Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:50 PM
Generic Other (20,466 posts)
What Colbert said to David Koch at the TIME Magazine Awards
Of course, all of us should be honored to be listed on the TIME 100 alongside the two men who will be slugging it out in the fall: President Obama, and the man who would defeat him, David Koch...
Little known fact, David's brother Charles Koch is actually even more influential. Charles pledged $40 million to defeat President Obama, David only $20 million. That's kind of cheap, Dave. Sure, he's all for buying the elections, but when the bill for democracy comes up, Dave's always in the men's room. I'm sorry, I must have left Wisconsin in my other coat. I was particularly excited to meet David Koch earlier tonight because I have a Super PAC, Colbert Super PAC, and I am -- thank you, thank you -- and I am happy to announce Mr. Koch has pledged $5 million to my Super PAC. And the great thing is, thanks to federal election law, there's no way for you to ever know whether that's a joke. By the way, if David Koch likes his waiter tonight, he will be your next congressman. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/28/1087135/-PRICELESS-Colbert-Rips-David-Koch-to-His-Face-at-TIME-Magazine-Gala
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| Generic Other | Apr 2012 | OP | |
| alfredo | Apr 2012 | #1 | |
| Cleita | Apr 2012 | #2 | |
| Curmudgeoness | Apr 2012 | #3 | |
| tooeyeten | Apr 2012 | #8 | |
| Jamaal510 | Apr 2012 | #11 | |
| Zambero | Apr 2012 | #12 | |
| tooeyeten | Apr 2012 | #14 | |
| freshwest | Apr 2012 | #23 | |
| valerief | Apr 2012 | #28 | |
| tooeyeten | Apr 2012 | #30 | |
| jimmil | Apr 2012 | #32 | |
| valerief | Apr 2012 | #41 | |
| The Wizard | Apr 2012 | #25 | |
| tooeyeten | Apr 2012 | #31 | |
| southernyankeebelle | Apr 2012 | #16 | |
| freshwest | Apr 2012 | #24 | |
| southernyankeebelle | Apr 2012 | #37 | |
| freshwest | Apr 2012 | #39 | |
| southernyankeebelle | Apr 2012 | #40 | |
| xtraxritical | Apr 2012 | #27 | |
| southernyankeebelle | Apr 2012 | #36 | |
| Sam1 | Apr 2012 | #33 | |
| southernyankeebelle | Apr 2012 | #35 | |
| glinda | Apr 2012 | #4 | |
| randome | Apr 2012 | #5 | |
| Fla Dem | Apr 2012 | #6 | |
| NC_Nurse | Apr 2012 | #7 | |
| highplainsdem | Apr 2012 | #9 | |
| sharp_stick | Apr 2012 | #10 | |
| Initech | Apr 2012 | #13 | |
| bayareaboy | Apr 2012 | #17 | |
| SunSeeker | Apr 2012 | #15 | |
| Faygo Kid | Apr 2012 | #18 | |
| spooky3 | Apr 2012 | #19 | |
| SaveOurDemocracy | Apr 2012 | #20 | |
| sulphurdunn | Apr 2012 | #21 | |
| Cracklin Charlie | Apr 2012 | #22 | |
| AzDar | Apr 2012 | #26 | |
| Bozita | Apr 2012 | #29 | |
| JNelson6563 | Apr 2012 | #34 | |
| 90-percent | Apr 2012 | #38 |
Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:59 PM
Cleita (64,660 posts)
2. The waiter joke is too close to home.
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My GOOPer Congressman, Kevin McCarthy got his start in the deli business. He got into politics by sticking his head up former Congressman Bill Thomas's ass, who no doubt was funded by the Koch industries, and now holds his uncontested congressional seat, much like a kinglet.
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Response to Cleita (Reply #2)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 01:41 PM
Curmudgeoness (10,692 posts)
3. Too close to home, or too true?
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It seems that too many of our "leaders" are where they are today by kissing asses and kowtowing than by ability.
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Response to Cleita (Reply #2)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 02:20 PM
tooeyeten (660 posts)
8. Let's remember "Joe the Plumber" n/t
Response to tooeyeten (Reply #8)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 03:24 PM
Jamaal510 (3,341 posts)
11. How on Earth did he get away with calling himself
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"Joe the Plumber" anyway? His first name's not even Joe, it's Samuel!
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Response to Jamaal510 (Reply #11)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 04:17 PM
Zambero (2,409 posts)
12. He didn't want to be known as "Sam the Sham"
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Which would be the more accurate description.
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Response to Zambero (Reply #12)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 04:48 PM
tooeyeten (660 posts)
14. Hey hey
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Don't insult the real Sam the Sham, that was some good music.
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Response to tooeyeten (Reply #14)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 08:12 PM
freshwest (32,410 posts)
23. Yeah, I saw him live back in the day. Wow, that's been a long time.
Response to tooeyeten (Reply #14)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 11:48 PM
valerief (35,729 posts)
28. Ahab the Arab? nt
Response to valerief (Reply #28)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 02:31 AM
tooeyeten (660 posts)
30. Little Red Ridin' Hood! n/t
Response to valerief (Reply #28)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 08:28 AM
jimmil (260 posts)
32. Not Sam the Sham
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Ahab the Arab was recorded by Ray Stevens.
