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Steven Colbert is freakin hilarious. Anyone ever watch his show? He's a pro white, jesus loving, American man.
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Mike, I think he's hilarious too, though we may be in the minority among CF posters when it comes to liking the show. Some may think he's just another liberal because he plays the role of a buffoonish, over-the-top conservative, but he skewers everybody.


Colbert isoriginal and talented. His lampooning of the Bush administration at the National Press Club some months back, as America's half-wit emperor sat just a few feet awayand the "royal court" of self-importantimbedded "reporters" and politicians in the audience sat mostly stone-faced and embarrassed, was priceless.
 

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Have you ever seen him lampoon any liberals? I've watched the show a few times, but he's always had non-political guests on when I've watched.
 

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He pretends to be even more buffoonish and egomaniacal than Bill O'Reilly, so I guess one could say that conservatives are his main target, but it's done in an over-the-top, benign way. The guests on the show all play second fiddle to Colbert, who soaks in the audience's applause for himself when the guest is introduced rather than let the guest have any.


Last night he aired an interview with Steve Cohen, an ultra-liberal Democrat Congressman from Tennessee who has attempted to join the House's Black Caucus and Women's Caucus. Colbert asked Cohen if he is a black woman,then asked him if he was Tennessee's first Jewish Congressman, then followed that up by asking him if he was Tennessee's first ever Jew. The idea is to get laughs through Colbert's sillinessand puffed-up ego rather than engage inserious political discussions.
 

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I don't like the guy all that much and he lampoons consevatives far more than he does liberals. So how is he any different than Stewart, Letterman, Leno and all the rest. Dennis Miller is more my taste in comedians although I often have to have a dictionary around when he speaks.
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Like anything it's a matter of preference. I think he's funny, and original.


Plus, after six years of the endless Bush/neo-con regime, I don't mind seeing those running the show in Washington being lampooned and otherwise made fun of, because they oh so richly deserve it.
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I just wish their was equal opportunity lampooning. Check out the new show "half hour news hour" this Sunday on Fox 10:00 pm eastern for some actual liberal lampooning. You are right Don, It's all a matter of preference.
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I just wish there was actual conservative politicians to support other than extreme rarities like Ron Paul and Tom Tancredo. The neo-cons and the Republican Party are anything but.
 

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I know I am in the minority here, I support Bush on his foreign policy, It's his domestic policy that sucks. I remember growing up in the 80's and the Republicans stood for and ran on issues of balanced budgets, spending cuts, deregulation, law and order, tort reform,states rights, etc... where is that now?
The issue that has caused my support of Bush to lessen is the immigration issue. How he and all the supportors on the "war on terror" (that includes me) can make the distinction that we can fight overseas against the terrorists but at the same time not protect our borders from those same terrorists coming in disgusts me. He is a globalist just like his father and this immigration issue is all about the global economy and getting the Hispanic vote in 2008. Call me nieve but I do genuinely think he loves this country, but he like most politicians doesn't have a clue on what this country truly needs. It's a real shame when a non-issue psuedo- religion like global warming is seen as a much more important issue than protecting our borders or anything else for that matter. Edited by: guest301
 

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Never watched Colbert or Stewart, just always viewed as the latest version of Bill Maher. His show was Politically Incorrect, but there never was a more PC guy than him.

The way the media, like Joe Scarborough, kisses these guys asses, convinces me they're liberal to the core. Sadly, Joe Scarbrough used to be a right winger. Someone must have evidence on him or something because he's gone off the deep end.
 

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guest301 said:
I don't like the guy all that much and he lampoons consevatives far more than he does liberals. So how is he any different than Stewart, Letterman, Leno and all the rest.

He's much, much, much funnier!
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I agree that it would be great to have more conservatives on the air. But I love comedy, and I'll take what I can get. IMO, The funniest shows on TV (Colbert Report, Family Guy, South Park, etc.) are made by liberals. That's just the way it is. I would love to see a conservative version of Stephen Colbert, Seth MacFarlane, Trey Parker/ Matt Stone, Conan O'Brien, etc. What can I say, life isn't fair. I would love to see a white Ladainian Tomlinson or Maurice Green, too, but that ain't happening, either! (Not in the foreseeable future anyway.) It seems like it's okay to be "politically incorrect" as long as deep down you're still a liberal.

And like Don alluded to, you don't have to be a liberal to enjoy the mocking of the Bush Administration. Bush sucks A$$!!!
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JD074 said:
guest301 said:
I don't like the guy all that much and he lampoons consevatives far more than he does liberals. So how is he any different than Stewart, Letterman, Leno and all the rest.

He's much, much, much funnier!
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I agree that it would be great to have more conservatives on the air. But I love comedy, and I'll take what I can get. IMO, The funniest shows on TV (Colbert Report, Family Guy, South Park, etc.) are made by liberals. That's just the way it is. I would love to see a conservative version of Stephen Colbert, Seth MacFarlane, Trey Parker/ Matt Stone, Conan O'Brien, etc. What can I say, life isn't fair. I would love to see a white Ladainian Tomlinson or Maurice Green, too, but that ain't happening, either! (Not in the foreseeable future anyway.) It seems like it's okay to be "politically incorrect" as long as deep down you're still a liberal.

And like Don alluded to, you don't have to be a liberal to enjoy the mocking of the Bush Administration. Bush sucks A$$!!!
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And you're the self-appointed Chairman for Life of Caste Football's Committee of Athletic Racial Purity!


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cslewis1 said:
Never watched Colbert or Stewart, just always viewed as the latest version of Bill Maher. His show was Politically Incorrect, but there never was a more PC guy than him.

Bill Maher is a tool. I saw his show a few years ago, it was like watching paint dry. Colbert is a comedic genius. Regardless of who he interviews he tries to make a fool out of them. Of course the most important guest is himself. You gotta love his cockiness, the way he makes people feel like they should thank him for being in his prenence.
 

