Vice President Dick Cheney?

As you've probably heard by now, Vice President Dick Cheney claimed late last week that Executive Branch National Archives disclosure laws didn't apply to him because, as President of the Senate, he is not a member of the Executive Branch. (He of course has consistently claimed in the past that he is also protected from other disclosure laws as a member of the Executive Branch).

Setting aside the legal analysis for a while (is there really any legitimate legal analysis to be had here?), let's instead focus on the reactions of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

Daily Show video coverage of Dick Cheney's claim he is not part of the Executive Branch:

Colbert Report video of Vice President Cheney's creation of a fourth branch of government:

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New Senate candidate in Minnesota?

Nobel Laureate Peter Agre is exploring running for the U.S. Senate as a DFLer next year.

Joe at MNCR interviewed Dr. Agre yesterday. However, unmentioned by Joe is Dr. Agre's appearance on the Colbert Report.

Here's the video (Part One):


Part Two:


Also yesterday, a national blog claimed the DFL has done a poor job recruiting a candidate against Norm Coleman. In the current landscape, Peter Agre's candidacy might be looking rather attractive.

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More Colbert: Democrats not pursuing ethics reform

Colbert Report's "Word" last night was on the Democrats weak efforts to fulfill their lobbying and ethics reform pledges from the 2006 election.

The video here:


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Stephen Colbert: "Obama is a liar. Pass it on."

The Colbert Report discusses the newest Barack Obama scandal: he can't remember the name of a magazine he read over 30 years ago. And because of this lapse, Stephen Colbert doesn't want us to trust Obama with national security.

The video here:


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Stephen Colbert: Republican Presidential debate wasn't pro-torture enough

The Colbert Report loved the second GOP presidential candidate debate, but really thinks the debate should have been more pro-torture.

Here's the video:



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The U.S. Attorney firing controversy is done...So says Stephen Colbert

The Colbert Report declares the U.S. Attorney investigation complete now that the "Evil Paul McNulty" has resigned.

If Stephen Colbert declares a Congressional investigation over, it must be true. (Or at least truthy).

The video here:



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Stephen Colbert accuses Mitt Romney of a failure of imagination

The Colbert Report wags its finger at Presidential candidate Mitt Romney for saying he "can't imagine anything worse than polygamy."

See the video here:



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Daily Show and Colbert Report on last week's Democratic presidential candidate debate

First, Jon Stewart's take on the MSNBC presidential debate:



Followed by Stephen Colbert's ode to former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel:

Better Know: The Fighting Guam

Stephen Colbert gets to know this protectorate:

Stephen Colbert covers the question of DC voting rights in Congress

Last night Stephen Colbert discussed the proposed addition of a voting seat for Washington DC in the US Congress:


We discussed the strong public approval for such a plan previously.

What do you think? Would this even be Constitutional if it were to pass?

More on the booming business of staffing political campaigns

Yesterday we noted the growing employment market for campaign staffers.

Today the Washington Post reports on the huge contracts going to campaign consultants.

Speaking of campaign spending, Colbert discusses John Edwards' $400 haircuts: