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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 11:27 AM
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5. Pic of Colbert getting the cut

Comedian Stephen Colbert gets a military style haircut from General Raymond Odierno, Commander of the Multinational Corps, during the taping the first of four shows at Camp Victory in Baghdad

Sporting a camouflage suit and tie, TV satirist Stephen Colbert got a GI buzz cut from the top commander in Iraq and promptly declared victory in the war.

Colbert, taping Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" from Camp Victory in Baghdad, drew roars of laughter Sunday from the uniformed audience when his first guest, Gen. Ray Odierno, accepted a videotaped order from President Obama to shave the comedian's head.

Claiming the war must be over because nobody's talking about it anymore, Colbert announced that it was time to "officially declare we won the Iraq war."

The newly shorn Colbert then waded into the audience of mostly soldiers as the camera panned over for close-ups of the cheering troops.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/06/08/2009-06-08_whats_the_buzz_stephen_colbert_gets_military_cut_on_uso_tour.html#ixzz0HrAtWzPz&C


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