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Commenter Chuck asks: "Planning to appear on the Colbert Report or Daily Show? Might not be a bad idea."

Please understand, I'll gladly appear on whatever television and radio stations will have me. You should talk/write/email to them about what a good idea it would be for to invite me.

Comments

Can't believe they haven't called you yet. They must have their heads in the sand.

Posted by WSP | April 25, 2008 4:01 PM

They probably checked out your website, but left when they realized your IT people are really one-eyed chimpanzees.

Posted by 55 | April 25, 2008 4:11 PM

If he had called the book, "Full Frontal Foreign Policy" he would have been on Colbert by now.

Posted by Christopher Colaninno | April 25, 2008 4:11 PM

Lee Siegel was on the Daily Show! If you aren't invited, I will consider it an affront to decency.

Posted by someBrad | April 25, 2008 4:14 PM

I just had a vision of Matt across the table from Tim Russert on his eponymous Saturday CNBC program, saying the line: "So, Tim, when I describe you as an example of what's wrong with modern journalism, you should view it as a complement. I mean, there's lots of competition for that superlative, and you've beaten all comers...."

Posted by dry_fish | April 25, 2008 4:18 PM

Isn't it the job of your publicist to arrange these things?

Posted by Tyro | April 25, 2008 4:19 PM

On a much smaller scale, have you thought about a signing/reading at Politics and Prose?

Posted by Bloix | April 25, 2008 4:27 PM

This is completely ot, but can somebody demonstrate how to do the strike through html in the comments? (even if someone just does it so I can view the source) Thanks. Sorry to be random.

Posted by drjimcooper | April 25, 2008 4:35 PM

They probably checked out your website, but left when they realized your IT people are really one-eyed chimpanzees.

No, if they'd been here they would have left a comment, which would have appeared six times.

Posted by doug | April 25, 2008 4:56 PM

THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!! FOR HILLARY!!!

Posted by idiotic | April 25, 2008 4:59 PM

Damnit, idiotic. How do you always get me?

And, Matt, doesn't your publisher pay someone to do that?

Posted by eriks | April 25, 2008 5:25 PM

Re "I'll gladly appear on whatever television and radio stations will have me. You should talk/write/email to them about what a good idea it would be for to invite me."
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Promise to explain on the air why Hillary sucks the Israel Lobby's penis and I'll do it.

Clarification: You have to actually use the phrase "Hillary sucks the Israel Lobby's penis" on the air. None of this namby pamby "political alliance" bullshit.

Posted by Don Williams | April 25, 2008 5:41 PM

Planning on getting on the New York Times bestseller list? That would really give your book a boost!

Posted by Delicious Pundit | April 25, 2008 5:47 PM

In all seriousness, I think it would be great to see you interact with Stephen Colbert. I've emailed the Colbert Nation webmaster for advice on how to lobby to get you on as I didn't find any obvious avenues on Colbert's official site. Will see where it goes.

Cheers.

Posted by Scott Payne | April 25, 2008 6:21 PM

Clearly a gig on Colbert or Stewart would be a good thing (or, even Oprah for that matter...) but perhaps you might build up to the high audience events. Have you done a CSpan event in support of HITS yet?

Prove you have some pithy one-liners to offer and that you can work the audience and your bid to get on Comedy Central will be greatly strengthened.

Posted by sven | April 25, 2008 7:21 PM

Anybody know a booking agent for Pyongyang, North Korea?

Posted by Richard Steven Hack | April 25, 2008 11:59 PM

If you go on Colbert, make sure to sit on his lap. It worked for Jane Fonda.

Posted by Reality Man | April 26, 2008 12:21 PM