Colbert packs Lisner

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Satirist and Presidential candidate (in his native South Carolina) Stephen Colbert stepped out of his well-known television persona Friday night to give insight into his work before a packed Lisner Auditorium.

In a discussion moderated by NBC’s Tim Russert, Colbert talked about the development of segments like “Better Know a District” on his Comedy Central Show, the Colbert Report, his infamous appearance at the 2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and his relationship with the over-the-top political commentator he plays on TV.

He also touched base on ‘truthiness,’ the word that premiered on the inaugural episode of his show and became a cultural phenomenon.

“Truthiness is something that feels true but has no reality to back it up,” Colbert said. Applying it to the entrance into the Iraq War because of the believed presence of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), he said, “It was truthiness to base a war on that…because it was based on feelings, not on fact.”

Check back Monday for the full story on Colbert’s visit to Lisner…