Colbert Announces Trip To Persian Gulf (VIDEO)

Stephen Colbert announced last night that he will be taking his show on the road, broadcasting from the Persian Gulf. Where you ask? He's not allowed to tell us, but "there will be sand and people that wish we would leave." When? He can't tell us that either, but it will be at some point in the "near or distant future or past."

Colbert answered the challenge of the members of the 153rd Regiment who asked him to "come on over."

As he told the Stars and Stripes military blog:

"I'm hoping they're just going to blindfold me, fly the plane around in the air for 12 hours and drop me in New Mexico and tell me it's the Persian Gulf, because I wouldn't know the difference."

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Comments

[Jamesdean]

06:52 PM on 03/18/2009

he is awesome

[helmboy]

03:40 PM on 03/18/2009

I love that man. Seriously. :)

[trunk65]

02:45 PM on 03/18/2009

Wear a codpiece and declare "Mission Accomplished"

[Sepulchre]

01:52 PM on 03/18/2009

He never fails to make me chuckle. I hope when he goes he is safe. It still boggles my mind that there are conservatives out there who think he is serious and on their side. Need to buy them classes what parodies and satrire are.

[newyorkid]

01:20 PM on 03/18/2009

Why is he doing that when Bush is out of office?

[SColbert]

12:24 PM on 03/18/2009

haha no dates, no location.

[abigail1]

11:22 AM on 03/18/2009

awesome.

[Rog49Thomas]

10:21 AM on 03/18/2009

If you're in the area, Brother Colbert, go see Dubai before it blows away.

[ShockedSHOCKED]

09:50 AM on 03/18/2009

Invite Papa Bear O'Reilly. Leave him there.

[Diogenis]

10:12 AM on 03/18/2009

There's a fatwa against bad meat in that part of the world.

[Rog49Thomas]

10:20 AM on 03/18/2009

There are countries there that still sell pork.

[Dutchy]

03:54 PM on 03/18/2009

Haven't we done enough damage in that part of the world?

[gelb]

09:30 AM on 03/18/2009

that is awesome