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Colbert to MSNBC’s Scarborough: ‘You Look…Like Evening Joe Brought to You by Jack Daniel‘s’

Stephen Colbert Jokes With Scarborough, Talks Herman Cain on Morning JoeMove over “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” because it‘s Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert, host of the network’s popular “Colbert Report,” who never ceases to come up with hilarious political quips.

Earlier this morning, the comedian and host appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” where he discussed his love for Herman Cain, his “presidential run,” South Carolina‘s fight in the Civil War and Newt Gingrich’s extramarital affairs, among other subjects.

But among the comedy, Colbert took a hilarious swipe at host Joe Scarborough and the show’s partnership with popular coffee company Starbucks.

“I don‘t understand how you can be ’Morning Joe brought to you by Starbucks,’ because when I see you, you look more like ‘Evening Joe brought to you by Jack Daniel’s,’” Colbert said.

This comment was especially striking, considering the bizarre promo advertisement that MSNBC created back in November. The mock ad, which pictured the show’s male co-hosts — most notably Joe Scarborough — as irresponsible smokers and boozers, gained quite a bit of attention. The debauchery, of course, took place in the evening, which makes the “Evening Joe” reference that more more relevant.

Colbert went on to encourage voters to pull for Cain in South Carolina, yet another jocular comment considering that the contender suspended his campaign in early December. That being said, his name will still appear on the state’s GOP ballot — something Colbert hopes to gain from.

“Herman Cain has qualities I admire,” Colbert said. “He’s a family man, he’s pro business, he has something I don‘t think I’ll ever have — a place on the South Carolina ballot. If people hunger for a Colbert candidacy, they should vote for Herman Cain.”

Watch these comments, among others, below:

“On Stephen Colbert’s endorsement of himself as Herman Cain, I find it very clever and humorous, as it should be,” Cain responded in an interview with Fox411. “Anyone who finds what Mr. Colbert is doing offensive, should simply lighten up. To be perfectly clear, I will not be assuming Stephen Colbert’s identity. We are very different when it comes to the color of our – hair.”

The two will be hosting an event together later today. US News has more:

…Colbert announced that he will be appearing with former presidential hopeful Herman Cain at a rally at the College of Charleston in South Carolina this Friday. The event, titled “The Rock Me Like a Herman Cain: South Cain-olina Primary Rally,” promises to be a spectacle.

“There will be speeches, there will be cheerleaders, there will be a marching band and a gospel choir,” Colbert said on his show, The Colbert Report, last night.

Here’s an ad that Colbert put out in support of “Herman Cain” (a.k.a. Stephen Colbert) in South Carolina:

Not everyone finds Colbert’s most recent statements and actions entertaining, though. On Thursday, MSNBC’s Chuck Todd spoke at Winthrop University, where he tackled the issue, while calling the media out for promoting the comedian’s antics.

“Is it fair to the process? Yes, the process is a mess, but he’s doing it in a way that it feels as if he’s trying to influence it with his own agenda, that may be anti-Republican,” Todd said. “And we in the media are covering it as a schtick and a satire, but it’s like, ‘Well wait a minute here…’ he’s also trying to do his best to marginalize the candidates, and we’re participating in that marginalization.”

(H/T: Huffington Post)

Comments (25)

  • jvrat
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 12:23am

    STEPHEN COLBERT )))GOOD STUFF even BETTER WITHOUT ANNOYING DUMB ANGRY BLOND SHE really didn’t help nor ever will -Where are the real woman who are confident ? maybe she was paid to annoy

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  • mrqstixx
    Posted on January 21, 2012 at 9:04am

    Epic D@uche!

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    • THIS GENERATION
      Posted on January 21, 2012 at 1:12pm

      Morning Joe. Get off the air you nit wit. Your a has-been that will never be again. Be smart and bow out.

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  • Mateytwo Barreett
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 8:58pm

    Even the guy;s name is a frickin’ fraud!

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  • midwesthippie
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 6:18pm

    you guys need to take that stick…er… two-by-four out of your arses and lighten up a little. i’m not a fan of morning joe or colbert, but that clip was 1000x‘s funnier and interesting than uncle glenny’s morning show. lighten up, loosen the tie, change from the sweater vest into a comfy hoodie…live a little.

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  • disenlightened
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 4:47pm

    I can’t watch Colbert for two reasons:
    1. He’s completely boring after just one show.
    2. That freakish ear. I find myself staring at it and lose my appetite.

