Colbert demands speaking role at Democratic Convention

David Edwards and Muriel Kane

Published: Tuesday August 12, 2008





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Mocking suggestions that Hillary Clinton has to be allowed to speak at the Democratic Convention to give her followers "catharsis," Stephen Colbert reminded viewers of his own abortive presidential campaign and suggested that "you deserve to have you have me have a speech at the Democratic National Convention."

"I can already hear the objections," Colbert continued. "'Stephen, do you really have the Democratic Party's best interests at heart?'"

"Maybe not," he conceded, "but they're letting this guy speak -- and listen to his glowing endorsement of Obama."

Colbert then played a clip of former President Bill Clinton responding to a question about whether Obama is ready to be president by saying, "You could argue that no one's ever ready to be president."

"I can fake it better than that!" Colbert insisted. "So Democrats, give me a speech ... or else, in the cavernous halls of the Denver Convention Center, you just might hear chants of 'Where's Colbert.'"

"Do you have any idea what the people of the Colbert Nation will do if they're denied their catharsis?" concluded Colbert. "Let's not go there."

Comedy Central already has a petition up for those demanding that Colbert be given a chance to speak.

This video is from Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, broadcast August 11, 2008.



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