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Response to jimmil (Reply #32)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:29 AM
valerief (35,729 posts)
41. Oops! And I thought I was being a smarty! Thanks. nt
Response to Jamaal510 (Reply #11)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 09:06 PM
The Wizard (7,065 posts)
25. Sam the Plumber was
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a New Jersey Mafia family Don. Simone Rizzo "Sam" DeCavalcante (1912 – February 7, 1997), known as "Sam the Plumber", was a member of the New Jersey Mafia. Claiming descent from the Italian royal family, DeCavalcante was nicknamed "The Count". The Kefauver hearings later named his crime family the DeCavalcante crime family since he was the boss of the family current to those hearings.
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Response to The Wizard (Reply #25)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 02:32 AM
tooeyeten (660 posts)
31. Excellent find n/t
Response to Cleita (Reply #2)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 05:24 PM
southernyankeebelle (10,923 posts)
16. Well it was like Norquist said they only want yes men to make sure they don't raise taxes. I
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hope Obama will be the FDR in the next 4 yrs. We need one badly. If we can get house, senate and the white house maybe we can repeal these koch free spending.
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Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #16)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 08:13 PM
freshwest (32,410 posts)
24. Without it, there'll be another four years of GOP terrorism.
Response to freshwest (Reply #24)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 10:12 AM
southernyankeebelle (10,923 posts)
37. Yes am afraid your right. It seems here in Tn that follow like lemmings.
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #37)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 01:14 PM
freshwest (32,410 posts)
39. The landowners are passing their views to their offspring.
Response to freshwest (Reply #39)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 01:48 PM
southernyankeebelle (10,923 posts)
40. You might be right.
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #16)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 11:45 PM
xtraxritical (3,236 posts)
27. JUST PULL THE DEMOCRATIC LEVER, it's simple.
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Response to xtraxritical (Reply #27)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 10:10 AM
southernyankeebelle (10,923 posts)
36. Yes I agree with that.
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #16)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 09:23 AM
Sam1 (261 posts)
33. we had it between 2008 and 2010
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and it did little good. When Obama gets up and says "they hate me and I welcome their hatred" then I will believe that he is channeling FDR.
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Response to Sam1 (Reply #33)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 10:09 AM
southernyankeebelle (10,923 posts)
35. Yes I am waiting for that FDR moment. However, Obama is to much of a professor type. I don't
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know if FDR will show up during the second term. I sure hope so. We really need him.
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Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 01:44 PM
glinda (12,128 posts)
4. K & R n/t
Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 01:47 PM
randome (14,020 posts)
5. Colbert knows how to twist the knife.
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In subtle and humorous ways. He is the best satirist on TV.
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Response to randome (Reply #5)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 02:02 PM
Fla Dem (2,889 posts)
6. Some of that, if you read his full presentation was NOT subtle at all.
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Bet there were a few of the Top 100 squirming in their seats.
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Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 02:09 PM
NC_Nurse (11,617 posts)
7. He rocks. Always.
Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 02:29 PM
highplainsdem (11,110 posts)
9. K&R
Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 03:15 PM
sharp_stick (9,277 posts)
10. Colbert is a genius
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I really admire his ability to stand in front of a bunch of total assholes tell them how and why they are total assholes and then get invited back.
His White House Correspondents Dinner speech going after the media was sheer brilliance. He had damned near everyone in that room skewered on a spit and they knew it. |
Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 04:33 PM
Initech (39,563 posts)
13. Colbert is awesome - Charles & David Koch are not.
Response to Initech (Reply #13)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 05:32 PM
bayareaboy (585 posts)
17. I don't know about that ...
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Colbert is an awesome talent and probably good at whatever he does. The Brothers Koch are awesome assholes! So, I would imagine that a RePUG might feel then they are equal. |
Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 05:22 PM
SunSeeker (5,334 posts)
15. Brilliant! nt
Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 05:43 PM
Faygo Kid (20,252 posts)
18. Great job, Stephen. Good luck with your health,
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Can't wait to see what venue they take to go after you.
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Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 06:41 PM
spooky3 (15,243 posts)
19. love him!
Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 07:01 PM
SaveOurDemocracy (2,888 posts)
20. No one does it better.
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Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 07:12 PM
sulphurdunn (3,667 posts)
21. In any monarchy
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only the court jester may speak truth to power in public and live to mock it again another day.
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Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 07:36 PM
Cracklin Charlie (578 posts)
22. Brilliant!
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If Stephen Colbert is not the quickest-witted person in this country, I wish you could tell me who is. |
Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 09:45 PM
AzDar (8,792 posts)
26. Colbert is a national treasure; has been since he nailed Gee Dubya while standing just
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a few feet away from the fool.
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Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 11:56 PM
Bozita (26,949 posts)
29. Colbert's popularity will continue to grow until the GOPers figure out the meaning of satire
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Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 09:27 AM
JNelson6563 (24,832 posts)
34. Fearless.
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I would run away with Colbert in a minute!
Julie |
Response to Generic Other (Original post)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 10:34 AM
90-percent (4,668 posts)
38. In tribute to Stephen
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Lucky guy gets a national stage to speak truth to power and makes a good living at it besides!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=624046 -90% Jimmy |



