The Colbert Report is NOT funny - saying the "D" beside a name stands for don't vote for them,

[patricia92243]

the red balloons, the little kids telling everybody to vote Republican.

Not funny and possibly hurtful.

I know Colbert is conservative (Libertarian) and he was at some kind of Bush dinner - they consider he is one of theirs - looks like they are right.

Not sure I'll watch that program anymore.

[Moloch]

1. Yeah -- He was at a Bush dinner and MOCKED him the whole time...

Colbert is NOT a conservative.. he does nothing but make fun of conservatives. Have you ever seen The Word?

[patricia92243]

15. He mocked Bush and they were angry - didn't expect him to do that. And yes, I watch the Word every

night.

[Karenca]

19. So then why don't you understand it?

eom

[alittlelark]

49. But, if you watch it every night you MUST get the fact that he's

mocking the O'Liely factor!? It is an over the top parody of RW Whackos.

[Bucky]

68. Mocked him? Mocked him like a *fox*! His double fakeout has fooled you all. Colbert's set us all up.

I wouldn't be surprised if Rove wasn't behind the whole thing. In cose you didn't notice... Bush thanked Colbert after his so-called "insulting mockery" at the Press Club dinner. Obviously this was Bush sending secret code-language messages to the fundy right, This one's okay; you can trust him. Why do you think the fundies are able to not watch him in droves? Obviously they're in on the ruse. Everyone's in on the ruse. No WAY am I sleeping tonight. Bastards probably placed ninjas, Pentacostal Republican robo-ninjas, under my futon.

[Tiggeroshii]

82. Is tonight your super cynical special night?

If so, you are on a roll.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

94. LOL

I knew it!

[BootinUp]

104. those are the worst kind of ninjas! Lol.

[noahmijo]

142. It's not the nijas it's the pirates that made me nervous

We all know that Jack Sparrow is behind this entire mess!!

[Exiled in America]

87. .

[MethuenProgressive]

2. You're kidding, right?

[Kire]

3. He's a faux-Republican

It's satire.

[alittlelark]

4. I think you are missing the satire....

He ROASTED bush at the Correspondents dinner - he will never be invited back.

[Mythsaje]

5. You're kidding, right?

Wow, and I thought only conservatives took him seriously.

[Swede]

You must not be paying attention.

:shrug:

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Pull your humor bone out of your ass and join the world of reality

:eyes:

Jesus.

[AngryAmish]

135. Seconded and sideways

Do you think the movie Spinal Tap was an interesting insight to the world of heavy metal?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Colbert is pure satire. He's anything but conservative.

I think maybe you are missing something.

[silverojo]

47. That's precisely the problem

A lot of people WILL miss the humor, which is why it's hurtful to the Dems.

That, coupled with the fact that he's just plain not funny.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

54. I totally disagree. He's very, very funny.

Of course, humor is a subjective thing. Some people even think Benny Hill is funny.

[Bobbie Jo]

60. The only ones who miss the humor....

are REPUGS...Don't you see, he's playing off how RIDICULOUS they look to the rest of us.

I think he's brilliant....

[Warren DeMontague]

Pffffffffffffft.

He's a fucking riot.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

110. Colbert trashing the on election eve. Now that's an unexpected turn of events.

MKJ

[Goblinmonger]

124. Yes, please, let's outlaw satire.

The likes of Twain, Swift, and Burroughs are just fucking hacks. The use of humor and irony to make a point is SOOOOOOO stooopid.

[kid a]

8. watch this...

http://politicalhumor.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=politicalhumor&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D-869183917758574879

[boolean]

9. LOL!!!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:v

[silverweb]

10. Oh, man.

Anybody who watches Colbert and thinks he is "one of theirs" ...

Oh, never mind.

:eyes:

[oasis]

11. Lighten up. Sit back and enjoy the show with an open mind.(n/t)

[patricia92243]

21. I usually do - tht is why I was so shocked by the way he was acting. If it was "satire," he sure

didn't do a very good job.

[Karenca]

He did a good job

He was the same as always.

[Atman]

29. If you usually watch him, why would you think he suddenly changed 2nite?

That doesn't make much sense, and should have been your first clue that he wasn't being serious...the night before the election!

.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

85. Don't you get it? Tonight he showed his true self! The jokes on the liberals.

:rofl:

Seriously, the inability of some people to understand satire is beyond me.

[WinkyDink]

106. Might be with the beholder.

[557188]

12. Is this for real?

Do you live under a rock or something?

Wow!

[Atman]

13. You're WAY over-reacting

I can't imagine the bits will be hurtful. This is pure satire, as only Colbert can do it.

