The poster was designed by Shepard Fairey, the same graphic artist responsible for the ubiquitous Barack Obama ‘HOPE’ poster. It features a torch-wielding Colbert riding a bald eagle and is emblazoned with the not-so-subtle message, ‘DEFEAT THE WORLD.’
Colbert has a history of getting his fans to do his bidding. In the run up to the Olympics he rallied the troops to raise over $300,000 to become sponsors of the U.S. Speed Skating team who had lost their original sponsor to bankruptcy.
Their results in speed skating have been impressive!
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