- Greg Hambrick
Staff Writer
Greg Hambrick writes for the Charleston City Paper. He covers the 2008 elections, City Hall, and other Charleston news. He likes musicals and comic books. He's not surprised that people don't vote when you have lazy, half-invested fingers pointing toward the polling place.
Category Archives: TV (Colbert '08)
Colbert Grills Perkins On Calif., S.C. Marriage Rights
May 29, 2008 – 1:38 pm
Stephen Colbert had anti-gay Tony Perkins on his show last night and gave him an earful on California’s gay marriage decision.
“Many are shocked and outraged,” Colbert said of the ruling. “I get the outrage, but shocked? That California is pro-gay? I assume these are the same people who were shocked when Elton John finally […]
“Daily” “Report” Return Tonight
January 7, 2008 – 10:45 am
The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are back tonight with new episodes (minus the writing staffs).
“We would like to return to work with our writers. If we cannot, we would like to express our ambivalence, but without our writers we are unable to express something as nuanced as ambivalence.” — Jon Stewart and Stephen […]
Colbert, S.C. Invade Time’s Top 500 List
December 31, 2007 – 1:22 pm
Time has an exhaustive collection of 50 Top 10 lists. South Carolina pops up for John McCain’s “Bomb Iran” song and Mitt’s love for Gitmo.
Miss Teen South Carolina’s flubbed question made it on two lists.
And hometown favorite Stephen Colbert showed up up three times.
Colbert Celebrity of the Year: “Look for my baby bump this spring!”
December 20, 2007 – 5:14 pm
The Associated Press has selected Stephen Colbert as Celebrity of the Year. What kind of honor is this? Well, he beat out J.K. Rowling for the honor. Colbert’s acceptance message did not disappoint.
Colbert has declined interviews during the writers strike that has shuttered his show, but he told The Associated Press by e-mail:
“In receiving this […]
The Daily Show From the Picket Line
November 15, 2007 – 3:39 pm
In case you were wondering where your late night entertainment has run off to.
Inez, Other Obama Supporters Not Colbert Fans
November 6, 2007 – 1:18 pm
I don’t think there is anyone — ANY. ONE. — who thought Stephen Colbert had the slightest chance of appearing on the ballot after looking at the state Democratic Party’s requirements. He had to show he was actively campaigning in the state (and one weekend certainly doesn’t count) and he had to prove he was […]
Colbert On Presidential Run (in South Carolina), Writers’ Strike Hiatus
November 5, 2007 – 3:16 pm
Here’s Colbert’s statement on his presidential run (in South Carolina).
“I am shocked and saddened by the South Carolina Democratic Executive Council’s 13-to-3 vote to keep me off their presidential primary ballot,” he said in the statement. “Although I lost by the slimmest margin in presidential election history — only 10 votes — I have chosen […]
Colbert Stops Producing Orange Waste
November 2, 2007 – 3:22 pm
Here’s the clips from last night’s show. First, Colbert campaigning in Charleston.
And here’s Carol Fowler delivering the bad news.
Charleston: Our Nation’s Future Capital
November 2, 2007 – 9:07 am
Stephen Colbert ran the clip last night of his campaign stop in Charleston last week. He also addressed the Dems refusal to put him on the primary ballot. I’ll update with clips when they become available.
Colbert Out; Gilda Tells MTV She’s Disappointed
November 1, 2007 – 3:34 pm
Colbert lost in a spirited 13-3 defeat in front of the South Carolina Democratic Party’s Executive Committee. State legislator Gilda Cobb-Hunter weighed in to MTV News.
“I was looking forward to seeing if [Colbert’s participation] would increase participation by young people,” Cobb-Hunter added. “We’ll never know now.” She described Thursday’s debate by the Executive Council of […]
