Current Event #3 - The Colbert Report

I think it is awesome that Colbert is doing this for the troops. I hope that it goes over well, and they think it is funny. The last thing I want is for him to accidently insult or offend the troops. I think it is good that he picked a relevant topic to focus his show around, but that means he has to be careful what he makes fun of. It is always hard to make comedy out of serious issues. The article, “Colbert to broadcast four Shows from Baghdad,” caught my attention because I am a fan of his show, The Colbert Report. It turns out Stephen Colbert will actually be traveling to the former Al Faw Palace at Camp Victory to record some of his shows. The shows are each going to be taped in front of about four hundred and fifty troops. The shows are even being marketed under the name, “Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando.” Colbert is a strong supporter of the troops in real life, so he translates a lot of that into his character on the show. The trip was actually brought up by a guest on the show, former Assistant Secretary of Defense Bing West. After he was done talking about the presidential campaigns he decided to follow up on the invitation to Iraq. Now, Stephen Colbert, and thirty staff, is going to where to troops are to give them a taste of life back home. He spent a little while going through very basic training, and is bringing several care packages for the troops with him. The show is going to focus on the declining attention paid to the United States troops oversees and the war in Iraq1 He doesn’t really know what to expect when he gets there. He said he isn’t nervous about the danger issue, but is nervous about giving a good show for the troops.