Were we just insulted on The Colbert Report???

[constituent]

(In America, the President is almost always considered a guest of honor, unless he is holding a dinner to honor another person.)

that's dishonorable and downright unamerican!

 

[Andrew-Austin]

I think it does not matter what the real Colbert's political stance is, because the real Colbert does not exist.

 

[The_Orlonater]

Ron Paul also is supporting a party that has overlooked the largest government spending in the history of the country.

Dumbest post today.

 

[No1ButPaul08]

Actually, I think you underestimate Colbert. I think he quite possibly the most brilliant comedian alive today. and perhaps thats why I find that particular performance especially distasteful. He has proven himself more than capable of so much more many, many times.

I'm not sure I'm underestimating Colbert, as I also think he is quite possibly the most brilliant comedian alive today. I'm not sure what you were expecting out of Colbert's performance, as I found it to be pretty similar to his normal routine, except for the setting. His show is full of distasteful comments/acts. The Stephen Hawking moment comes to mind. Or his, "I don't see color, but I know I'm white, because officers call me sir (or his numerous other reasons he knows he's white)."

Colbert was not invited there by the President. And the President was locked into a situation that required him to maintain the proper decorum by merely sitting there and not striking back. Bush was essentially a captive audience, and Colbert was nothing more than a loud mouthed bully.

Colbert IS nothing more than a loud-mouthed bully. He was not going to change for this performance. Again, he should have never been invited. Shouldn't the President be able to take a joke at his expense? Yes, the jokes did hit a little close to home, but they were about the horrible job this President has done, which is his own fault. If Bush wasn't so horrible, Colbert wouldn't have been nearly as funny. It's not Colbert's fault that Bush is an easy target.

You can justify it, guffaw at the brash behavior, or decide that rude doesn't really matter, but that doesn't mean it was not rude. I don't like rude.

As long as we both seem to agree that it was rude, I'm not sure there's any more to say.

I don't particularly care for rude either. but I also don't particularly care for this President or the press that covers him, and especially don't care for an event that glorifies both. Colbert's comments had a lot of truth(iness) to them. If it takes some rudeness to put this President and the press in their place, especially at an event glorifying both, well then I'm all for it.

Would you agree that the event itself is despicable? It's not the press's job to be buddy-buddy with the President, in reality, it should be the opposite.

 

[RonPaulwillWin]

Maybe you don't understand half of RPF members' satire, eh?

Touche

 

[speciallyblend]

yep

I'm not sure I'm underestimating Colbert, as I also think he is quite possibly the most brilliant comedian alive today. I'm not sure what you were expecting out of Colbert's performance, as I found it to be pretty similar to his normal routine, except for the setting. His show is full of distasteful comments/acts. The Stephen Hawking moment comes to mind. Or his, "I don't see color, but I know I'm white, because officers call me sir (or his numerous other reasons he knows he's white)."



Colbert IS nothing more than a loud-mouthed bully. He was not going to change for this performance. Again, he should have never been invited. Shouldn't the President be able to take a joke at his expense? Yes, the jokes did hit a little close to home, but they were about the horrible job this President has done, which is his own fault. If Bush wasn't so horrible, Colbert wouldn't have been nearly as funny. It's not Colbert's fault that Bush is an easy target.



I don't particularly care for rude either. but I also don't particularly care for this President or the press that covers him, and especially don't care for an event that glorifies both. Colbert's comments had a lot of truth(iness) to them. If it takes some rudeness to put this President and the press in their place, especially at an event glorifying both, well then I'm all for it.

Would you agree that the event itself is despicable? It's not the press's job to be buddy-buddy with the President, in reality, it should be the opposite.

take a picture , we agree

 

[werdd]

Yeah that part bothered me, but my favorite band rush was on so meh.

 

[Kade]

Dumbest post today.

The truth is dumb now?

 

[roXet]

You people do yourself a favor and stop putting these stupid labels on people, you are only alienating people who agree with you. This type of shit is what turned me off from the "grassroots" of the Ron Paul campaign. You claim to be for a revolution, yet to have a true revolution, world views have to change. You will have to see past this democrat/republican, liberal/consertative, or socalist/facist shit.

