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does anyone know if he'll appear on the daily show for his book tour???

DVD?[edit]

The Comedy Central shop has a DVD for this, does anyone know what it is? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.16.203.142 (talk) 21:37, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

jon stewart[edit]

is he gonna appear on the daily show for his book tour??? TELL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.117.59.17 (talk) 01:05, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Non Fiction?[edit]

How is this book non-fiction, when it should be humor like America (the Book)? It's full of nonsensical facts, just like the Daily Show book. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mazinkaiser666 (talk • contribs) 11:47, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wait, hold on, where does the article say that the book is non-fiction? IPchanges ^{the box} 21:58, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New York Times and Amazon.com regards the book as a "New York Times ® Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction" book. So it really depends on how you see it...--84.217.113.241 03:29, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Easter Egg?[edit]

Is it really fair to call it an easter egg when more or less the exact same thing appears in the book (in mirror writing, as opposed to played in reverse)? Shoemoney2night 09:08, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New York Times Bestseller List[edit]

Does anybody know when the book got knocked off number 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list? Shoemoney2night (talk) 05:16, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, because idiots didn't like it.99.146.134.252 (talk) 19:45, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Science chapter[edit]

Did they cut it out of the audio version? Thanos6 (talk) 07:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Volcano/ dianetics[edit]

The graphic that comes up when Stephen is advertising this book is an image of the book on top of an exploding volcano, this is also used on the cover of the Scientology book Dianetics, because L.R. Hubbard said it would draw people towards the book due to the some Scientology rubbish. I'm assuming that's part of the joke, does anyone know if this is true or just a coincidence? Master z0b (talk) 07:44, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be very surprised if it was a coincidence. Colbert has referred to Scientology on the show before and it gets its own section in the Religion chapter, so it seems likely he'd be aware of the imagery. Rissa (talk) 00:46, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah that's what I assumed but without a reference I cannot add it into the article. I can't seem to find a direct reference by Steven himself either. Master z0b (talk) 09:19, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Book Name[edit]

Hello, I am somewhat confused as to the name of the book. what is the joke with the name of the title. English is not my first language (german is my mother tongue) so i think the joke is lost on me. --24.210.149.130 (talk) 14:26, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think the joke is that the author, Stephen Colbert, claims that he is the embodiment of America, and wants his readers to be as American as him. The joke is partly a reference to Colbert's character, who is overly-patriotic, neo-conservative and egotistical. ISD (talk) 14:44, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I personally got the impression that it was a play on the common infomercial line 'Well now so can you!...' However, not being an avid Colbert fan I am not 100% sure. ISD's comment makes pretty good sense as well. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:20, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stephen Colbert or Stephen Colbert?[edit]

Who is the author: Stephen Colbert (the person) or Stephen Colbert (the character)? The lead states:

I Am America (And So Can You!) is a 2007 satirical book by American comedian Stephen Colbert and the writers of The Colbert Report. It was released on October 9, 2007, with the audiobook edition released several days earlier. The book is loosely structured around the fictional life story of Stephen Colbert as he appears on The Colbert Report.

Confusingly, the first link pointed to Stephen T. Colbert which redirects to the page about the character, so I have fixed this to refer to the person, which I assume is what was intended—that the real-life person wrote the book.

However, the infobox lists "Stephen Colbert" (the character) as an "author" and "Stephen Colbert" (the person) as "uncredited"—implying that the character wrote the book.

So these references are inconsistent. Which is it? What is the basis for claiming in the infobox that a fictional character is an author (which is, of course, impossible)? I can't really believe I'm seriously asking this. —sroc (talk) 14:53, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, I note that this change was introduced in December 2009 and apparently hasn't been challenged since. How?! —sroc (talk) 14:57, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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