Stephen Colbert one-ups Jeb Bush raffle with 1 of his own

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By FRAZIER MOORE

NEW YORK (AP) — Score one for Stephen Colbert.

Jeb Bush, a scheduled guest on Colbert's first night hosting CBS' "The Late Show" on Tuesday, recently sent a letter to potential supporters raffling off a "VIP ticket" to the taping in exchange for a $3 donation to his presidential campaign — a move a CBS entertainment spokesman said wasn't a coordinated tie-in with the show.

So Colbert took things into his own hands: In a video posted Wednesday, he praised the contest as "a great idea."

"But here's the thing," he said. "No one from Jeb's campaign asked me if this was OK with me to raise money off my first show. Where's my cut of that sweet three bucks, Governor? Huh?

FULL story at link.



FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, Stephen Colbert participates in the "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" segment of the CBS Summer TCA Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. Colbert's debuts his show on Tuesday. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

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Saw it on Rachel!

[GP6971]

1. I encourage everyone to

hit the link and watch. It's really funny.

[DiehardLiberal]

2. Donated! This is brilliant - cannot wait for next week!!

And also to hear how much he raised.. Hahahaha Jebbie!

[douggg]

3. Honor the winning ticket in a special room

with only one chair and a television so the winner can watch the show.

[annabanana]

4. I believe that Jeb is showing up unarmed to a

battle of wits

[DiehardLiberal]

5. No doubt! Did you see his response within the hour?

Lame! Popcorn ready!!!

[Doctor_J]

6. I love when these dimwitted politicians try to punk professionals like Colbert and Stewart

Hilarity is the end result, every time.

[Yallow]

7. Link To Video

Here is link to video


http://www.avclub.com/article/stephen-colbert-launches-counter-raffle-jeb-bushs--224833

[question everything]

8. Poor Colbert. Will have a tough time changing from "the Colbert Report"

to a straight host...

[DiehardLiberal]

9. From the sound of this NY Times article, I think he's going to be just fine.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/arts/television/stephen-colbert-the-late-night-hope.html

Mr. Colbert brings his well-honed political savvy to this crowded marketplace, but he cannot succeed solely with the audience of wonkish young insomniacs who tuned into “The Colbert Report” (which drew about 1.7 million viewers an episode in its last season, according to Comedy Central). He’ll have to broaden his reach, in a way that fits his eclectic, brainy comic taste.

This is the puzzle that Mr. Colbert and his colleagues have been contemplating during their hiatus, even as they feel certain that they have solved it.

If you have been watching closely, they say, the “Stephen Colbert” character who illuminated hypocrisy with a wink and a smirk is not too far removed from the man who will soon appear nightly outside of those quotation marks.

When they started their preparations for “The Late Show,” Mr. Colbert recalled a few weeks ago, “At first, we said: ‘Let’s not take anything for granted. Let’s be willing to throw out everything from the old show.’ And what we’ve discovered is, oh, our sense of humor is our sense of humor.”

The key difference, he added, is that now they can present that sensibility “in a package that is not in mortal combat over the future of our culture.”

[question everything]

11. Thanks for the story

Will be interesting to watch him; I have not watched late evening shows for a long time..

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

10. Meanwhile, Jimmy Fallon is set to give Trump a tongue bath next week

Will probably show how wacky he can be, and get him to lip sync like Christie. Or some dumb sketch about his hair with Fallon doing a lame impression beside him, so Trump can show he's in on the joke.

I swear, he makes Leno look edgy.

[KamaAina]

12. I knew it!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027124628#post8