Stephen Colbert is dusting off his camouflage suit. The comedian will broadcast two special episodes of Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report' to celebrate the end of combat operations in Iraq and to honor returning troops.
Airing Sept. 8 and 9, the show will fill its audience with Iraq War veterans and active duty service men and women. Others will be beamed in via satellite from Iraq, Afghanistan and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Colbert infamously had his head shaved -- on President Barack Obama's orders -- when the comedian broadcast four episodes of 'Report' from Baghdad last year.
'The Colbert Report' is calling the upcoming episodes "Been There: Won That: The Returnification of the American-Do Troopscape." Guests will include Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Sen. Jim Webb and the U.S. military commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno.
On Thursday night's episode, Colbert celebrated the last American combat troops leaving Iraq.
"We did it!" he yelled as balloons fell onto his stage.
Lifting his arms in victory, Colbert decided to give credit where credit is due. And the person who deserves all the credit? President George W. Bush.
"After all," Stephen said, "if this man hadn't lead us into war, it certainly wouldn't be over now."
This is such a crock of Sh*t!!!! We're not leaving. We just changed the name of our Occupying forces. Stick around... there'll still be plenty of American deaths in Iraq as the country descends into civil war...........
And if America is smart, we will quell any civil war immediately. If you're not going to support our country's efforts, just go wimper and whine in corner. But stay out of our way, there's work to be done.
Was Colbert's hair-shaving stunt really "infamous"? I've been seeing that word used to mean "famous" more and more, when it means something quite different. You'd figure people who write for a living would know their vocabulary.
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This is such a crock of Sh*t!!!! We're not leaving. We just changed the name of our Occupying forces. Stick around... there'll still be plenty of American deaths in Iraq as the country descends into civil war...........
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And more "Soldiers of Fortune". That is pure BS!
And if America is smart, we will quell any civil war immediately. If you're not going to support our country's efforts, just go wimper and whine in corner. But stay out of our way, there's work to be done.
Was Colbert's hair-shaving stunt really "infamous"? I've been seeing that word used to mean "famous" more and more, when it means something quite different. You'd figure people who write for a living would know their vocabulary.
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