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I came, I saw, I con … spiracy theoried? My debut on Attack of the Show has arrived and, as expected, I came off like a raving lunatic. All part of my plan, you see. My plan that will continue to unfold in my dark closet where I cross out the eyes of presidents with a red Sharpie, crying like an unloved baby while smearing my naked body in peanut butter and reciting ancient Masonic rites. What on earth am I talking about? Just watch the clip above.

I would like to retract one small error. You know, the egregious one about Abraham Lincoln's political career. Just goes to show, you can't always trust the research you read off of Wikipedia ten minutes before you stumble into the studio, high as a kite off of a wicked Diphenhydramine and Kolikodol cocktail. And you heard me right, Destructoid selected Stephen Colbert as the presidential candidate that best represents our political pursuit of happiness through interactive entertainment. Although his application was denied yesterday by the South Carolina Democratic party, we're hoping he'll pick himself up by the bootstraps and soldier on.  You know us, we love an underdog.

We also talked about videogames on the program, but who cares about those? If G4 ever invites me back, it'll be on the odd day when they need "wacky guy" filler. I'll be happy to oblige. Before I get put out to pasture, did I ever mention I love everyone here at Destructoid? From the dedicated Community Bloggers on up to our amazing staff. And God. And Jesus. And the Bible.

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Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 11/02/2007 21:20
lulz
walnutthewise's Avatar
walnutthewise at 11/02/2007 21:35
The freemasons will aid Colbert to victory!
Mabec's Avatar
Mabec at 11/02/2007 21:38
g4 is on dial up, and crack.
XeroxMe's Avatar
XeroxMe at 11/02/2007 21:41
Stephen Colbert is the next Abe Lincoln. You all heard it.
Variable Gear's Avatar
Variable Gear at 11/02/2007 21:46
The Lincoln line was legendary!
Volomon's Avatar
Volomon at 11/02/2007 22:00
G4 bandwidth sucks ballz.
Mabec's Avatar
Mabec at 11/02/2007 22:02
And Tristero, you sound smart when you are on TV... WHATS UP WITH THAT?
taumpytears's Avatar
taumpytears at 11/02/2007 22:06
The G4 video player sucks so badly...
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar
AngelsDontBurn at 11/02/2007 22:13
MAAAAAN, MATT I MISS YOU HOE. Great job!

Yeah, the G4 video player does suck badly. :(
Clockwork's Avatar
Clockwork at 11/02/2007 22:15
YOU ARE INSANE. LOLZ!!!@!12!
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 11/02/2007 22:21
Fuck yah Tristero! I laughed, I cried, I got tight in the pants
HawtPawkitHero's Avatar
HawtPawkitHero at 11/02/2007 22:31
You did great.
charliesuh's Avatar
charliesuh at 11/02/2007 22:44
Go Matt!

Omg.. I know another TV star now!
skeletor's Avatar
skeletor at 11/02/2007 22:52
veronica belmont is hot...... what was that show premiering monday?
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar
ZekeThePlumber at 11/02/2007 22:57
I'd hit that. And then steal her last name and make vampire hunting babies.
spitonastranger's Avatar
spitonastranger at 11/02/2007 22:58
you are the awesomest.

Not at all ridiculous. Long live the free masons.
charliesuh's Avatar
charliesuh at 11/02/2007 23:07
oh wow.. i just realized who spitonastranger is... :P
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 11/02/2007 23:07
The video is taking for-friggin'-ever to load. I want to see it!
BlueWolf72's Avatar
BlueWolf72 at 11/02/2007 23:10
job well woof'n done
Virtualgirl's Avatar
Virtualgirl at 11/02/2007 23:13
Great job!!! You did awesome! I would barf on myself...
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 11/02/2007 23:21
Ah yes I finally got it all. That was excellent.
falinter's Avatar
falinter at 11/02/2007 23:26
17?!? holy crap. he shouldnt have tried so hard. look how it ended up for him.
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 11/02/2007 23:27
Veronica Belmont has won my heart.