These labels are smoke screens that the powers that be use to keep us divided, because they know if the people of this country were ever to be able to join together as one voice for change there is nothing they could do to stop it. But if we keep going on this same path that will never happen becuase you are going to lose people like me happen to agree with you on most things but you insist on demonizing us because we have some small disagreements on some things.

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert obviously see how completely sick and nonfunctional our "government" has become, and that is the real problem. The only label we need to apply to ourselves is American, and once we get to that point maybe we can have some real discussion about how to fix the problems we are facing.

 

[The One]

You people do yourself a favor and stop putting these stupid labels on people, you are only alienating people who agree with you. This type of shit is what turned me off from the "grassroots" of the Ron Paul campaign. You claim to be for a revolution, yet to have a true revolution, world views have to change. You will have to see past this democrat/republican, liberal/consertative, or socalist/facist shit.

These labels are smoke screens that the powers that be use to keep us divided, because they know if the people of this country were ever to be able to join together as one voice for change there is nothing they could do to stop it. But if we keep going on this same path that will never happen becuase you are going to lose people like me happen to agree with you on most things but you insist on demonizing us because we have some small disagreements on some things.

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert obviously see how completely sick and nonfunctional our "government" has become, and that is the real problem. The only label we need to apply to ourselves is American, and once we get to that point maybe we can have some real discussion about how to fix the problems we are facing.

Dear Newbie,

Forum guidelines don't allow me to say what I'm thinking right now, but it rhymes with schmo schmuck yourself.

Regards,

The One

 

[Kludge]

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert obviously see how completely sick and nonfunctional our "government" has become, and that is the real problem. The only label we need to apply to ourselves is American, and once we get to that point maybe we can have some real discussion about how to fix the problems we are facing.

See guys, the real problem is that we don't have a REAL government!

Comedians are the true agents of change who will push us forward into a revolutionary libertarian society!

 

[roXet]

Comedians are the true agents of change who will push us forward into a revolutionary libertarian society!

I would much rather have some comedians in charge than some of the jokers we have in Washington right now. (har har)

Dear Newbie,

Forum guidelines don't allow me to say what I'm thinking right now, but it rhymes with schmo schmuck yourself.

Regards,

The One

Grow up. If you want to post with the adults put on your big boy pants and have yourself an independent constructive thought. Tell me why I am wrong or shut up.

BTW get over yourself, if you check our join dates you will see that you and I joined these forums in the same month.

"The" roXet

 

[The One]

I would much rather have some comedians in charge than some of the jokers we have in Washington right now. (har har)



Grow up. If you want to post with the adults put on your big boy pants and have yourself an independent constructive thought. Tell me why I am wrong or shut up.

BTW get over yourself, if you check our join dates you will see that you and I joined these forums in the same month.

"The" roXet

Did I mention you should schmo schmuck yourself?

 

[roXet]

Did I mention you should schmo schmuck yourself?

Wow? that's really the extent of your forum arsenal? That makes me sad.

 

[The One]

Wow? that's really the extent of your forum arsenal? That makes me sad.

Maybe it would cheer you up if you schmo schmuck yourself.

 

[roXet]

Maybe it would cheer you up if you schmo schmuck yourself.

I'll take your repetition of the same old tired phrase as your submission to me as the better man.

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[The One]

I'll take your repetition of the same old tired phrase as your submission to me as the better man.

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I'll take your schmo schmuck yourself of the same old tired schmo schmuck yourself as your schmo schmuck yourself to me as the better schmo schmuck yourself.

 

[Arklatex]

Get outta these forums you imbeciles. Have some respect for Ron Paul.

 

[The One]

Get outta these forums you imbeciles. Have some respect for Ron Paul.

Schmo schmuck yourself.

 

[V-rod]

I never liked the Colbert Report. Its attack of the right got boring after first few weeks. Stephen Colbert himself admits he never was very much into politics, and his writers does the majority of the jokes.

He'll always be Chuck Noblet from Stangers In Candy to me. Great Show!