I doubt he’ll do it because he knows he’s got going to get even 50,000 people to attend. It’s one thing to passively watch him on TV. It’s another thing to schlep one’s lazy liberal behind to the National Mall.

Stephen Colbert regularly loses in the the ratings to reruns of cartoons on Adult Swim. There’s no chance in hell his tired act could attract a half million people to DC.

All nothing but a lot of wishful thinking.

“Think about it. It’ll be just like Colbert’s mockery of GW Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondent’s Dinner…”

Really? How do people know what Colbert would say if he were speaking at the Mall? Not that I claim to know what he would say either, but being unpredictable is what keeps ratings up. The only predictable thing is that he would probably surprise you.

But the reason he wouldn’t do something like this is that he doesn’t have a messianic complex like some people.

I doubt Colbert would do this, it would be a lose-lose situation. First, although if even 100 people showed up, the crowd estimate would be 10,000,000, and it would make him look really petty. Also, what if he got half a million to show up? I could happen, but who would show up, and why? Colbert’s not dumb enough to gather up a bunch of stoners who show up just to out-do Beck.

He’ll be HUMILIATED by the mere pittance of of a crowd he’d draw!

If I want to watch a clown, I’ll play some old tapes of BOZO! – I dislike these political hacks that hide behind the “humor” monicker to throw barbs from afar!!

If this actually happened, Colbert wouldn’t get nearly the amount of people as Beck. Colbert’s audience doesnt feel persecuted by a world passing them by and thusly doesnt feel the need to fight back.

You old right wing farts are so out of touch, you would think you would actually want to talk to your grandchildren sometimes instead of hanging out here all day speculating on stuff you don’t even understand..

One sign of aging is being cranky all the time.

This would actually be clever and fun.

SOME TIME IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO,
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT “DISCOVERED” SOMETHING “NEW”:
AMERICAN WAS WASP, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND JEW,
A FACT EVEN ARCHIE BUNKER REGRETTED, BUT KNEW.
PERHAPS SOME DAY FOX WILL KNOW THIS, AND THIS TOO:
HISPANICS AND MUSLIMS ARE PART OF OUR AMERICAN STEW.

NORBIT said:
If I want to watch a clown, I’ll play some old tapes of BOZO!

Forget Bozo, just turn on Glenn Beck every evening. After all, Mr. Beck is a self-described “Rodeo Clown”, is he not?

If you ever miss Beck’s show, just tune in Olbermann. He replays it every night.

“a political move and that’s something that both Colbert (and Comedy Central compatriot Jon Stewart) have purposefully tried to distance themselves from.”

Excuse me? Their shows are mostly political–attack the right and suck up to the left.

Azarkhan said:
Excuse me? Their shows are mostly political–attack the right and suck up to the left.

A bit paranoid, are we? Plenty of biting humor about the President, as well …. It’s just that Bachmann and Palin do so much zany “stuff”.

SOME TIME IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO,
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT “DISCOVERED” SOMETHING “NEW”:
AMERICAN WAS WASP, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND JEW,
A FACT EVEN ARCHIE BUNKER REGRETTED, BUT KNEW.
PERHAPS SOME DAY FOX WILL KNOW THIS, AND THIS TOO:
HISPANICS AND MUSLIMS ARE PART OF OUR AMERICAN STEW.

MarkPritchard said:
All nothing but a lot of wishful thinking.

“Think about it. It’ll be just like Colbert’s mockery of GW Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondent’s Dinner…”

Really? How do people know what Colbert would say if he were speaking at the Mall? Not that I claim to know what he would say either, but being unpredictable is what keeps ratings up. The only predictable thing is that he would probably surprise you.

But the reason he wouldn’t do something like this is that he doesn’t have a messianic complex like some people.

Sounds like you have a good understand of Stephen Colbert and his character. I agree entirely. If he did this, he would just make it a huge joke. He would fit the crowd size, large or small, into his narrative.

NORBIT said:
He’ll be HUMILIATED by the mere pittance of of a crowd he’d draw!

If I want to watch a clown, I’ll play some old tapes of BOZO! – I dislike these political hacks that hide behind the “humor” monicker to throw barbs from afar!!

