--notorious 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2007 On last night's episode of the Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert did something he doesn't often do: talk about sports. Turns out that fans of the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Junior Hockey League have it in for Colbert. After beating up on Stephen's team, the Saginaw Spirit, fans tossed teddy bears on the ice, a personal afront to Colbert who suffers from a well known case of bear-phobia. In retaliation, Colbert reminds the Oshawa fans that General Motors, whose Canadian HQ is located in their town and after which their team is named, is not doing so well in the market these days. In fact, he warns that they shouldn't get too cozy in that shiny new arena GM built for them, as it could be stripped for parts. In a not-so-subtle way, Colbert then provides his fans with a link to General Motors' Q3 Earnings Statement in PDF form on the Colbert Nation website. You know, just in case anyone happens to be at Saginaw's home game on January 26th and feels like tossing a copy on the ice when the Spirit stuff a puck down the Generals' throats. Behold people, this is the power of Colbert.For those going to the game on the 26th, here's the link to the PDF file. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thejackal 46 Report post Posted January 20, 2007 uh...okay? bear-phobia? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
--notorious 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2007 uh...okay? bear-phobia?I watching sportsnet's Connected and they had a little segment on it. The mayor of oshawa and stephen made a deal. If oshawa wins against saginaw spirit, stephen has to wear a oshawa jersey for one episode and if saginaw win stephens birthday becomes Stephen Colbert Day. The games is coming soon Im anxious to see what happens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyukiandeek 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2007 If you've never seen the show you would have no idea whats going on in the article. Its funny as hell though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dieselbro 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2007 aahhhhaha, amazing, I also saw the part on Sportsnet Connected. Colbert does have a lot of power, remember when some european country was holding a vote on what to call a bridge, he got all his fans to vote for calling the bridge the "Stephen Colbert Bridge", the guy is amazing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
