Talk:I Am America (And So Can You!)

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

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[edit] jon stewart

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)

[edit] Non Fiction?

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)

Wait, hold on, where does the article say that the book is non-fiction? IPchangesthe box 21:58, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
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)

[edit] Easter Egg?

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)

[edit] New York Times Bestseller List

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)

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

[edit] The Science chapter

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

[edit] Volcano/ dianetics

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)

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)


[edit] Book Name

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)

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)