Colbert is not the type that can be ‘humiliated’. I think that he’s demonstrated as much. I’m sorry to hear that you’re not a fan of political satire, one of the oldest and most respected forms of comedy. I guess you aren’t much of a fan of Artstophanes, Jonathan Swift, Voltaire or Pat Paulsen.

Azarkhan said:
“a political move and that’s something that both Colbert (and Comedy Central compatriot Jon Stewart) have purposefully tried to distance themselves from.”

Excuse me? Their shows are mostly political–attack the right and suck up to the left.

You clearly have not watched either show enough. Both shows, while leftist in nature, are frequently the harshest critics of the current administration.

Stephen Hogan said:
You clearly have not watched either show enough. Both shows, while leftist in nature, are frequently the harshest critics of the current administration.

I don’t watch either show that much. But I do remember that when Jon Stewart first criticized Pres Obama it was considered news. It is never news when either Colbert or Stewart attack Republicans or conservatives.

Colbert could do a skit about it and I’m sure it’s something that he’d like to do — king-of-all media, etc., etc., — but if politics were offlimits, then that would only leave music for his character and unfortunately minus Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and the Swedish band Movits, he’d have a hard time drawing a similarly sized, out of town crowd.

they will need a really big parking lot for the moms to park in, and if he gives away free hot pockets he may get a ten thousand

Iris said:
farts

Iris, are you gassy? I see that word in every one of your posts. I also think you must be old…..and jealous.

Stephen Hogan said:
You clearly have not watched either show enough. Both shows, while leftist in nature, are frequently the harshest critics of the current administration.

Harshest critics FROM THE LEFT!

On today’s show, BECK used videotape of the Rally to undermine & EXPOSE the LIES & Smears that came from various Professional-Left Media Outlets (the usual suspects)!

It’s sensational!!

Along with Tawana & the naacp, he’s making FOOLS out of the entire RACE-HUSTLING Democratic Machine!!!

The lesson for those scant few reasonable Democrats left is this:
People are getting sick & tired of having their integrity constantly called into question by THOSE WHO HAVE NONE!!!!!!!!

He would do it if some kind of charity he supported — I know he’s involved in a few, the Yellow Ribbon Fund, the Gulf Cleanup– would benefit. Don’t know how that would work. God, it would be brilliant. I would schlep my “lazy liberal behind” down there in a hot minute. To paraphrase The Onion’s AV Club, “Great Idea, Internet!”

NORBIT said:
Harshest critics FROM THE LEFT!

I’ll give you that one, Norbit. The sharpest criticism usually comes in the form of a joke.

Colbert would get a pretty huge crowd. Almost every kid from every college campus nearby is going to show up at his rally. The average age will be about 30-40 years younger than the Beck crowd.

It’s a win-win, because it would still be hilarious if barely anybody showed up and Colbert would claim a few billion showed up.

NORBIT said:
On today’s show, BECK used videotape of the Rally to undermine & EXPOSE the LIES & Smears that came from various Professional-Left Media Outlets (the usual suspects)!

It’s sensational!!

Along with Tawana & the naacp, he’s making FOOLS out of the entire RACE-HUSTLING Democratic Machine!!!

The lesson for those scant few reasonable Democrats left is this:
People are getting sick & tired of having their integrity constantly called into question by THOSE WHO HAVE NONE!!!!!!!!

I USE lots of CAPS AND EXCLAMATIONS!!!!!!

See, Ray understands the youth factor, you old hatemonger right wingers still think the old people, OW8 the eleventy billion trillion old people(don’t want to be accused of dissing becks numbers) at Beckapalooza are a majority,

If he dose it will anyone make a big deal about how many white people there are and how few non-whites are there?

I’d be there in a heart-beat.

What? A Coffee Party rally? That sounds awesome! I’ll bet we could get eleventy million people.

Myfanwy said:
He would do it if some kind of charity he supported — I know he’s involved in a few, the Yellow Ribbon Fund, the Gulf Cleanup– would benefit. Don’t know how that would work.

Maybe he could check with the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Rumor has it they know how the back end of those things works.

Go for it Colbert, I bet even Sharpton’s rally brought out more than you could muster up. If it is not an online vote, most of Colbert’s audience would prefer to play Doom in their mum’s basement.

