Charlie Gibson Will Break Your $#@&% Wrist

Just kidding, but he is evidently not a proponent of wristal health — at least not according to this cute segment on last night's Colbert Report, which featured the broken-wristed Stephen Colbert's "Wrist Strong" campaign for wrist-health awareness. Colbert enlisted Katie Couric and Brian Williams to support the project, to typically humorous effect:

Cute segment, but we can't help but point out that BriWi's estimate of the NBC Nightly News studio audience was a wee bit inflated, according to recent numbers — though, in truth, it's been months since anyone has cracked the 8 million mark (ABC during the week of May 14th was the most recent; NBC last reached that mark in the week of April 16th). Not quite written off by the old "it's summer" excuse — but considering "forearms like hamhocks," all is forgiven.

Here's more from BriWi's blog: Apparently BriWi, KaCo, Tim Russert (TiRu?) and Nancy Pelosi, plus departing White House press secretary Tony Snow, all signed Colbert's cast, which will be auctioned off for the Yellow Ribbon Fund, the same charity to which "Wrist Strong" proceeds will be directed.

In other news, Colbert pumped up the now-infamous interview with Sir Richard Branson, calling it the "Colbert-Branson Interview Trainwreck," complete with graphic. We're sure Sir Richard would call it the "Branson-Colbert" trainwreck, but whatever. It's on Wednesday.

p.s. "BriWi" and "KaCo" are obviously terms of art, as is "wristal health." We're told that Charlie is simply known as "That Motha**kng Wrist-Snapper."

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[imajoebob]

SHAME ON COMEDY CENTRAL!!

The wrist band goes for $4.99.
Shipping is $5.4­0!

How does it cost 5 bucks to stuff a sh*tty piece of plastic in a padded envelope (based on an increase of about 50¢ postage for each additional bracelet).

I think we should all send an email to Colbert telling him his bosses - who are reaping millions of dollars in publicity from this campaign - need to stand up and adjust of these costs.

I'm more than willing (eager?) to spend $10 on a bracelet, but at least 8 bucks of it should be going to the yellow ribbon fund, not some profiteering shipper.

[kwright]

thanks for the info. i guess i will have to find another way to help out our returning men and women. i will not pay $5.40 to ship anything when those funds could be useful elsewhere. i could just send a check for the cost of a postage stamp and find an organization that will use the funds for the same good cause.

35.40

[ADVOCATE4ZPG]

BBC's "regionall­y-adjusted­" newscasts are informative without the jejune baggage of personality. Ethos is achieved--not by quirks of behaviour, tatty mannerisms--but through the accuracy, reliability, et al. of those reporting nationality notwithsta­nding.....

The ethos of the U.S. networks began to decline when the presenters had NO previous experience as newspapaper reporters. COURIC is the final ITERATION of that phenomenon...!

[ImpeachmentNOW]

NETWORK NEWS RACE
Total Viewers, Week of 8/13/07
ABC: 8,010,000
NBC: 7,430,000
CBS: 5,790,000

These numbers are generally available at Drudge. CBS/Couric is, as usual, in the toilet. Couric evidently needs some more "tarting-up, dumbing-down" - her formula for success!
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[CaveatMagnusFrater]

Do not go to Drudge for honest statistics. Seek your information from an unbiased source. I typed in "Nielsen Ratings nightly news"

"Nightly News" averaged 7.5 million viewers last week (5.3 rating, 11 share), "World News" had 7.2 million (5.1, 11) and the "CBS Evening News" 5.7 million (4.1, 9).

Not too hard and not too similar results.

mike

[cashguy1111]

I despise Bush. He would not make a good anything. How dare us elect a total idiot for the worlds most important job. cashguy1111 from eBay

[thirteen13]

Bush was awarded the presidency by the Supreme Court. Bush was not elected.

[kulenski]

Support Wrist Strong!!!

[csavage]

Hey, I've broken my wrist-it sucks!
More power to my man Stephen for blowing the lid off this silent suffering epidemic

[Mariel]

Colbert is an influence for good. Sane, funny, not merely cynical. Cynical, yes, but with that sane and funny support system. A lifeline for many who are sick of the merely cynical.

[StealthisBlog]

TiRu is generally known as Timmeh pronounced quickly and forcefully in the Buffalo fashion. I usually do my wrist strengthening exercises whilst visiting other- ahem- shall we say more esoteric sites?- For you Rachel, we make exception.

Charlie Gibson does frighten me.

[PDQ]

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Whenever I see Russert referred to as "Timmeh" I immediately think of the South Park character Timmy who is "developmentally challenged" and is usually rambling on in some unintelligible manner.

Hell, I always thought the cartoon character Timmy was styled after the buffoonish talk show character referred to as "Timmeh"

[cashguy1111]

Love Tim. Best journalist on T.V. since Edward R Murrow.