Little-known sport gets a comedic and financial boost from Colbert
Imagine the possibilities for this strange new relationship between Stephen Colbert and America's speedskaters. Anton Ohno," the master of mock punditry asks when he gets one of America's top Winter Olympians in the hot seat. "So, what's it like to speedskate on the moon?" Continued...
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- Blog Source: www.bestcheapwebhostingdeals.comFinally, truthiness has come to speedskating. Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central's Colbert Report and titular head of the throngs he modestly refers to as.
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- Blog Source: topics.oneriot.comColbert Nation becomes official sponsor of U.S... Yes, the Colbert Nation really is stepping in for bankrupt DSB Bank NV as the official sponsor of the U.S. speedskating team just in time to rescue. ...
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- Blog Source: www.chicagobreakingsports.comStephen Colbert, a Northwestern University alum, has come up with what he hopes is not a thigh-in-the-sky proposition to help U.S. Speedskating win medals at the 2010 Olympics. Colbert has joined with the federation to help raise some ...
- Blog Source: blogs.wsj.comThe US Speedskating team has been struggled to cover a $300000-plus budget shortfall since key sponsor DSB Bank NV's bankruptcy. But Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert came to the rescue Monday with an offer to sponsor the team. ... Of course , the
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