TheGringo said:
Hands down the best comedy on tv last night: Bill O'Reilly trying to dissect Stephen's decision to run.

And having a "body language expert" interpret his movements to boot.

OMG Really? That must have been a serious blast. And what was his conclusion?

Bill O'Reilly really is an antichrist, isn't he?

Gringo

Spokane, WA

May 2006

OCT 23, 2007 04:30 PM

JunkyardAngel said:
OMG Really? That must have been a serious blast. And what was his conclusion?

Bill O'Reilly really is an antichrist, isn't he?

Honestly, it appeared that Bill is leaning towards buying in to Colbert's candidacy.

He even went so far as to comment on the fact that Stephen dyes his hair...as if that should impede his chances.

I will check to see if it's on YouTube....you really have to see it.

ComedyFuckingGold.

JunkyardAngel

San Gabriel, CA

February 2006

OCT 23, 2007 05:53 PM

TheGringo said:

JunkyardAngel said:
OMG Really? That must have been a serious blast. And what was his conclusion?

Bill O'Reilly really is an antichrist, isn't he?

A while back, when I was at my mother's house, FOX was on and it was the O'Reily Factor. I was not paying 100% attention, but all of a sudden what he was saying burned its way into my brain. He was making some comment about how "this sort of violence does not tend to happen at more exclusive private schools. . ." (I think it was about girl-on-girl violence.) , while the video that was running was of two girls beating the shit out of each other AT a private school (their uniformed attire as glaring proof).

What an arrogant jerk.

sick

Minneapolis, MN

June 2003

OCT 23, 2007 06:06 PM

It's amazing; whenever I start to think satire is dead (or doubt that it was ever alive in the first place), someone like Mr. Colbert comes along. Of course, there are still people who don't understand him, or satire in general, but his vast following gives me a bit of hope.

Now, if people could only understand Jonathan Swift...

(As an aside, Minnesota does have a satirist making a genuine bid for a Senate seat. I loved an article in the Star Tribune about how there's no place for satire in politics. The writer was very serious, but I laughed anyway.)

Formus

Milwaukee, WI

May 2007

OCT 23, 2007 06:39 PM

I'll be voting Art Kumbalek. Sorry.

Maslow

SUICIDEGIRL

Tennessee, USA

OCT 23, 2007 07:13 PM

I've never been so enthralled by politics. I kept telling my dad that there would never be a president funnier (or so much fun to mock!) as W, but if Colbert were to hit the campaign, i could totally be proved wrong.

Gringo

Spokane, WA

May 2006

OCT 23, 2007 07:24 PM

Maslow said:
I've never been so enthralled by politics. I kept telling my dad that there would never be a president funnier (or so much fun to mock!) as W, but if Colbert were to hit the campaign, i could totally be proved wrong.

I think it's Colbert who would be doing the mocking though.

The people he's satyring don't even realize it. And therein lies the beauty.

derekdikdik

Euless, TX

June 2006

OCT 23, 2007 07:29 PM

Oh because voting in Texas isn't already throwing your vote away. You may as well vote for King Kong.

TheWriter said:
I already voted for Kinky in Texas. I'm not sure I can afford to keep throwing away my votes for the sake of beloved satire.

priapos

San Angelo, TX

October 2005

OCT 23, 2007 07:38 PM

Sick said:
(As an aside, Minnesota does have a satirist making a genuine bid for a Senate seat. I loved an article in the Star Tribune about how there's no place for satire in politics. The writer was very serious, but I laughed anyway.)

Duluth, MN has Mr. Nice for Mayor, and all the citizens of that city-state have very shapely thighs..

Virtute

Brooklyn, NY

July 2007

OCT 23, 2007 08:48 PM

I love Colbert. The book's actually sort of boring, though. I'm putting it aside for now in favor of The Nine.

ardour

Ottawa, ON

March 2006

OCT 23, 2007 09:17 PM

I've not ever really been a huge fan of his show (just don't find it all that funny, I prefered him on the Daily Show) but I've looked through the book and it is hilarious.

Clidna

Canada

January 2005

OCT 23, 2007 09:52 PM

BDeyeD said:
Add Jon Stewart to that ticket, and I'll move to the US, get my citizenship, and be at the polls bright and early the day of the 2008 election

Woohoo! We'll do a bus trip

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH

April 2004

OCT 23, 2007 10:01 PM

SnowgodCCR said:
Ronald Reagan was "just an actor", we seem to like him just fine. Dubbya was a "very well credentialed" politician, and we sure don't like him just fine.

We like Reagan?

emotedcreations

Germany

July 2006

OCT 23, 2007 11:18 PM

Subrosa said:
a Saginaw Spirit home hockey jersey

A Sagnasty reference? BOOO...bad memories, bad memories. I couldn't read beyond this. Shame on you...

flabajaba2213

Plymouth, MA

July 2006

OCT 23, 2007 11:29 PM

I'll write his name in. Not like my vote will do any good in my state anyway (I'm not a Liberal, and I vote in Mass....).

GnuNat

Minneapolis, MN

October 2004

OCT 24, 2007 03:13 AM

This inspired me to go back to the dinner video again (the longest clips of colbert since de-cabling).

The buzz wave was made to ride for a long, disenfranchised, misinformed, entertainment bred 'n starved geist. I'm entranced by his mass cultural control and darting retorts; and while many people miss his generally dispelling details, most see his daring as a challenge to the recent traditions of mutated neo-con facism. Delegacy or not, inside-outing the campaign trail was never made sweeter.

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA

January 2006

OCT 24, 2007 04:38 AM

LexyLou said:

That century-old provision is2 U.S.C. § 441b, which would prohibit a corporation (in this case, Comedy Central) from donating time or money in the form of salary to his campaign.

oh, b/c this has NEVER happened before in the history of America? Hello? anyone track the campaign fundraising of the decider himself?

That's one of the main targets of his satire. His campaign coverage is being sponsored by Doritos as the "Hail to the Cheese 2008 Stephen Colbert Presidential Campaign Coverage".