Stephen Colbert's 'Operation Humble Kanye': Pick a side!

Someone help me out here. The hour for Stephen Colbert’s “Operation Humble Kanye” is drawing nigh, and I have no idea which team I’m on. In case you haven’t been watching The Colbert Report this week (and why not?), check out the clip below: Stephen wants his viewers to buy the soundtrack of his recent Christmas special from the iTunes store at exactly 5 p.m. Eastern today in order to knock Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak off of the top of the iTunes chart. Now, as a loyal citizen of Colbert Nation, I am generally prepared to do anything my leader asks of me. But I am also a longstanding fan of Kanye’s music, and I know ‘Ye has a way of taking things personally. Complicating matters, I happen to be sorta ambivalent about both of these particular projects — I’m still not quite sold on Kanye’s decision to become a sadsack electro crooner, and much of A Colbert Christmas’ schmaltzy schtick left me scratching my head instead of LOLing. (Though I will admit that Kanye and Young Jeezy’s “Amazing” is, well, amazing, and Colbert and John Legend’s “Nutmeg” is an instant holiday classic that I will enjoy for years to come.)

Anyway, the whole issue may be moot by now, since Britney Spears and Akon seem to have unseated Kanye on the iTunes chart as I write this. But my dilemma still remains, even if it’s a symbolic one. Should I go purchase Colbert’s soundtrack or Kanye’s album (or, shh, neither) at 5? One more Colbert clip to help you make up your mind is after the jump.

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The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cOperation Humble KanyeColbert at Christmas

Colbert Christmas DVDGreen Screen

Bill O’Reilly Interview

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The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cOperation Humble Kanye – Buy Stephen’s AlbumColbert at Christmas

Colbert Christmas DVDGreen Screen

Bill O’Reilly Interview

More on Colbert and Kanye:
A Colbert Christmas led off EW’s list of 25 Classic Holiday TV Episodes
Jon Stewart and Stephen made EW’s cover before the presidential election
Stephen let Whitney Pastorek in on the creation of I Am America (And So Can You!)
Mandi Bierly got a sneak peek at Stephen’s Tek Jansen comic books
EW gave 808s & Heartbreak an A– review
Kanye’s The College Dropout was near the top of EW’s New Music Classics