Colbert, Now With Stubble, Takes On Sarah Palin's Bus Tour (VIDEO)

Stephen Colbert, currently sporting some post-hiatus stubble, may be the only person covering Sarah Palin the way she's meant to be covered: with mockery and flippancy. Now that the reality show star has embarked on a cross-country bus tour for some reason, the media only has one question: "Why?" And Colbert only has one question about the attention they're paying to her: "Why?"

After examining the purpose behind Palin's trip, which only is vaguely explained as a tour of America yet solicits donations from her supporters, Colbert then took aim at the folksiness-with-blinders that the Palins espouse. The half-term governor's daughter reverently spoke of her admiration for George Washington's work ethic in running his farm, which he obviously maintained singlehandedly.

We doubt that Palin will be stopping by Colbert's studios while she's in New York, though -- according to her Twitter, she'll be too busy visiting "the Statute of Liberty." The GOP frontrunner, ladies and gentlemen!

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CORRECTION: This entry previously said Palin admired Washington's work ethic. It was actually her daughter who was admiring his work ethic. Palin just thought it would be a good idea to share that.

Comments

[flyingwithturkeys]

11:02 AM on 06/03/2011

When colbert went before congress to discuss migrant farm workers the impact of his journalism was clear. Bam end of debate. He has a political agenda. Super Pac granted

[Fbigdeal]

12:27 AM on 06/03/2011

When is he going to go out to work the fields again?? that wazz fun stuff - and the hilarious hearing at the senate. lol

[Fbigdeal]

12:16 AM on 06/03/2011

[[[[ Why is Colbeeerrt RIGHT ear looks different from his left one??? and did u noticed he always side in a profile position.

check it out. ..it is pointy-he must have had a surgery.

[beckpod1]

05:59 PM on 06/02/2011

Restore America....? Silly Sarah, you have to know America is before you can understand how to restore it....just be honest...you're on a "Milk the Idiots tour!"......

[Francois Bergeron]

05:52 PM on 06/02/2011

"governish"
classic,

[LaMorena0933]

05:17 PM on 06/02/2011

I love Stephen Colbert!!! Good job; too funny!!!

[Holypat777]

03:05 PM on 06/02/2011

(sing)
The wheels on the bus go round and round.
Round and round,
Round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round.
Round and round,
Round and round

And . . . (Screeching tires soundsfollowed by large crash sound!)

[Big Game Hunter]

07:16 PM on 06/02/2011

I guess those brake lines weren't as sturdy as they thought....

[Elle Bach]

02:23 PM on 06/02/2011

Ohhh....!! Didn't want that to end...he was just getting started! The comedians literally must have out-of-body experiences of euphoria everytime this dolt opens her mouth (or spells)! She a walking, talking - delusional - caricature of a bad joke.

[JoyIsGwenNYC]

02:18 PM on 06/02/2011

African volunteers? I thought all those black people were unpaid interns trying to earn college credits.

[Michael Dadtka]

02:09 PM on 06/02/2011

The only reason she's doing what she's doing is for attention and money. The media ( like the evening national news) are giving her air time. Once they realize she is irrelevant, she will fade away.,

[Mac1000]

02:22 PM on 06/02/2011

My God!!!! How much more time do they need to realize she's irrelevant?! Hey, mainstream media...SARAH PALIN IS IRRELEVANT! God I hope that helps.

[Frickett]

12:51 PM on 06/02/2011

If the news media (except Faugh) signed an agreement to completely ignore her for just one week, she'd have her bus racing lickety-split after every news trucks she sees, instead of the other way around.

[Brant Granger]

01:48 PM on 06/02/2011

I completely agree

[JPwarwick]

12:26 PM on 06/02/2011

This should be billed as the " I WANT YOUR MONEY TOUR " by sarah and her performing children.

[RenoSage]

12:03 PM on 06/02/2011

We took that trip years ago for our children and on our own dime just because we thought
it was part of their education and our duty as parents, and politics aside, it is a good trip.
When our son was interested in railroads, we took a railroad tour. It is the thing to do.

[GerryS]

11:53 AM on 06/02/2011

The only thing missing from bible spice's bus, is a rocking chair tied on the roof with granny in it--------

[Frickett]

12:46 PM on 06/02/2011

-----eating apple pie and watching baseball on the tube---

[yathink]

02:37 PM on 06/02/2011

Maybe she could borrow Romney's dead dog.

[Bartolo27]

11:52 AM on 06/02/2011

Stephen Colbert. Always Brilliant, Always funny. Hope to see him in the Senate some day.
He's the Real Deal. A National Treasure.

According to George W - Rush Limbaugh is a National Treasure. Wrong.
Lies can never stand up to "Truthiness" in Humor.
It's no contest. Stephen Colbert is a Dragon Slayer.

God if you are there thank you for giving me the intelligence to know the difference.