The End of Thought

If you didn’t see it tonight, Colbert just pulled off the greatest episode of his career and made one of the most brilliant (and ballsy) underhanded jabs at a candidate I’ve ever seen. It was his masterpiece, his Sistine Chapel.

The night started with a fairly lame guest appearance by Hillary Clinton. I know she’s not supposed to be a comedian, but it couldn’t hurt to fine tune her comedic delivery just a little. She looked like Deal or No Deal contestant that was trying too hard to be funny. Everything seemed a little forced. I, like a lot of the media it seems, have kind of had it out for her this campaign. Maybe I’m just swayed by that media coverage, but I can’t shake that feeling that she’s selling me something I don’t want to buy. Nothing she says seems genuine to me. It’s all politics and pandering. Consider this clip of her remembering how she felt when she heard Martin Luther King had been shot…

Really? Not that I think people can’t have emotional reactions to national tragedies, but when people don’t seem genuine about it or try to make the tragedy their own, then I get mad.

Getting back to Colbert…Clinton’s skit had her showing off her ability to solve any problem by fixing Colbert’s giant video screen. I wondered if he would pull any punches since she was in attendance, but when Obama’s glorious image was beamed onto the screen later in the show, I knew Colbert’s plan. He had Clinton “fix” the screen that Obama would later appear on to do his own, more entertaining guest appearance. It was resplendant.

Not to be lost in all this was John Edwards delivering Colbert’s signature “Word” segment (tonight called “edWords”). He didn’t make any announcements or endorsements, but he did proudly show his love for water sports.

Be sure to catch the episode when it re-airs.

(edit: Or just watch the clips below…God I love the internet…)