Also, Colbert is actually a pretty religious guy. He was getting pretty pissed at Penn Juilette (of Teller) the other night for mocking God, but THAT was sincere.

The Vote Republican so kids get to see a red balloon drop was just goofy, and even he couldn't keep a straight face.

.

[Richard Steele]

14. What is this, reverse-satire?

[jpgray]

16. Here's hoping.

If not, let me add my own to the chorus of "ha"

[Graybeard]

25. He's doing a perfect parody of a perfect fool...OReilly.

Everything he does and says on the show is with tongue firmly
in cheek. It is satire, ridicule really, of the RW jerks.

[Name removed]

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[Kire]

20. That's uncalled for.

DU has a rule against personal attacks.

[skipos]

27. Don't you mean "YOU'RE fucking clueless?" nt

[Atman]

37. Perhaps she's sleeping with Wally Clueless

and that's why she didn't get the joke?

:shrug:

.

[Richard Steele]

40. That Wally sure gets around, doesn't he? nm

[meisje]

66. hmmmm I smell a grmatical error, oh well.... she gave me the boot!

[MadMaddie]

18. Put your sattire monocle on....you need to listen to the speech

he gave at the dinner....he all but kicked * in the balls....it was the most amazing cutting sattire ever heard.....

Think of it this way....

He is mocking Bill O'Leilly watch his mannerisms, he is in character.....

You will begin to appreciate his sattire once you understand it...

[patricia92243]

44. I've never watched O'Reilly, so am not aware of his mannerisms. I normally love his satire, but

this was not funny. I want us to win -and anything that is even slightly hurtful to us upsets me.

Having "pre-election jitters" I guess.

[MadMaddie]

69. Everyone is nervous.....and sometimes we find it hard to laugh

because this is serious business....We will win....the question is how big will we win....We also need to look at ourselves seriously and humorously and make sure we don't become like them.....

I am giving you a big DU group hug and a brewski for our big day tomorrow!!


:toast: :toast:

[Hippo_Tron]

22. I'm just going to assume that Patricia is being sarcastic

[durrrty libby]

23. OMG get some sleep or take a couple of shots of strong

liquor


:toast: :bounce: :spank: :hi: :shrug: :loveya: :donut:

Edit to add...Did you see him burn absentee ballots???

I hope he doesn't give the real counters bad ideas

What if they start burning ballots???

[woldnewton]

24. I've been saying that for some time...

Colbert and Stewart aren't really around to help 'the cause' any more than 'moderate GOP' (oxymoron, if ever I've heard one). A lot of liberals really worship both of them. I don't... Stewart often attacks Dems when it's simply unnecessary and often even not accurate (like accusing 'both parties' of voter suppression, rather than calling it correctly as GOP out to suppress and the Dems out to challenge the challengers), not to mention when he went after NARAL for running an anti-Roberts ad and Dan Rather for 'Rathergate', not to mention the stupid meme he's been floating around saying that the best reason not to invade Iraq is because we should have invaded Iran instead because of that country's 'links to Al Qaeda'. Meanwhile, Colbert's sarcasm sometimes goes over a lot of people's heads, and doesn't really help.

FYI, I don't believe Colbert is actually conservative... mostly, it's all a joke. I'm not sure of his political leanings, but I know he's just playing a character that could best be described as a parody of Bill O'Reilly. But it's the character that hurts us more often than the actual political leanings.

Don't consider Stewart & Colbert as 'allies' or 'heroes'... they are simply out to profit off of the pain of so many that have suffered under the Bush regime. Their humor, is often, simply inappropriate. Some say that the humor helps relieve the tension, but not when unwittingly, or uncaringly, they basically help Republicans hold on to power.

A study recently said that the shows don't necessarily get viewers into the 'D' column... they simply turn viewers off to the political process all together.

[durrrty libby]

55. "simply out to profit off of the pain of so many that have suffered under the Bush regime"

Oh.....For cryin out loud

Complete BS as is that bogus study

[woldnewton]

80. The truth hurts...

but there it is.

Stewart may be a force to get people more involved and watch other newscasts... but those who simply watch his probably would be tempted to simply give up politics all together.

And you might want to actually *read the study* before drawing your conclusions.

[Sapphocrat]

92. What's the link...

...to this "recent study" of which you speak?

[LostinVA]

112. Link to this "study"? Or is it made of vapor or something?

Oh boy.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

136. I've got the study right here!

*pulls imaginary study out of messenger bag*

SEE?!?! SEE!?!?! THE WRITING IS IN THE AIR!

