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(Some Concerned Guy)		There's a movement afoot on the internet to get Stephen Colbert to hold a "Restoring Truthiness" rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. This could get epic (colbertrally.com)		410
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PolloDiablo		2010-09-02 11:15:58 AM

If they could make this happen and could get Tina Fey to come and give a speech as Sarah Palin, it could be amazing.

DarnoKonrad		2010-09-02 11:17:53 AM

I'll only go if the Decemberists are there.

vygramul		2010-09-02 11:25:01 AM

I would so be there.

hillbillypharmacist		2010-09-02 11:30:03 AM

Sh*t yeah.

Gonna wear my new shirt:
imvotingteaparty.com

Funk Brothers		2010-09-02 11:35:42 AM

I could go to this if this happened.

It's a shame that Colbert was not allowed to run for President in 2008 while RON PAUL was allowed to.

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat		2010-09-02 11:37:34 AM

Now, this is a protest/rally I could get behind.

JerseyTim		2010-09-02 11:38:55 AM

I LOVE this idea.

GAT_00		2010-09-02 11:44:15 AM

He'd never do it, but cute idea.

JerseyTim		2010-09-02 12:08:55 PM

Now that I think about it, I really love the idea of Steven giving out his own medals.

Quasar		2010-09-02 12:12:22 PM

Not many people would attend. Unlike Beck's audience, Colbert's have jobs.

Katie98_KT		2010-09-02 12:28:20 PM

oh god, this would be AWESOME.

Barbigazi		2010-09-02 12:33:39 PM

I have vacation days to spend on that.

robmilmel		2010-09-02 12:37:49 PM

GAT_00: He'd never do it, but cute idea.

I don't know, he might well do it-and he'd probably get about 10X the amount of people Beck did.

WaltzingMathilda		2010-09-02 12:46:03 PM

robmilmel: GAT_00: He'd never do it, but cute idea.

I don't know, he might well do it-and he'd probably get about 10X the amount of people Beck did.

wow. that'd be like 60 billion people. i don't know if there's room for that at the mall, quite frankly.

robmilmel		2010-09-02 01:13:53 PM

WaltzingMathilda: wow. that'd be like 60 billion people

More like 600 brazillion!

ju66l3r		2010-09-02 01:32:06 PM

robmilmel: WaltzingMathilda: wow. that'd be like 60 billion people

More like 600 brazillion!

At 191,971,506 per Brazil, that's like 115,182,903,600 people!!

AdolfOliverPanties		2010-09-02 01:50:20 PM

If he was asked to do it to actually honor the troops, which is part of what Beck said his rally was about, Colbert would do it.

Colbert walks his talk. He'd probably even let them give him a buzzcut again.

Andromeda		2010-09-02 01:55:48 PM

I don't care when this would be, I'm going. Fark party on the Mall, anyone?

2wolves		2010-09-02 02:05:38 PM

Andromeda: I don't care when this would be, I'm going. Fark party on the Mall, anyone?

Hello! Of course.

Coelacanth		2010-09-02 02:06:20 PM

I would be truly surprised if less than a million people show up for this event.

Howie Spankowitz		2010-09-02 02:10:05 PM

He shouldn't use the Lincoln Memorial, though. Maybe the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial and Island or something sillier like the steps of the United States Mint.

Pocket Ninja		2010-09-02 02:13:56 PM

He won't do it, because it's a no-win situation for him. If he doesn't get demonstrably more people than Beck did, it's a talking point for Beck to use from here until eternity. If he does get demonstrably more people than Beck, it's proof of the liberal media controlling everything and reason for Beck's supporters to fight harder to reclaim America.

Andromeda		2010-09-02 02:17:01 PM

Pocket Ninja: He won't do it, because it's a no-win situation for him. If he doesn't get demonstrably more people than Beck did, it's a talking point for Beck to use from here until eternity. If he does get demonstrably more people than Beck, it's proof of the liberal media controlling everything and reason for Beck's supporters to fight harder to reclaim America.

To be fair, I've known one or two people who have been interviewed by him on the show and thus got to talk to Stephen the person (not character) before and after. The impression appears to be is he does half the stuff he does just for the fun of it.

Solid State Vittles		2010-09-02 02:33:30 PM

Andromeda: To be fair, I've known one or two people who have been interviewed by him on the show and thus got to talk to Stephen the person (not character) before and after. The impression appears to be is he does half the stuff he does just for the fun of it.

And why not? He's a comedian.

JerseyTim		2010-09-02 02:44:24 PM

Pocket Ninja: If he doesn't get demonstrably more people than Beck did, it's a talking point for Beck to use from here until eternity.

I think he should do it because it could be fun, but I don't think he'd come close. Beck had massive organization on his side. Just Google "restoring honor bus" and you'll see tea parties and whatnot putting together rides.

I'd love for him to do it and I'd try my best to get down there.

gilgigamesh		2010-09-02 02:46:44 PM

hillbillypharmacist: Sh*t yeah.

Gonna wear my new shirt:

Actually I believe Obama is a lefty.

Sinister!!

Shilldog		2010-09-02 03:06:41 PM

gilgigamesh: hillbillypharmacist: Sh*t yeah.

Gonna wear my new shirt:

Actually I believe Obama is a lefty.

Sinister!!

He's a lefty in every sense (new window)

/Why the hell is there that specific of a thing on wikipedia.
//These people need lives. Yay information, but good LORD.

