President Orders General to Cut Comedian’s Hair

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U.S. General Ray Odierno, Commanding General, Multinational-Force-Iraq, pretends to give comedian Stephen Colbert of the Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” a haircut during Colbert’s performance for U.S. military personnel at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, June 7, 2009. Colbert is participating in a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Persian Gulf region.
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Good on President Obama and Stephen Colbert (and General Odierno) for participating in entertaining the troops:

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Stephen Colbert in Iraq

U.S. General Ray Odierno, Commanding General, Multinational-Force-Iraq, pretends to give Stephen Colbert a haircut during Colbert’s performance at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, June 7, 2009.
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U.S. military personnel smile as they watch Stephen Colbert during his performance at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, June 7, 2009.
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U.S. military personnel watch actor / comedian Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” during his performance at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad. Colbert is participating in a USO / Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Persian Gulf region.
Jamal Penjweny-Reuters

Hat tip: Foreign Policy Passport

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A former fetus, the “wordsmith from nantucket” was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1968. Adopted at birth, wordsmith grew up a military brat. He achieved his B.A. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles (graduating in the top 97% of his class), where he also competed rings for the UCLA mens gymnastics team. The events of 9/11 woke him from his political slumber and malaise. Currently a personal trainer and gymnastics coach.

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