musings on time and history

I'm watching Larry King (not so) Live and Stephen Colbert just jokingly said he was a historical figure and I wonder... will people remember him ten years from now? Five years?

Not that I'm saying anything bad about Stephen Colbert because I think his show is hilarious, but I'm saying something about the nature of time passing.

Can you remember five years ago? Do people on television matter more than politicians? What will pop culture bring us in five years?