Rob Cornilles jumps the shark
Kari Chisholm
OK, I'll give credit where credit is due. This is a little funny.
A little weird and creepy, too, but that's clearly part of the gag.
I won't describe the video in detail. You just have to watch it. Go ahead, I'll wait.
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Here's what I don't get: There's all kinds of mentions here about Stephen Colbert running in South Carolina. Doesn't Team Cornilles know that South Carolina was, like, forever ago? Today is Florida. I guess we can excuse them for not paying very close attention.
But they're obviously not going to get any "Colbert bump" -- the earliest that Colbert can mention Cornilles is on tonight's show, which airs first at 11:30 p.m. Eastern, a half-hour after polls close here in Oregon.
Cute video. Shows some gumption. Kind of a weird thing to make the very last thing that voters remember about a short-lived and unsuccessful political career.
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10:49 a.m.
Jan 31, '12
Seems like a decent candidate for hacks vs. flacks, if he ever gets to be a hack.
But given the turnout numbers, I think we're in for a party tonight at EcoTrust.
3:48 p.m.
Jan 31, '12
What turnout numbers are you seeing?
11:09 a.m.
Jan 31, '12
Now Rob and I have something in common: we both can be wringers for Colbert.
12:17 p.m.
Jan 31, '12
I agree - mildly amusing, and extra credit for chutzpa. Still, silly timing.
1:06 p.m.
Jan 31, '12
I found it more than a little funny. But yes: why do it NOW instead of, oh, a week or two weeks ago?
1:11 p.m.
Jan 31, '12
Actually, it was uploaded on Wednesday the 25th. Still too late for the South Carolina gag to work, but it hasn't gotten much circulation (4100 views) over the past week.
7:43 p.m.
Jan 31, '12
May have been uploaded earlier, but it didn't get circulated until the last 24 hours.
1:31 p.m.
Jan 31, '12
Hey, let's give credit where credit is due. This is a well done satire. It also makes him much more human than the canned ads. I would like to see our funnier politicians like Jefferson Smith and Peter Courtney do the same.
4:56 p.m.
Jan 31, '12
I suspect this will be Mr. Cheddar's "Tiger Suit" moment. Only hardly anybody will notice.
5:08 p.m.
Jan 31, '12
I give the guy credit - it's pretty darn good. He seems to have SC's style and inflections down, and I'm not going to nit-pick the timing - 'had to have taken a little time to produce. While it may not do much for his campaign, I think most candidates (yes, GOP folk, too) deserve to have a little, maybe cathartic, fun.