I retract, Colbert’s audience is with the times, they would be playing Halo.

He attracted approximately 6,000 to the taping of his shows in Vancouver at the Olympics. He needn’t make it about religion. He could just talk about the Bill of Rights.

He’ll be HUMILIATED by the mere pittance of of a crowd he’d draw!
_________
Y’all take THIS very SRSLy, don’t you…….

I’d love to see it and go myself. He loves music and could probably get some great bands to volunteer. He probably couldn’t get as many as Beck got but I think he’d surprise a lot of people.

TeaBagALibby said:
Go for it Colbert, I bet even Sharpton’s rally brought out more than you could muster up. If it is not an online vote, most of Colbert’s audience would prefer to play Doom in their mum’s basement.

the representation of his audience and Jon Stewert’s as a bunch of stoners is a false one. The best comedy is routed in the truth , which is why they are funny. They get to call the BS exactly what it is.

Myfanwy said:
He would do it if some kind of charity he supported — I know he’s involved in a few, the Yellow Ribbon Fund, the Gulf Cleanup– would benefit. Don’t know how that would work. God, it would be brilliant. I would schlep my “lazy liberal behind” down there in a hot minute. To paraphrase The Onion’s AV Club, “Great Idea, Internet!”

Also a good idea. Connect it to a charity but make the tickets dirt cheap to increase the numbers. I’d love to go.

Raygun said:
It’s a win-win, because it would still be hilarious if barely anybody showed up and Colbert would claim a few billion showed up.

He could out exaggerate Bachman and it would be hilarious. The down side would be the appearance of mocking all the sincere people who went to Becks. I’m not a Beck fan but I know they have sincere concerns and I’m not interested in mocking them.

Azarkhan said:
I don’t watch either show that much. But I do remember that when Jon Stewart first criticized Pres Obama it was considered news. It is never news when either Colbert or Stewart attack Republicans or conservatives.

To be fair, just considering the time factor, he had eight years to mock Bush , and not much for Obama. That’s why it was news. Now he mocks Obama and the media in general on a regular basis.

lanquihue says: “I doubt Colbert would do this, it would be a lose-lose situation. First, although if even 100 people showed up, …”

You have no idea how large the Colbert Nation is. Then again, you don’t have much of an idea of anything.

Go ahead, start screaming obscenities at me. I’ve read your three blogs; I know your style quite well there sock-puppet.

Yeah Stephen. Please do have a rally. I’m in.

GlennBeckReview said:
lanquihue says: “I doubt Colbert would do this, it would be a lose-lose situation. First, although if even 100 people showed up, …” You have no idea how large the Colbert Nation is. Then again, you don’t have much of an idea of anything. Go ahead, start screaming obscenities at me. I’ve read your three blogs; I know your style quite well there sock-puppet.

They think they can shut you up by displaying for all the world to see how pathetic, sad and lonely they are. Poor little slavering flying monkeys… gibbering, jabbering and throwing their mental feces because they can’t think clearly enough to put an original sentence together. LOL sock-puppet!

CosmosDan said:
He could out exaggerate Bachman and it would be hilarious. The down side would be the appearance of mocking all the sincere people who went to Becks. I’m not a Beck fan but I know they have sincere concerns and I’m not interested in mocking them.

Cosmos… thanks for being well spoken and presenting a reasoned viewpoint. Whether or no we agree in general, it’s really pleasant to have men here to suppress (by setting a better example of what a man sounds like) the foul mouthed and ignorant.

TeaBagALibby said:
Go for it Colbert, I bet even Sharpton’s rally brought out more than you could muster up. If it is not an online vote, most of Colbert’s audience would prefer to play Doom in their mum’s basement.

Ahhh I hate tp break it to you but I watch Colbert whenever I can, I’m a senior citizen, fairly well-healed, way educated (including six years in graduate school), haven’t lived with my mom (now deceased) since I was 17 and don’t even know what “Doom” is. If you check the viewer demographics for Colbert and Stewart their largest viewership is adult males with a sense of humor. So … sorry but you can’t just make it up as you go.