FredaDeStilleto		2010-09-02 03:06:50 PM

Andromeda: I don't care when this would be, I'm going. Fark party on the Mall, anyone?

Hell yes.

TheYeti		2010-09-02 03:06:57 PM

WaltzingMathilda: wow. that'd be like 60 billion people. i don't know if there's room for that at the mall, quite frankly.

We'll stack'em ten miles tall, on the shoulders of LIBERTY and TRUTHINESS.

Vertical freedom BABY!

fireclown		2010-09-02 03:28:52 PM

I'd take a day off for that.

Sardonic_Padre		2010-09-02 03:28:58 PM

i would attend this.

/

Rapmaster2000		2010-09-02 03:29:24 PM

Funk Brothers: I could go to this if this happened.

It's a shame that Colbert was not allowed to run for President in 2008 while RON PAUL was allowed to.

So I was watching Slacker this weekend, which I hadn't seen in 15 years, and I was shocked to see this.

farm3.static.flickr.com

RON PAUL has been running for Prez for over 20 years.

ultraholland		2010-09-02 03:31:37 PM

wow, he could absolutely pwn Beck. I bet he could draw a larger crowd.

Nattering Nabob		2010-09-02 03:31:37 PM

Andromeda: Pocket Ninja: He won't do it, because it's a no-win situation for him. If he doesn't get demonstrably more people than Beck did, it's a talking point for Beck to use from here until eternity. If he does get demonstrably more people than Beck, it's proof of the liberal media controlling everything and reason for Beck's supporters to fight harder to reclaim America.

To be fair, I've known one or two people who have been interviewed by him on the show and thus got to talk to Stephen the person (not character) before and after. The impression appears to be is he does half the stuff he does just for the fun of it.

That's the joke....

Coco LaFemme		2010-09-02 03:31:38 PM

I would find a way to drive the 5 hours from NC to DC. That would be so much fun and I'm for doing just about anything that makes fun of Glenn Beck.

Oznog		2010-09-02 03:31:48 PM

PolloDiablo: If they could make this happen and could get Tina Fey to come and give a speech as Sarah Palin, it could be amazing.

www.talkingpointsmemo.com

I was hoping Victoria Jackson would have opened for Beck's rally. No such luck. THAT would have drawn a million people.

Killer Cars		2010-09-02 03:32:13 PM

At least summer is winding down if this thing actually rolling this year. I can climb into a sauna wearing a parka and hang out there for a couple hours if I want to replicate standing around D.C in August.

Nattering Nabob		2010-09-02 03:32:43 PM

JerseyTim: I LOVE this idea.

THIS

birchman		2010-09-02 03:33:10 PM

I'm sure anything of a mocking nature held at the Lincoln Memorial would be considered unpatriotic and therefore not covered under the First Amendment. Or at the very least, "He has the right, but should he?"

Rev. Skarekroe		2010-09-02 03:34:26 PM

He'll probably act like he's going to do it for awhile but never actually go through with it.

A Fark Handle		2010-09-02 03:34:44 PM

PolloDiablo: If they could make this happen and could get Tina Fey to come and give a speech as Sarah Palin, it could be amazing.

so much this... that would be fabulous.

Hershey Highway Patrol		2010-09-02 03:35:11 PM

I'd go just to see the signs people brought.

Small Hands Make It Look Bigger		2010-09-02 03:35:19 PM

This seems un-Patriotic. It is a mockery held at the Lincoln Memorial. I know his first Amendment rights allow him to do this, but the real question is "should he"?

Otto_E_Rodika		2010-09-02 03:35:36 PM

hillbillypharmacist: Sh*t yeah.

Gonna wear my new shirt:

Obama is left-handed.

wpmulligan		2010-09-02 03:35:50 PM

Howie Spankowitz: He shouldn't use the Lincoln Memorial, though. Maybe the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial and Island or something sillier like the steps of the United States Mint.

That'd be a huge stage: the closest US Mint is in Philadelphia.

Anyway, I bet at least 87,000 people would show up for this.

ultraholland		2010-09-02 03:35:55 PM

birchman: I'm sure anything of a mocking nature held at the Lincoln Memorial would be considered unpatriotic and therefore not covered under the First Amendment. Or at the very least, "He has the right, but should he?"

Well to show proper deference he will stand a few steps lower than Beck.

h2oincfs		2010-09-02 03:35:55 PM

I would sacrifice valuable, hard-earned ~~vacation~~ sick days for this.

ZachF81		2010-09-02 03:35:59 PM

ultraholland: wow, he could absolutely pwn Beck. I bet he could draw a larger crowd.

Glen Beck's rally was one of the biggest (semi-)political gatherings in recent history, like it or not. The attendance was estimated to be a few hundred thousand shy of the crowd in attendance for Obama's inauguration, which was 1.8 million.

How many people watch Colbert's show on a nightly basis? Would they all have to come to DC for it to be as big a crowd? It'd be embarrassing if Colbert had a rally and it paled in comparison to Beck.

Terlis		2010-09-02 03:36:58 PM

Quasar: Not many people would attend. Unlike Beck's audience, Colbert's have jobs.

Actually, I bet more of them would show up because of the whole jobs thing. You know, they could afford to stay in DC for the night...

TheShavingofOccam123		2010-09-02 03:37:04 PM

That sounds retarded, retarded, retarded, retarded, retarded, retarded, retarded, retarded, retarded, retarded, retarded.

/11 times. The proper exchange rate but I ain't saying it.

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