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Breaking News: Stephen Colbert to replace Letterman

It’s official, folks – rumors that Stephen Colbert might be taking over for Letterman at the Late Show have finally been confirmed. I know I’m supposed to be excited about the news, but I have mixed feelings about it. Negatives first, so I can end on a positive note.

Really I only have one problem with this announcement, and that is Colbert seems like he is better suited for his current show on Comedy Central than he is for one of the late shows on basic cable. There are certain restrictions he will have at his new home that he wouldn’t have on CC. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure he couldn’t get away with whatever he wanted, but I’m also sure he could get away with a lot more. I would hate to see some of his creative energy stifled because of this change.

Now, having said my one concern, let’s move to the positive. This move means that Colbert is really moving up in the world. He’s got some big shoes to fill replacing Letterman, but I have faith he will do great and win over a lot of new fans. I was also happy to see EW reporting that he plans on moving his creative team from The Colbert Report over to his new show. It’s good to know he doesn’t plan on leaving behind the team that helped him get to where he is today. Kudos Mr. Colbert for keeping it classy (while still remaining brutally honest AND funny). I truly wish you the best in your new endeavor.

Party Crashers

Many of the posts on this blog are inspired by either a link or news story I find that intrigues me enough that I want to comment on it. Today’s link is one of the many pieces in response to the party crashers at President Obama’s State Dinner. It is a letter to the president from Tom Foreman, a correspondent with CNN who can be seen occasionally on Anderson Copper 360. In his letter he points out that we are lucky these people were only trying to climb the social ladder and weren’t actually dangerous. While this is true I have to ask: Why are we giving them so much press time then? It seems to me that we could report how serious this is without giving them the recognition they were obviously looking for. This just gives them validation. Where’s the punishment? If these people have gotten everything they wanted out of this experience, then what tells them it was wrong and they shouldn’t do it again or else? Obviously this story is still ongoing so punishment of some kind could still be in the works. If not, I may have to put America on notice, Colbert style.