And let go of me Lucky Charms.

[mondo joe]

126. Truth doesn't hurt. Fabrications do, however.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

95. Yes they make a living

What's wrong with that?

They are funny and amuse millions. "They are simply out to profit off of the pain of so many..." You're making then sound like slum-lords.

[smirkymonkey]

101. I agree with you - I get the parody, but I just don't find Colbert

funny (every once in a while, he hits the mark, but there is something about his manner I find offputting. He's like a big obnoxious kid to me.) I do like Jon Stewart, I find his brand of humor a bit more subtle and nuanced.

[LostinVA]

111. Oy vay

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

Profit off the pain. Well, damn them for pointing out the obvious in a way

that resonates with those who are not blinded by the Kool Aid.

How about Halliburton and KBR? Exxon and B/P? Why don't we talk about obscene profits directly from the deaths of Americans and Iraqis, rather than the show business salaries of those who hold the mirror up to the corrupt politicos and apathetic citizens of our country?

Sheesh.:eyes: MKJ

edited to add: BTW, as others before me, I must ask...link?

[Lars39]

120. Link to that study, please.

[NoSheep]

131. I think they rally the spirits of most Dems who watch them.

I may have gone crazy if it weren't for their shows these past few yrs.

[MrSlayer]

26. I don't see the sarcasm emoticon.

So I must assume you think that is for real. That is the Colbert character, by bringing the kids out he's mocking the Repubs penchant for having no standards of decency. You should watch more often, Colbert is the best at what he does.

[Wonk]

28. This thread is HILARIOUS! Nominated. Now go get a good nights sleep. nt

[JackBeck]

30. Are you for real?

Colbert a conservative? Please dig up his contributions and get back to me.

Oh, and I'd like you to figure out how many conservatives supported "SWC".

[Rick Myers]

31. If you watch that show, you get the joke... n/t

[lander]

32. Hey. You. All of you.

We get it. Hahaha! Patricia doesn't watch Comedy Central! That's funny!
Seriously, though: We have better things to do than cannibalize — go call your friends and tell them to vote... or something.

[qnr]

62. Hi lander. Welcome to DU n/t

[lander]

86. Thanks! n/t

[kenny blankenship]

33. Did Halperin ever give any answer to Colbert's question re: "liberal bias"

I heard Colbert press him 2 times without Halperin giving ANY example to substantiate his claim--but then I had to leave the room before the point was settled. Did Halperin ever come up with any solid answer ?

[SheilaT]

64. Nope.

Never did. And Colbert absolutely nailed him.

I know other people who don't get Colbert, who don't think he's funny, and these are some liberal friends of mine who are not normally humor-impaired. I cannot figure out why some people don't get him, because to me it's so hilariously obvious.

The Word is the most brilliant thing on TV these days.

And I understand he can't get Congressmen to sit for him, which is why the Know A District segment has disappeared. Although I didn't really care for that one much. Felt it was a little sophomoric.

[seabeyond]

109. colbert finally yelled a bit aggressive, you put it in your book back it up

and hte guy says, the awol on bush with cbs should not have been put on tv. colbert immediately came back with well then it was a good thing we had the swift boat for truth to smear kerry and bring balance.

i thought that was an important thing to see. this is what happened to abc news. it isnt our imagination abc went the other side the guy wrote it in his book. and then to accuse of liberal media and he couldnt back it.

[TahitiNut]

34. Somebody's sense of irony is a bit rusty and parody is pinin' for the fjords.

:shrug:

[SouthernBelle82]

35. You're wrong

Colbert is doing satire. I have never heard if he is a conservative or not.

[Nomad559]

36. Patricia

Have you seen the White House Correspondents Dinner videos?


Stephen Colbert At The White House Correspondents Dinner
Part 1
http://www.vidiac.com/video/aac7fa18-2ddc-4d3e-b1bb-9d6cbd83e27f.htm

Part 2
http://www.vidiac.com/video/c91ddbb4-28ad-4e6f-bd52-822bc77df696.htm

:)

[patricia92243]

63. Thanks for the links. I'm on dial-up which makes it practically impossible to watch videos.

I'll at least try to watch them tomorrow. Right now, I think I've had all the fun I can stand - going to bed.

Again, thanks for the links

[Sydnie]

38. Where in the world did you get that he is a Libertarian?

That's the craziest thing I ever heard.

[patricia92243]

50. I've heard him say so a couple of times. n/t

[Sydnie]

57. On his Comedy central show or in a REAL interview?

I heard him say on 60 minutes that he doesn't allow his kids to watch the show on CC, because he can't explain to them how he says things he doesn't believe in ... doesn't want them to think he is a liar.

