Stephen Colbert for President 2008!

So today I learned that I am going to have my memoir published in a book.  And not just any book, but a book that will also include Stephen Colbert’s memoir.  In the same book.  Did I mention it’s a book?  It’s so very book.

One little thing I might mention (and this is just a small aside) is that my memoir is only six words long.  And so is Colbert’s.  And everyone else in the book apparently.

Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure is due out in February.  But you can pre-order it now on Amazon.  Because I know you’re dying to read Colbert’s six magic words.  Maybe they’re “Ran for President in one state” or “Writer’s strike brought my campaign down.”  Who knows.

I’ll let you guys wildly speculate as to what my six-word memoir was.

PSA from ColbertNation.com regarding apparent threats against members of the South Carolina Democratic Party.

Come on, people. It’s not like they’re abortion doctors or anything.

A MESSAGE FROM THE COLBERT REPORT STUDIO

November 5th, 2007

To: Gary Spitz
From: [redacted]
Subj: Colbert ‘08
Date: Nov 5 2007 16:35:35 EST

Mr. Spitz,

We have received word that there are users in the Colboard.com messageboards and Colbertnation.com comments bins advocating violence against members of the South Carolina Democratic Executive Council, who last week voted to reject Stephen’s application to be on the primary ballot.

We ask that these threats cease immediately. Additionally, we ask that you alert the rest of the Colbert Nation to this important request.

Thank you for your prompt action.

[redacted]

I had this sent on to me by a politico friend of mine:

MSNBC’s Chuck Todd reported on current polling trends he’s seeing in surveys prepared for NBC/Wall Street Journal. Here are some excerpts: “General distrust of government is not a new phenomenon; it has been the fuel for electoral upheaval for decades. But it’s important to note that there may be evidence of a much angrier and anxious electorate than either party is preparing for in 2008. At our most recent briefing, one of the NBC/Wall Street Journal pollsters said ‘this is the most angry and unstable of an electorate as I’ve seen in my career.’ And that’s from Republican pollster Bill McInturff, who was around for 1992 and 1994, the last two times an angry electorate wreaked havoc in an election year. Remember it was 1992 when the strongest independent candidate in two generations — Ross Perot — got 19% of the vote, even after he proved less-than-stable on the question of readiness to be president. And 1994 was the year Democrats lost control of Congress for the first time in 50 years. Neither was an insignificant feat. So if the 2008 electorate is shaping up as more volatile than either of those two years, we may be in for a wild ride of historical proportions.”

What does this mean for us, Colbert Nation?

Well, it means that we can sure as hell continue to shake things up.  Rattle the cages.  Stomp our feet and pump our fists.  Flock to the streets and picket.  Continue to demand a change that works, not a change for the sake of changing.  Be the voter your mother warned you about.

This is the unofficial campaign site for Stephen Colbert’s 2008 Presidential bid. It is run by a group of obsessed fans including:

“Pink Eyed” Jim Cortina

Alex Brant-Zawadzki

Mean Rachel