blogs.tnr.com - 4/18/2008
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Just when I thought I was about to settle in for a Colbert Report with Hillary Clinton as the guest, Stephen Colbert hits me with an additional trifecta of political force: Representative Patrick Murphy, Senator John Edwards, and Barack Obama himself. If it was supposed to be Clinton's night, it sure didn't end up that way. Tuesday night, Michelle Obama held her own on The ...
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Clinton, Obama, Edwards On Colbert [Publicity Stunts]
Gawker —
... was a bit more aloof, perhaps strategically so; he not only appeared via satellite but also hewed much closer to his campaign personality than Clinton. Edwards was by yards the funniest, probably because he has the least to lose. Evaluate would-be leaders of the free world on their ability to crack comedy-show jokes after the jump, where you'll find video of Clinton, Obama and Edwards on Colbert. ...
Post-show analyses from ‘The New Republic’ and ‘L.A. Times’
No Fact Zone —
... but I woke up in the morning and was still on a high. What a show!
The episode is (obviously) all over the news today, and I’m sure we’ll be posting stories and reactions continuously as we see things that particularly strike us. Here are just a couple that I thought were worth pointing out.
The New Republic had a pretty thorough analysis of each guest’s appearance and concluded that the night belonged to Obama:
The Colbert Wars
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