{"id":716,"date":"2007-12-21T00:40:37","date_gmt":"2007-12-21T08:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=716"},"modified":"2009-12-31T11:47:35","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T19:47:35","slug":"celebrity-of-the-year-steven-colbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=716","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Of The Year: Stephen Colbert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations are in order for Stephen Colbert who the Associated Press has just voted Celebrity Of The Year<\/a>. Colbert eeked out a well-deserved victory over J.K. Rowling and Al Gore. In his acceptance email he said:<\/p>\n

“It is truly an honor to be named the Associated Press’ Celebrity of the Year. Best of all, this makes me the official front-runner for next year’s Drug-Fueled Downward Spiral of the year. P.S. Look for my baby bump this spring!”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Perhaps this will make up for his bitter loss to Barry Manilow at the last EMMY Awards. It’s too bad we won’t be able to see him blow his own horn due to the writer’s strike. However, on that front, there is also news. Comedy Central has announced that both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report will resume broadcasting<\/a> January 7. A statement from the programs’ host reads…<\/p>\n

“We would like to return to work with our writers. If we cannot, we would like to express our ambivalence, but without our writers we are unable to express something as nuanced as ambivalence.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As I previously said<\/a>, I truly believe that TDS\/TCR are important contributors to our political discourse and that the nation suffers by their absence. Especially during an election season. So I am thrilled that they are coming back. I wish that they could come back with a contract, either through the Guild or independently. But it’s better to have them than not. And I would bet that their presence on air will support those on the picket lines. In fact, it may be the best thing for the writers to have Jon and Stephen pumping up their cause on national TV.<\/p>\n

Movin’ on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations are in order for Stephen Colbert who the Associated Press has just voted Celebrity Of The Year. Colbert eeked out a well-deserved victory over J.K. Rowling and Al Gore. In his acceptance email he said: “It is truly an honor to be named the Associated Press’ Celebrity of the Year. 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