In this video, Colbert closes his speech by describing one of 4 items the Foundation was auctioning off to raise money. Described in the program as "A Night of Truthiness & Hominy," Colbert would come to your house "or condo, or apartment, or yurt, or hovel" and cook dinner - a true South Carolina low country boil - for you & 7 of your friends.
Naturally, when the bidding started, my paddle shot to the roof and I was the first bidder. However, it quickly escalated out of control. JD made an impressive bid that elicited the best line from the auctioneer, "Thank you sir, next year you will have a better table up here."
However, even that was insufficient. The dinner went for the (in my opinion) very reasonable sum of $30,000. Which was great in many ways, not the least of which is the money raised for the Posse Foundation, but also because in the video below, Colbert pleads with the audience to let him beat the "Gourmet Lunch with Martha Stewart" or he will "weep like a little girl." Colbert's dinner was the highlight of the bidding, and he tripled the bid for Martha Stewart.
(Amidst the heated bidding I, of course, leaned over to JD and asked, "Where can I sell a kidney around here?")
P.S. Also in the auction brochure, the Colbert write-up describes him as a "megamerican." I will be stealing that term... Would be a nice name for a yacht...
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