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  • Johann
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 3:54pm

    Colbert is a pasty faced white guy and a number one Jack ass. He has never really been funny and is a failure as a comic. Most democrat leftwing comics are not funny at all; when was the last time Rosie Odonnell, Bill Maher, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, et al were funny; they are simply shills for the Left Wing Democrat party and its Marxists allies. Ranting and raving and calling people names is their main feature; fortuantely for them there are thousands of very rich media owners who are willing to pay top bucks for trash.

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  • Balthazor
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:52pm

    I realize Colbert is just a moron comedian, but with the lefty Democrat election fraud machine out there in full force, I can’t help but feel like this Colbert stunt just further trivializes what should be a sanctity to our election process.

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  • Miami
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:36pm

    Irrelevant interviewed by inconsequential with a side idiotic idolist berating all that is not their Idol while making a mockery of voter fraud.

    Just how hilarious would it be if we found a guy with the name Barroke Horan Obamo. and ran him in all 57 states for the Office in November, fall on the floor funny, Ha, ha, ha, funny

    Report Post » Miami  
  • EchoHawk
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:16pm

    In a statement, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) praised Daniels as “a fierce advocate for smaller, less costly and more accountable government” and said that he “has the record to prove it.”

    “For making tough choices and keeping his promises, Mitch Daniels is the right choice at the right time to deliver the Republican response to President Obama’s address,” Boehner added.

    Mitch Daniels is the former budget director of GWB, when he took the job we had a nearly 130 billion dollar budget surplus by the time he left we had a nearly 380 billion dollar deficit. One of his other responsibilities was estimating the cost of the Iraq war, of which he gave an estimate of 50 to 60 billion only missing by 740 billion. I would agree he has a proven track record.

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called Daniels “an eloquent spokesman for limited government” and said that he “knows that President Obama’s three-year experiment in big government has made our economy worse and our future more uncertain, and he knows that Americans want a government that’s simpler, streamlined and secure.”

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  • NILAP
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:50pm

    Can we all agree that supporting Herman Cain was a big mistake. Plenty of folks warned us and they were right and we former Cain supporters were wrong. Herman Cain was a joke as a candidate. Still I like the guy.

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    • Stoic one
      Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:10pm

      Nope I do not think it was a mistake. I might IF the allegations were being played out in the courts right now. I do not believe that is happening, please correct me if i am wrong.
      Character assassination by parties unknown to us the public, does not make us wrong. This simply shows how filthy politics have become in this country.

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  • llotus
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:41pm

    Colbert is an ass. There isnt one funny thing about this whole mess. Lotus.

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  • CulpepperJosh1638
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:08pm

    Pretty sure Stephen Colbert endorsed Ron Paul in this interview! WINNING

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  • cemerius
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 12:58pm

    Like Colbert in the beginning and found his humour in line with the old Man Show, but Stephen has shown his spots too much to be considered anything but a leopard!! No Stephen you lost me a long time ago and no matter how much you succeed or fail in life will matter naught to me!

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  • Ballzonya
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 12:56pm

    Cobert is on fire, dude cracks me up too much!

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    • Truthbeliever2
      Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:10pm

      If only he were really on fire. I would tune in every night and watch repeats him burning to death.

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    • We are Americans
      Posted on January 20, 2012 at 5:48pm

      Truebeliver in what? You want to
      see a person burn to death. I
      hope you don’t pretend to believe in Jesus.
      Dosnt quite fit his turn the cheek advice

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  • Steelhead
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 12:17pm

    Colbert is a comedic genius . Remember a vote for Cain is a vote for Colbert !

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on January 20, 2012 at 6:36pm

      STEELHEAD,
      Um….,comedic genius? No…,he is not.
      He may be funny in unfunny times to some people….,but to the citizenry who see this nation in dire straits he is not funny….,much less a comedic genius.
      Colbert is an opportunist. He plays to an audience that is clueless to the reality of the demise of the United States because they are too freaking lazy and spoiled to learn the truth..
      Colbert,like his mentor Jon Stewart is just one of many Neros who “fiddles while Rome burns”.

      He and Stewart are both cowards.They feed off this country’s largesse while abetting the plunge into the abyss.

      I am weary of both of them. They do so much damage to our country. They do not care.
      And they do it for filthy lucre.

      DISGRACIER!

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  • ConservativeCharlie
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 12:17pm

    Look for Colbert to endorse Ron Paul, I actaully support Ron Paul so dont know how I feel about it. Colbert has been saying quite a bit that he likes Paul. See where each candidate stands on the NDAA at http://www.NoPCTV.com

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  • Jim in Houston
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 12:14pm

    I think Colbert nailed it. First time I ever agreed with him.

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on January 20, 2012 at 12:09pm

    Epic failure at attempt of humor.

    Report Post » Anonymous T. Irrelevant  

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