I think it’s amazing how US politicians are able to make fun of themselves (in a good way).

The Colbert Report was held in the University of Pennsylvania last week during the Democrat primary (For all the whiners about advertorials, it was titled “The Colbert Report: Doritos Spicy Sweet Pennsylvania Primary Coverage From Chili-Delphia - The City of Brotherly Crunch!” ).

Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama made appearances.

The screen backdrop “went down”, prompting Colbert exclaim “Are you telling me there’s no one in this theatre who can fix the mess we’re in?” In comes Clinton to the rescue. A quick fix later, she quips:

“I just love solving problems. Call me anytime!”

“Really?”

“Sure. Call me at 3 a.m.!”

Lol.

Later on was John Edwards, the ex-Presidential hopeful who guest-presented the “Word” section. He joked about how he was being courted by both sides for his endorsement: “I’ll support whoever presents the platform that is consistent with my values”, he said - with “UNIVERSAL HAIRCARE” written on the sidescreen.

Obama was less frivolous. He wasn’t in the theatre but made an appearance through a live feed, on the screen that Clinton fixed earlier. He preached a bit, but ended by putting “Distractions” “On Notice”.

All in all a good day for Colbert, and  he’ll probably be attributing Clinton’s win to the “Colbert bump”.

Meanwhile, I wonder when we’ll see Pak Lah pretending to fall asleep during a speech or  TDM saying “correct, correct, correct!”.

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