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Every week I receive a \u201cpublicity report\u201d from Kelly Hughes<\/a>, the best in the business.\u00a0 She\u2019s been in contact with scores of journalists over the past three months, telling them about my book and trying to interest them in doing a story on it.\u00a0 Between the Democratic primaries and the Pope, there hasn\u2019t been a lot of leeway in the media for \u201ctrends in religion\u201d stories, which is how my book is generally categorized by journalists. \u00a0But she\u2019s still gotten the book a lot of great notice.<\/p>\n

Well, in the report this week, I got the worst news of all.\u00a0 The Colbert Report<\/a> said \u201cno\u201d to having me on.\u00a0 Sure, it was a long shot, but my kids were praying every night that I\u2019d get on Colbert.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Charlie Rose?\u00a0 Who cares.\u00a0 Tavis Smiley?\u00a0 I\u2019m too busy.\u00a0 Bill O\u2019Reilly?\u00a0 Not interested.<\/p>\n

But Colbert?\u00a0 He\u2019s my hero.\u00a0 I watch every night.\u00a0 I dream about him.\u00a0 I study his interviews.<\/p>\n

So, my atheism increases.\u00a0 I\u2019m melting my Wrist Strong bracelet down.\u00a0 I\u2019m adopting a bear cub.\u00a0 I\u2019m giving Colbert a wag of my finger\u2026and he knows which finger.<\/p>\n

Why, Colbert, Why?!?!?!?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"