KMLake said:
Ahhh I hate tp break it to you but I watch Colbert whenever I can, I’m a senior citizen, fairly well-healed, way educated (including six years in graduate school), haven’t lived with my mom (now deceased) since I was 17 and don’t even know what “Doom” is. If you check the viewer demographics for Colbert and Stewart their largest viewership is adult males with a sense of humor. So … sorry but you can’t just make it up as you go.

Why not, that is exactly what you just did giving a BS depiction of who you are. I know you just put the bong down long enough to type that up. Hey KMLake, guess what, I am 6’10 and have a 15″ cock. I am currently banging three A-list celebrities and burn benjamin’s to stay warm at night. Now prove it isn’t true you jack-ass.

berserk said:
I doubt he’ll do it because he knows he’s got going to get even 50,000 people to attend. It’s one thing to passively watch him on TV. It’s another thing to schlep one’s lazy liberal behind to the National Mall.

And it’s another thing to have two Millionaires provide FREE BUS RIDES to Beck’s event

Azarkhan said:
“a political move and that’s something that both Colbert (and Comedy Central compatriot Jon Stewart) have purposefully tried to distance themselves from.” Excuse me? Their shows are mostly political–attack the right and suck up to the left.

You don’t know dick. Stewart and Colbert make fun of EVERYONE, Obama included.

Azarkhan said:
I don’t watch either show that much. But I do remember that when Jon Stewart first criticized Pres Obama it was considered news. It is never news when either Colbert or Stewart attack Republicans or conservatives.

You DON’T watch either show that much, yet you offer your ‘expert” opinion on the subject? Yep, you’re a Tea Bagger, alright, voicing your opinion on things you know NOTHING about.

TeaBagALibby said:
Why not, that is exactly what you just did giving a BS depiction of who you are. I know you just put the bong down long enough to type that up. Hey KMLake, guess what, I am 6′10 and have a 15″ cock. I am currently banging three A-list celebrities and burn benjamin’s to stay warm at night. Now prove it isn’t true you jack-ass.

Proof? You’re too big of a pussy to post your pic, cupcake.

If that idiot Beck can have a rally then Colbert can too. I think Colbert is looking older lately. He could use a face lift. That being said, I think i’d do about anything i could to attend Colbert’s rally.

KMLake said:
Cosmos… thanks for being well spoken and presenting a reasoned viewpoint. Whether or no we agree in general, it’s really pleasant to have men here to suppress (by setting a better example of what a man sounds like) the foul mouthed and ignorant.

Thanks for saying so. I like Mediate and wouldn’t want it to be abandoned to those who can’t seem to communicate like adults. I laughed when I saw this post of yours got two thumbs down. Funny and sad too, isn’t it? Seriously, honest sincere liberals and conservatives need to try harder at communicating without all the anger and insults. I’ll bet we’d find more things we are very close on if we stopped lumping people into inaccurate stereotypes and dealt with individual issues and communicated with some basic respect.

Danny Isbell said:
And it’s another thing to have two Millionaires provide FREE BUS RIDES to Beck’s event

Did that happen? I hadn’t heard that.

CosmosDan says: “Did that happen? I hadn’t heard that.”

Maybe that’s because you don’t watch an actual news station. It’s been reported that Americans for Prosperity, which is funded by the Koch brothers, paid for a number of the buses to Beck’s religious revival meeting in Washington.

How come his “religious” followers don’t mind following a liar and a hypocrite?

http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/08/during-his-speech-to-restore-honor-beck.html

http://usborndrugkingpincaptured.blogspot.com/

GlennBeckReview said:
CosmosDan says: “Did that happen? I hadn’t heard that.”

Maybe that’s because you don’t watch an actual news station. It’s been reported that Americans for Prosperity, which is funded by the Koch brothers, paid for a number of the buses to Beck’s religious revival meeting in Washington.

How come his “religious” followers don’t mind following a liar and a hypocrite?

http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/08/during-his-speech-to-restore-honor-beck.html

I think that’s relevant information but I don’t think bus rides make him a liar. He is one, but not because of bus rides.

GlennBeckReview said:
It’s been reported that Americans for Prosperity, which is funded by the Koch brothers, paid for a number of the buses to Beck’s religious revival meeting in Washington.

Reported by who? What number of buses? There isn’t much story to this story. Do tell.