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sharp_stick

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10. Colbert is a genius

Reply to Generic Other (Original post)

Sat Apr 28, 2012, 03:15 PM

Apr 2012

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.

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What Colbert said to David Koch at the TIME Magazine Awards [View all] Generic Other Apr 2012 OP

K&R alfredo Apr 2012 #1

The waiter joke is too close to home. Cleita Apr 2012 #2

Too close to home, or too true? Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #3

Let's remember "Joe the Plumber" n/t tooeyeten Apr 2012 #8

How on Earth did he get away with calling himself Jamaal510 Apr 2012 #11

He didn't want to be known as "Sam the Sham" Zambero Apr 2012 #12

Hey hey tooeyeten Apr 2012 #14

Yeah, I saw him live back in the day. Wow, that's been a long time. freshwest Apr 2012 #23

Ahab the Arab? nt valerief Apr 2012 #28

Little Red Ridin' Hood! n/t tooeyeten Apr 2012 #30

Not Sam the Sham jimmil Apr 2012 #32

Oops! And I thought I was being a smarty! Thanks. nt valerief Apr 2012 #41

Sam the Plumber was The Wizard Apr 2012 #25

Excellent find n/t tooeyeten Apr 2012 #31

Well it was like Norquist said they only want yes men to make sure they don't raise taxes. I southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #16

Without it, there'll be another four years of GOP terrorism. freshwest Apr 2012 #24

Yes am afraid your right. It seems here in Tn that follow like lemmings. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #37

The landowners are passing their views to their offspring. freshwest Apr 2012 #39

You might be right. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #40

JUST PULL THE DEMOCRATIC LEVER, it's simple. xtraxritical Apr 2012 #27

Yes I agree with that. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #36

we had it between 2008 and 2010 Sam1 Apr 2012 #33

Yes I am waiting for that FDR moment. However, Obama is to much of a professor type. I don't southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #35

K & R n/t glinda Apr 2012 #4

Colbert knows how to twist the knife. randome Apr 2012 #5

Some of that, if you read his full presentation was NOT subtle at all. Fla Dem Apr 2012 #6

He rocks. Always. NC_Nurse Apr 2012 #7

K&R highplainsdem Apr 2012 #9

Colbert is a genius sharp_stick Apr 2012 #10

Colbert is awesome - Charles & David Koch are not. Initech Apr 2012 #13

I don't know about that ... bayareaboy Apr 2012 #17

Brilliant! nt SunSeeker Apr 2012 #15

Great job, Stephen. Good luck with your health, Faygo Kid Apr 2012 #18

love him! spooky3 Apr 2012 #19

No one does it better. SaveOurDemocracy Apr 2012 #20

In any monarchy sulphurdunn Apr 2012 #21

Brilliant! Cracklin Charlie Apr 2012 #22

Colbert is a national treasure; has been since he nailed Gee Dubya while standing just AzDar Apr 2012 #26

Colbert's popularity will continue to grow until the GOPers figure out the meaning of satire Bozita Apr 2012 #29

Fearless. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #34

In tribute to Stephen 90-percent Apr 2012 #38