Colbert 2008?

Today begins the one-week countdown until Scrubs Season 7 premieres.
Yesterday I experienced the phenomena of overwhelming fatigue that follows from an abnormally long night of sleep. I was dead tired all day. Because I’d gone to bed so early the day before, I hadn’t stayed up to do my Daily Show/Colbert Report weeknight indulgence. Clearly, I missed out on what turned out to be a very interesting pair of episodes; within the hour both shows air, Stephen Colbert announced that he was considering campaigning for the presidency on The Daily Show, only to confirm that he was going to campaign fifteen minutes later on his own show. (If you missed it.)
I’ve already touched on how I feel about these two shows, and I think Colbert’s antics make me even more annoyed with them. Maybe I’m one of the last few people in the world who sees some merit in the position of president, but it just feels like Colbert only wants to mock the process and will never take it seriously. I felt the same way when Arnold Schwarzenegger (Oh my gosh, I cannot believe “Schwarzenegger” is correctable through Microsoft Word. What a joke.) became governor (I refuse to use the term “governator” outside parenthesis to make my point) of California (Thank God “governator” isn’t in spell-check). It might just be a personal problem, because it’s difficult for me to really consider them politicians; regardless of however capable each of them may be. I don’t see any way either Colbert or Schwarzenegger could achieve an approval rating of 24%. The Bush Administration has clearly outdone themselves with that one. Congrats also go to Congress; they boast an approval rating of 11% (Last I checked anyway).
From a more optimistic point of view, Colbert’s announcement of his intentions will probably result in a remedy to the problem I was rambling on about in my last blog. Candidates don’t take full advantage of the internet as a cheap, relatively simple way to instill efficacy among the younger demographic. I’m not suggesting that Colbert Report-esque shows only appeal to us young folks, but the humor involved attracts attention to a subject that many my age would otherwise ignore. If nothing else, I must admit that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have excellent writers who can condense the daily news into humorous criticism that offers something more than CNN or MSNBC. I’ll probably delve into these two shows and their impact on students on a different day, so I’ll cut myself off now.
This anti-Colbert blog is thought-inspiring, especially if you are a fan of the show.
This is just funny.
A more objective view of how it went down.