Also, nice job Tristero.
Coonskin05's Avatar
Coonskin05 at 11/02/2007 23:27
Tristero my friend, you kicked ass, and truly represented Destructoid well. I can only imagine they will be inviting you back again.
Cutie Honey's Avatar
Cutie Honey at 11/02/2007 23:32
Baby, you're a STAR!
Brad Rice's Avatar
Brad Rice at 11/02/2007 23:39
Dude. Now I can never go on TV to represent dtoid. You're too awesome.
kobewan0824's Avatar
kobewan0824 at 11/03/2007 00:04
You were awesome, great job.
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 11/03/2007 00:16
That was far to lacking in awkward silence and stumbling lines. What the hell is wrong with you!?
zaqu's Avatar
zaqu at 11/03/2007 00:42
SWEET JESUS YOU OWNED they got half words and ideas your some sort of ....internet matlock or something
cjpkiller's Avatar
cjpkiller at 11/03/2007 00:43
you did well...
other than like you said guy running for president 17 times...
Cyberxion's Avatar
Cyberxion at 11/03/2007 00:45
I watched that shit. It was...entertaining.

Hell, I had no idea what I was watching for the first few minutes, but I liked it just the same. That douche and the chick were far out, but then you upped the ante when you started talking. Good stuff.
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Tristero at 11/03/2007 00:56
@cjp: But that was my favorite part ;)
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 11/03/2007 00:59
It's now one of my life goals to be a talking head on Attack Of The Show. Or maybe I'll settle for Podtoid. And, hey, is it my imagination or did you only just get on staff two or three months ago? What the hell? Destructoid is amazing. From reader to on-cable-television staff member in no time at all.
BenHaskett's Avatar
BenHaskett at 11/03/2007 01:13
Congratulations, Tristero! You looked great on TV!
Tiff's Avatar
Tiff at 11/03/2007 01:24
Do you know what you have?
(what)
S-T-Y-L-E
styleeeeeeeeee

that was one class act. way to pwn them over with that Abe lincoln snapple cap fact :P
SenorCalavera's Avatar
SenorCalavera at 11/03/2007 01:30
They tried to catch you off guard when they asked you a TV question. But you pwned it, he realized your presence and was forced to go to the game questions. Nice Job.
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slapme7times at 11/03/2007 02:00
good work. japan would be a good model. it would also make a good cookie.

mmmm... japan shaped cookies, dipped into a milky sea of Japan... mmmm...
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 11/03/2007 02:13
Even if some of your facts were off you acted calm and collected, and I saw fear in the eyes of the other members of the panel.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar
Chad Concelmo at 11/03/2007 02:40
Matt, you were FANTASTIC! Seriously, that was awesome. :) :)
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 11/03/2007 03:37
Great job man, you looked really at ease.
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 11/03/2007 05:27
You rocked the show!
0chan's Avatar
0chan at 11/03/2007 06:22
RON PAUL 2008
Tristero's Avatar
Tristero at 11/03/2007 06:51
The craziest news! Apparently, Steven Colbert knows about the vast Masonic conspiracy that runs the elections also. We made similar announcements at the same time.
hexfix93's Avatar
hexfix93 at 11/03/2007 07:52
like i said, you media fucks are so short sighted and off the mark on all most everything, oh sony is doomed bs. sony will be fine, and will be #1 in 2 years..

more good AAA titles will be on ps3 over the next 2 years. microsoft has only 1 halo, thats it. its over for them..
Dale North's Avatar
Dale North at 11/03/2007 09:02
I have no idea about the previous post, but I know this:

Tristero: you kicked ass, meng!

Veronica Belmont: I love you
balth's Avatar
balth at 11/03/2007 09:49
Off the hook, you did an excellent job. My hat, if I had one, would be off to you immediately.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 11/03/2007 10:11
Damn...you have poise and composure on TV, Tristero, and that’s something that I could never think of achieving. But I still think that a spin-off from The Office needs to be nipped in the bud.
KOOOSHEE's Avatar
KOOOSHEE at 11/03/2007 11:08
way to raise the bar cheif, you did just fine
Phist's Avatar
Phist at 11/03/2007 11:20
The Trifecta is complete.

Nagiko
Chizzo
Tristero

Belmont chick is cute, but nothing more than that. I nominate Tristero to run with Colbert so Dtoid community will have free Doritos up to our necks and national video game holidays. Tristero fanboy fo life. I WANT MORE TRIFECTA ON AOTS!
KamikazeTutor's Avatar
KamikazeTutor at 11/03/2007 11:22
Nice work dude.

Actually I was wondering were our politics here in Portugal got the idea of giving the little Internet Providers a chance on the market. After you mentioned what went on in Japan, it's all clear now.
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