If you heard it on his CC show or when he was appearing as that character, it's part of act.

Colbert is as liberal as the day is long.

[patricia92243]

59. It was on CC. I have never seen him on anything except TDS and the Colbert

Report.

[Sydnie]

61. Then he fooled you with his character

He is not a libertarian. He is making a fool of O'Reilly and his ilk, no more no less.

[LostinVA]

113. No, he has never Identified as such -- oh boy

[Zynx]

39. Umm....Apparently someone's sarcasm detector is a little weak.

[Name removed]

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[Lex]

42. Satire. Parody. Colbert is making fun of O'Reilly and Hannity

and those nitwits.

It's genius.

[WindRavenX]

43. not this again

People, for the last fucking time, he is doing SATIRE.

[Lex]

45. Some are born without the satire gene.

nt

[SaveOurDemocracy]

46. sheesh...

I'm assuming patricia92243 is not real familiar with Colbert and/or is confused.

Ya'll think the point has been made?? Or, do more people want to pile on? IMO, it's reached the point of senseless cruelty ... go pick on a republican if you need to work off some election eve anxiety.

[lonestarnot]

48. Won't see this until tomorrow as I'm not waiting up tonight.

I don't believe this for a moment however. You must have missed something.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

51. Best Night-Before-Election Post Ever!

:rofl:

[Judi Lynn]

52. Uh, oh!

You know, since he's not funny, he probably won't last long on THE COMEDY CHANNEL. Don't even worry about him. Heck, I just hate him, anyway!

He has really let down his fellow journalists.



I think he's up to something.

[Rowdyboy]

53. I saw the exact same show and loved it....its satire, pure and simple....

[txindy]

56. I thought Colbert's being invited to that dinner for Jr. was unfathomable.

But Stephen really does completely fool some people, doesn't he?

Thank goodness you didn't see him do that scene with Jon Stewart where he said he was changing his name to 'Hitler'. We'd probably have to resuscitate you.

:eyes:

[Sydnie]

58. He fooled Delay too

:rofl:

[enigmatic]

83. "It's Ted, Jon. Ted Hitler.."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qblj_5AL3h0

[txindy]

118. That's it!

That's the closest I've ever seen Stewart come to absolutely losing it on-camera and dissolving into uncontrollable laughter! :rofl:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

137. txindy said "Thank goodness you didn't see him do that scene with Jon Stewart

where he said he was changing his name to 'Hitler'. We'd probably have to resuscitate you."

:spray:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[htuttle]

65. Anyone who takes Colbert at face value...

...is so stupid they are probably going to be voting Republican anyway.

:shrug:

[casus belli]

67. The fact that they think he's one of them IS the joke. n/t

[AspenRose]

70. Here we go again....

:eyes:

This is tiresome....

[LSK]

71. are you confusing Hannity with Colbert or something?????

Did you miss tonites "The Word"?

:wtf:

[Guaranteed]

72. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

Yeah.

[deadparrot]

73. Oy...

:eyes:

Colbert's a Democrat. He's said so.

FYI: If you're unable to laugh at yourself just a tad, I would cease all politically-related activity immediately.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

74. I know! I'm absolutely APPALLED by tonight's episode!

I haven't been so disgusted since I read "A Modest Proposal." It was so sickening to read Swift advocating the consumption of Irish babies!

[Garbo 2004]

77. Heh, at least I know I wasn't the only one who thought of Swift. Baked or broiled, what say you? n/t

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

78. Broiled.

Their skin crisps up better that way.

[LostinVA]

114. They're also good poached with a nice Hollandaise sauce

Yummers.

[NoSheep]

132. I've got the tooth fairy on line 1.....

:rofl: :popcorn:

[renate]

75. WHAT????

Telling people to vote Republican so the kids can see the balloons... in other words, pointing out that the Republicans have NOTHING else... that's conservative?

(I'll admit, when he started saying "the 'D' beside a person's name stands for..." I thought he might say "demon"; it's the obvious conclusion to that joke, but he and his writers pulled back and just had it stand for "don't vote for them." He could so easily have made it pure Bill O'Reilly but purposely didn't.)

He's a brilliant actor and parodist, so your response is a compliment to him.

[G Hawes]

76. Your'e really kidding, right?

Really.

Right?

[Clarkie1]

79. Uh, you need to watch more Colbert. You don't have a clue what he's about! nt

[dysfunctional press]

81. if you can't understand satire, maybe it's best you don't watch-

just more humor for the rest of us...

