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Initech

(100,071 posts)
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 10:01 PM Jan 2012

I dont normally do this but I have to give a serious shout-out to Stephen Colbert.

Not only is his "Not Anything Remotely Related To Stephen Colbert SuperPAC" making a complete mockery of how our reformed election process works, the two ads he's produced attacking Romney (with the great John Lithgow narrating) and Gingrich (with the great Samuel L. Jackson narrating) are absolutely flat-out brilliant.

The Romney ad: (first segment)
http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/mon-january-16-2012-scott-douglas

The Gingrich ad:
http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/tue-january-17-2012-jennifer-granholm

Mitt Romney is a serial killer (of jobs).

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annabanana

(52,791 posts)
1. He's not making a mockery of ANYTHING.. He's just pointing out what
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 10:05 PM
Jan 2012

a ridiculous sham the whole thing is all by itself...

I seriously love that man!

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
7. Except the two ads were NOT produced by Stephen Colbert
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 11:21 PM
Jan 2012

He no longer owns the PAC, so John Stewart is producing the ads. And doing quite a good job.

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
9. I think part of giving it to John Stewart was to also show how the system is being abused
Mon Jan 23, 2012, 12:04 AM
Jan 2012

Have you watched those episodes? The full episodes are streamed on Comedy Central the day after they air - they're my lunch time entertainment. You can follow the whole Pac story. It's making for some good comedy.

Initech

(100,071 posts)
10. Yeah it is,
Mon Jan 23, 2012, 12:05 AM
Jan 2012

I've only seen a couple but I've been really liking what they're doing. I laughed my ass off at the Lithgow-narrated ad.

TlalocW

(15,382 posts)
11. Oh, my gawd.... When Cobert appeared on the Daily Show to "not associate" with the Super PAC
Mon Jan 23, 2012, 12:57 AM
Jan 2012

And they demonstrated all the loopholes in the law right there while giggling like schoolboys getting away with putting tacks on the teacher's chair... I laughed myself silly.

TlalocW

Ship of Fools

(1,453 posts)
13. He's doing this country a great service.
Mon Jan 23, 2012, 11:27 AM
Jan 2012

What I find remarkable is how confusing his satire is to some people.
Chris Matthews had to have it explained to him (by Kornacki -- spell?)

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