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Last night he aired an interview with Steve Cohen, an ultra-liberal Democrat Congressman from Tennessee who has attempted to join the House's Black Caucus and Women's Caucus.  Colbert asked Cohen if he is a black woman, then asked him if he was Tennessee's first Jewish Congressman, then followed that up by asking him if he was Tennessee's first ever Jew.  The idea is to get laughs through Colbert's silliness and puffed-up ego rather than engage in serious political discussions.

I LOVED that interview. Seeing that made me want to post this topic. "Are you a black woman?"
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Did you see him talking about his prayer day? Classic Colbert, demanding Larry King's day so he can have two. Personaly Don, i think "word of the day" is the best part of the his show.Edited by: White Mike
 

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Bay Buchanan went on a while ago.

Colbert is a collegiately, very well trained improv actor. He learned about acting a lot from the very liberal atmosphere of Northwestern(which really should be in the Northeast) and Second city. He is going to have a liberal slant. Plus, there was total Republican domination just asking for satire.

He does seem to be friendly to assimilated Hispanics, but has never expressed a real opinion on immigration. Probably, it is because of his Catholicism. Edited by: Freedom
 
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I'm a big comedy fan too, and I could honestly deal with shows like the Daily Show except for the fact that the liberal audiences feel the need to applaud every point they agree with, which makes the show unwatchable. I love Colbert though, cause even though he "plays" a conservative, he does a great job of bashing both sides.

JD074 mentioned that the South Park guys are liberals, but they're are actually conservatives, even though they make fun of both sides. The problem is there aren't any conservative guys who like Bill Maher don't claim to be bipartisan. A couple of years ago there was a great show right after the Daily show called Tough Crowd, where a conservative comic, Colin Quinn and a bunch of his other comedian friends, most of whom were also conservative would discuss politics and generally bash the left. I loved that show but aparently they got mediocre ratings and were conceled for Colbert.
 

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BlowingBubbles said:
I'm a big comedy fan too, and I could honestly deal with shows like the Daily Show except for the fact that the liberal audiences feel the need to applaud every point they agree with, which makes the show unwatchable. I love Colbert though, cause even though he "plays" a conservative, he does a great job of bashing both sides.

JD074 mentioned that the South Park guys are liberals, but they're are actually conservatives, even though they make fun of both sides. The problem is there aren't any conservative guys who like Bill Maher don't claim to be bipartisan. A couple of years ago there was a great show right after the Daily show called Tough Crowd, where a conservative comic, Colin Quinn and a bunch of his other comedian friends, most of whom were also conservative would discuss politics and generally bash the left. I loved that show but aparently they got mediocre ratings and were conceled for Colbert.

Tough Crowd ?
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Tough Crowd was good. I would listen to it while I worked on the computer and was surprised at how "working class white" it was.

Has anyone seen Fox's Half Hour Comedy Hour? I fear it is a neocon splack job.
 

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Tough Crowd was good. I would listen to it while I worked on the computer and was surprised at how "working class white" it was.

Has anyone seen Fox's Half Hour Comedy Hour? I fear it is a neocon splack job.
It's pretty funny and it hits liberals from every conceivable direction. They even did a skit this week on a "investigative report on four year old pre-shool sexual harrassers". It was pretty funny.
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JD074 mentioned that the South Park guys are liberals, but they're are actually conservatives, even though they make fun of both sides.

I disagree. I heard years ago that they were "Libertarian;" maybe that's how they label themselves, but they're liberal as far as I can tell. It can be hard to decipher a comedian's true beliefs though. For example, if you look at their show on immigration, they did a good job of showing how immigration lowers quality of life, but they also portrayed the anti-immigration workers as being a bunch of dumb rednecks. As funny as it was ("They took err jerrrbs!"
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) I could never do that. I could never betray my very strong principles about immigration and portray those workers that way. (But I can laugh at it, against my better judgment.
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They're soft on blacks (they don't make fun of them nearly as much as pretty much every other group,) loathe Christianity (nobody can argue against this,) and although they make fun of gays, they're definitely pro-gay. I can't think of anything that they've done that can be definitively labeled "conservative." They may be like Maher: liberal masquerading as Libertarian, while still making fun of everybody (they're comedians, that's what they do.) But definitely not conservative.
 

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And you're the self-appointed Chairman for Life of Caste Football's Committee of Athletic Racial Purity!


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Umm... I feel stupid, but I don't get the joke!
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Are you referring to me enjoying liberal comedy?
 

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Sorry JD, that wasn't real clear was it. I found conservatives criticizing the show for being liberal contrasted with people who I consider to be to the "right" of conservatives (including myself, according to the traditional, now quite outdated portrayal of the ideological spectrum) supporting it to be amusing. Atleast I think that's what I meant -- it's been a few days since I wrote that.
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Ok, I am fairly new this board, so I am sure this has been asked. But I need to know, guest301, why do you support Bush's foreign policy? Also, if you support the"war on terror" what are you doing here? Why haven't you enlisted?Edited by: Roundabout
 

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Roundabout said:
Ok, I am fairly new this board, so I am sure this has been asked. But I need to know, guest301, why do you support Bush's foreign policy? Also, if you support the"war on terror" what are you doing here? Why haven't you enlisted?
I served my four years in the armed services and did my time. I would choose to answer your question if you had come at me in a more respectable manner. Take care of yourself newbie
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So if you believe in the current war, why not re-up? You might have noticed that they are a bit desperate for soldiers?


I don't see why you arerefusing to answermy question because I was not "respectable." I asked perfectly good questions that I ask of all people who say they support the war.


Oh,and ow, that "newbie" with the wink really stung.








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