[Warren DeMontague]

84. Wha? Either you're serious, and you seriously need your satire meter re-calibrated

or you're not serious, and I seriously need mine re-calibrated.

[Name removed]

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[philosophie_en_rose]

89. Um... I thought it was funny. It emphasizes Repub desperation.

(And the real Colbert is not a freeper).

[AtomicKitten]

90. it's a parody -- and he's just about the best political satirist out there

If it makes you squirm, he's hit a home run. Brilliant IMO.

[and-justice-for-all]

91. Colbert is SATIRE.....

...its well over the top mokery of the entire conservative regime.
Repukes do not like Colbert, in the least.

[Sapphocrat]

93. And it's been said...

...gay people have no sense of humor! :rofl:

Thanks, Patricia, you gave me the best laugh I've had all night!

[rman]

96. LOL, best laugh i had in some time

(yeah, i haven't had many laughs lately)

"he was at some kind of Bush dinner - they consider he is one of theirs"

That's hilarious.

You haven't actually seen Colbert on that "some kind of Bush dinner" (annual White House press corp dinner), have you?

well, here it is:
Colbert Roasts President Bush - 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879&q=colbert

[Jacobin]

97. Irony gene transplant urgently needed

I saw a couple on Ebay last night

[Joe Chi Minh]

102. Imagine watching a show religiously week after week, and

completely misunderstanding what it's about. Truth sure is stranger than fiction.

[SidDithers]

98. Kicked and Recommended...

'cause this is too unintenionally funny to not be on the greatest page.

Sid

[Terri S]

99. um... maybe try this a watch again? (special emphasis on satire plug-in..)

:wink::pals:

[durrrty libby]

100. Have you seen the latest Rolling Stone?

Here's a link


http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/jon_stewart_stephen_colbert_americas_anchors

[BootinUp]

103. come on. He roasts Bush with the best

every damn chance he gets.

I can't see him as being conservative, moderate yeah.

[WinkyDink]

105. I see you weren't weaned on MAD magazine.....

Pssssst: Borat isn't really from Kazakhstan.

[asthmaticeog]

107. I guess there'll always be a few...

[LostinVA]

108. I went to bed too early last night -- what a hilarious thread!

[montana500]

115. it's satire!

and that sounds HILARIOUS. I wish I would have seen it, LOL!

[meganmonkey]

116. LOL

Are you trying to compete with him for satire?

No offense, but he's better at it then you are.

:rofl:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

117. "I know Colbert is conservative (Libertarian)"--um were you aware that his

WHOLE SHOW is a liberal slam on conservatives, in the form of satire?

Are you THAT unable to read sarcasm? :shrug:

I understand in the early days there were a lot of freepers who were so dumb that they did not recognize this fact, right up until the roasting of Bush at the correspondent's dinner.

:rofl:

[rman]

119. Could it be that people of a certain political persuasion

would benefit from liberals not supporting Colbert, and that these people might try to deceive liberals into not supporting him?

Kinda like the Repub robocalls that pretend to be on behalf of Dems...?
Same kind of strategy; it is the sort of thing they do.

[Beelzebud]

121. You insult the intelligence of every liberal that watches his show.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

122. he is not conservative. he mentioned he was a dem during 2004 elections

[mondo joe]

123. Dumbest. Post. Of. The. Day.

Please, please stop.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

125. ......

:rofl:

[cwydro]

127. it's a YOKE man!

:rofl:

[Voltaire269]

128. We Democrats can take our selves too seriously some times

Look its Colbert, its satire, laugh a little!
My god the world is falling apart, so laugh a little!
Enjoy a second of just laughing and enjoying life.
Don't be so serious!
It can be used agents you if you run for office!

[stop the bleeding]

129. oh boy - tomorrow we will work on letters and the alphabet

all joking aside Colbert is on our side - he is not a Conservative - at least in Rethug ways

[JVS]

130. I think I just heard baby Jesus crying because you don't get the joke

[NoSheep]

133. (((((Easter Bunny is on line 5. Easter Bunny....line 5)))))

[WritingIsMyReligion]

134. As many others have said, Colbert is anything but conservative.

Clearly his deadpan is very good if even some liberals are fooled by it.

:hi:

[Umbram]

138. I'm going to pretend I didn't read this.

[Lurking Dem]

139. I just had the same reaction.

[ShotInTheDark]

140. At least we don't have an "R" next to our names,

with stand for "rapists."

[tjdee]

141. Stephen Colbert is NOT a conservative NOR a libertarian.

I don't know him personally, but considering where he lives, his past, etc. it would not make any kind of logical sense whatsoever.