Were we just insulted on The Colbert Report???

[Danke]

Have you listened to this man? HIS OWN WORDS are proof. WHO HE WORKS FOR is proof.
I have already spoken of perspective...
You tell me ONE thing Steven Colbert has done "in the name of Liberty" and "For the cause of Liberty".
If you can make a case, you will be able to argue his own words. ONE THING.

That's fine and dandy. I asked for sources. Capeesh?

 

[No1ButPaul08]

Like I said, they did not know what they were getting into when Colbert was invited. The big winner on the evening was Colbert, and the losers were Bush and the press. The event is put on by the press, I'm sure their goal for the evening was to prop up Colbert by having him make them look like idiots.

Mark Smith, a reporter for The Associated Press who is president of the White House Correspondents' Association, acknowledges that he had not seen much of Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central before he booked him as the main entertainment for the association's annual black-tie dinner on Saturday night.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/03/a...5094&partner=homepage&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

 

[The One]

Was this last night's episode? If so, what part of the show?

During "The Word" segment.

 

[itshappening]

Colbert plays the neocon, IT'S AN ACT

search youtube for colbert o'reilly, from when he was on his show, that was damn funny, he was trying to out-neocon Bill

 

[constituent]

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"

apparently you missed the white house press-corps. dinner that he hosted.

and lol at "he has singlehandledly turned the State of our Nation in to some sort of sick joke."

it was like that loooooooong before the colbert report.

hell, i'd say that when a bunch of dopes elected a bad actor from California, that was probably the official end of america as anything other than a sick joke.

 

[Kade]

Anyone who thinks that he "meant" the opposite is wrong. Colbert insulted Ron Paul supporters.

That segment, "The Word" is used to illustrated some hidden commentary behind what Colbert is saying... so the actual written "Word" is the intentional punditry, usually insulting Colbert's fake appeal to the right.

That was most certainly an insult to Ron Paul voters. I thought it was funny.

 

[Kade]

hell, i'd say that when a bunch of dopes elected a bad actor from California, that was probably the official end of america as anything other than a sick joke.

Yep.

 

[Mini-Me]

Anyone who thinks that he "meant" the opposite is wrong. Colbert insulted Ron Paul supporters.

That segment, "The Word" is used to illustrated some hidden commentary behind what Colbert is saying... so the actual written "Word" is the intentional punditry, usually insulting Colbert's fake appeal to the right.

That was most certainly an insult to Ron Paul voters. I thought it was funny.

I agree with you, but I think he twisted the analogy in a way that makes his true meaning somewhat ambiguous, regardless of his intentions.

The placebo effect is basically one where positive thinking and optimistic expectations bring about real results, even though the original premise behind those expectations is actually false (since you're not taking any real medication). In plain terms, I think Colbert was trying to say that we are making ourselves feel better by making noise (e.g. the march, the convention, Liberty PAC, etc.), but we're not actually making any real progress.

Since the placebo effect actually DOES make things better, it seems like he misused the analogy...either that or he used it correctly, and he's actually giving a half-insult / half-compliment like, "Ron Paul supporters seem to have almost delusional optimism, but they're actually making headway despite themselves."

That said, all I know about the joke is what the threadstarter said - I might be missing some additional context. Either way, it's just one joke

 

[LittleLightShining]

.either that or he used it correctly, and he's actually giving a half-insult / half-compliment like, "Ron Paul supporters seem to have almost delusional optimism, but they're actually making headway despite themselves."

I would agree with this interpretation.

I have seen him make hand signs on the show before for what it's worth. I love his show, he nails his target every time, but very likely it's some sort of psy-op.

 

[speciallyblend]

called sarcasm and yes everything he says , you have to think the opposite ,so everyone relax ,its called humor

 

[constituent]

personally, i take being insulted by colbert as a compliment.

 

[mport1]

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."

He is making fun of Ron Paul for his liberal viewers. He thinks doesn't like the fact that he wants to abolish all those government agencies. I forget the one he asks about but Ron Paul lowers his hand and says its about here on his priorty list and Colbert laughs and says "where the children are." I love the show though, but he is definitely extremely liberal. He is great at making fun of Bush and the Republican though.

 

[Kade]

called sarcasm and yes everything he says , you have to think the opposite ,so everyone relax ,its called humor

You don't watch the show. Yes, many times it's the opposite... the writing in "The Word" is meant to insult exactly what it says...

Colbert is the sarcasm... the writers are not.

 

[speciallyblend]

i do watch the show

You don't watch the show. Yes, many times it's the opposite... the writing in "The Word" is meant to insult exactly what it says...

Colbert is the sarcasm... the writers are not.

,the point is he leaves it all open to interpretation and you cannot think for me or anyone else ,so people will think all kinds of things and no one is wrong,it's not so cut and dry for you assume you know anyones thoughts let alone the meanings behind Colbert's show or anyone watching it...


unless your god the higher being who knows all????

curious is kade god??

it's a comedy show if i remember correctly ,so none of it should be taken seriously

unless your voting colbert for president??

 

[Kade]

,the point is he leaves it all open to interpretation and you cannot think for me or anyone else ,so people will think all kinds of things and no one is wrong,it's not so cut and dry for you assume you know anyones thoughts let alone the meanings behind Colbert's show or anyone watching it...


unless your god the higher being who knows all????

curious is kade god??

it's a comedy show if i remember correctly ,so none of it should be taken seriously

unless your voting colbert for president??

Most retarded post today.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Stephen Colbert is a socialist, so he can laugh himself all way to his inflated currency / bank all he wants.

Socialist Comedian Stephen Colbert doesn't have to worry... he makes MILLIONS a year.

Yeah, Colbert is trying to redeem himself or the writers/producers behind the scenes for FLANTING that Charlatan Mike Huck-A-Buck, as everyone knows, turned out to be a politicall sleazeball in every possible way.

Ron Paul has been right, stuck to the issues, informed and warned the country of the eminent disasters. RP made COLBERT, et al look like a bunch of morons, which of course they're now hiding behind the comedian shield.

 

[Kade]

Socialist Comedian Stephen Colbert doesn't have to worry... he makes MILLIONS a year.

Yeah, Colbert is trying to redeem himself or the writers/producers behind the scenes for FLANTING that Charlatan Mike Huck-A-Buck, as everyone knows, turned out to be a politicall sleazeball in every possible way.

Ron Paul has been right, stuck to the issues, informed and warned the country of the eminent disasters. RP made COLBERT, et al look like a bunch of morons, which of course they're now hiding behind the comedian shield.

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

 

[Andrew-Austin]

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

He probably only means that in the civil libertarian sense.

 

[LittleLightShining]

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

I wouldn't say his call to us to get involved and start restoring the party to its roots is "support." He has been very critical of the GOP and the neo-cons who have taken it over. His decision to remain in the party seems more pragmatic to me than anything else, otherwise he would lose his rank in committees.

Though I wouldn't mind seeing him pull a Jeffords on the party

 

[Danke]

,
unless your god the higher being who knows all????

curious is Kade god??

You have been on the forum long enough to know the answer to that.