900 ft. Jesus and The Colbert Report: I Called It

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Earlier this year, Stephen Colbert engaged in a war of words with the Associated Press over an article which declared "truthiness" the word of the year but failed to give credit to Mr. Colbert for coining the term.

Stephen Colbert may expect credit when credit is due, but when it comes to stealing material, it seems that Mr. Colbert gives as well as he takes. (Untangle that metaphor at your leisure.)

On Monday's Colbert Report, the first since the NCAA tournament brackets were announced, everyone's favorite satirical talkshow blowhard unveiled his surprise pick for NCAA champion: Oral Roberts University. ORU would be great, Colbert theorized, if they had the 900 foot Jesus (which the university's namesake once saw in a vision) playing on their team.

Of course, what Mr. Colbert doesn't want you to know is that this particular ringer wasn't his idea. You won't find him crediting anyone else with the brainstorm, but the time stamp here at DU makes it clear that I CALLED IT. I suggested that 900 foot Jesus would be just the secret weapon ORU needed to dominate the field.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4879212&mesg_id=4879320

Check the time: 28 hours before Colbert went on the air with his "bold" prediction and "insightful" analysis. Clearly Stephen Colbert reads the Democratic Underground, and even relies on it for advice in handicapping the tournament field.

Now, there's nothing wrong with reading DU or taking the advice of the wise posters here, and I don't expect an apology from Mr. Colbert. But in the interest of truthiness, it would be nice if he would set the record straight.