Were we just insulted on The Colbert Report???

[The One]

Stephen Colbert just compared the part of the brain that leads placebo-taking patients to heal as if they received real medicine to the same part of the brain that generates votes for Ron Paul. What the hell was that supposed to mean???

 

[BuddyRey]

Yeah, I think he was pretty much calling us delusional.

We just got seriously dissed by one of the only allies we ever had in the media.

Thanks a pantload, Colbert.

 

[Bruno]

The key to understanding Colbert's sense of humor is that everything he says he really means the opposite. So, with that said, the insult means that he is a huge supporter.


At least that's what I'm going with! lol

 

[RSLudlum]

ha ha.....didn't see it....maybe we are starting to change things by actually turning people's brains on

 

[puppetmaster]

hes a comedian.....who cares

 

[manny229]

Yeah I saw that too..... I was surprised quite a few of the audience members laughed... I thought we were popular among that young cool and hip crowd?

 

[angelatc]

Stephen Colbert just compared the part of the brain that leads placebo-taking patients to heal as if they received real medicine to the same part of the brain that generates votes for Ron Paul. What the hell was that supposed to mean???

It is meant to remind us we can do anything if we only put our mind to it.


Or maybe they miss our 100,000 emails-per-week.

 

[mport1]

Yeah, I think he was pretty much calling us delusional.

We just got seriously dissed by one of the only allies we ever had in the media.

Thanks a pantload, Colbert.

Colbert is not an ally as much as I love him. He is very liberal.

 

[powerofreason]

Yeah I saw that too..... I was surprised quite a few of the audience members laughed... I thought we were popular among that young cool and hip crowd?

His audience is mostly hardcore liberals so not really.

 

[BenIsForRon]

For the record he's not as liberal as John Stewart. Watch his 60 minutes interview, his philosophy leans more libertarian.

 

[revolutionary8]

 

[Jamsie 567]

He mocks everyone that is just the way comedy works.

 

[No1ButPaul08]

For the record he's not as liberal as John Stewart. Watch his 60 minutes interview, his philosophy leans more libertarian.

His show definitely caters to liberals as he plays the idiot George W. Bush "conservative". But here's a quote for a Larry King interview that strikes me as quite libertarian. He was out of character for this interview

KING: Do you think you're a great American? I know you love your country. But ...

COLBERT: Well, I do love my country. I don't think I'm particularly a good American. I don't know what makes a good American. Other than somebody who -- I like people who let other people alone. I think that's a pretty good American. And I keep my hands to myself. So I'm an OK American.

There's also this legendary clip

Ron Paul is insane

 

[mport1]

He's not anywhere near libertarian and he thinks Ron Paul is nuts for all the departments he wants to abolish, re-watch the interview.

 

[bew2005]

I like Ron Paul.
I like Stephen Colbert.

They aren't mutually exclusive. Also, Colbert has given us support in the past. His character can never be pegged down to being supportive of any one idea. The reverse is true.

Sometimes he makes satirical comments and has satirical segments where he acts like he is attacking something but is actually showing how smart the idea is. (example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKsC_0fMjr0)

Other times, he is more direct and not being satirical.

He's actually very funny but I wouldn't count on any true support from his television character. It's a good show for what its purpose is and probably talks about more news worthy things in 30 minutes than Fox and CNN all day.

 

[revolutionary8]

His show definitely caters to liberals as he plays the idiot George W. Bush "conservative". But here's a quote for a Larry King interview that strikes me as quite libertarian. He was out of character for this interview

KING: Do you think you're a great American? I know you love your country. But ...

COLBERT: Well, I do love my country. I don't think I'm particularly a good American. I don't know what makes a good American. Other than somebody who -- I like people who let other people alone. I think that's a pretty good American. And I keep my hands to myself. So I'm an OK American.

He DOESN'T keep his hands to himself, in fact, he is in everybody's business but his own. He has singlehandedly turned the State of our Nation in to some sort of sick joke. He is no Richard Pryor, and he is no Dave Chapelle, and he sure as hell is no George Carlin, but he sure thinks he is.
Did you see him as "George Bush's Double"? It was disgusting. It is a whitewash. "George Bush is Dumb" "George Bush is a failure"

Try again Steve:
George Bush is wicked smart.
George Bush has achieved most everything he has set out to do- and in record time. Better than any of his "predecessors".

 

[James Madison]

Wow! I have never seen this before.

 

[revolutionary8]

Wow! I have never seen this before.

You know what they say- "Amazing. Amaazing!"
and "Read it and Weep".

 

[Jamsie 567]

Upon thinking about this it is a Viacom trap to get some YouTube videos posted so they can continue their pathetic lawsuit. Don't Copyright me BRO!!

 

[No1ButPaul08]

He's not anywhere near libertarian and he thinks Ron Paul is nuts for all the departments he wants to abolish, re-watch the interview.

Where does he say that? He ask him to raise his hand when he lists the departments. After that, the interview is over, Colbert never really comments on this.

I just rewatched the interview, it was classic

"I mean I'm a small government guy, unless of course the President wants to do something."