EPTOn September 25 2010 20:37 strongwind wrote:
As an impartial observer,
As an impartial observer,
You're kidding, right?
Stephen Colbert testifies in Congress - Page 3
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UniversalSnip
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You're kidding, right? | ||
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Deleted User 3420
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On September 25 2010 21:35 seedfreedom wrote: TBH, i really love Colberts character and his show, but i think he needs to be serious. i think he does have a good opinion and a serious solution to some of America's problems. While it may be funny, hes never going to be taken seriously especially if he does something like this in congress. White house dinner may be one thing, this should be his real voice. he was out of character at the end (not in that msnbc link though) | ||
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strongwind
United States862 Posts
Nope, I really had no strong opinion until I saw this, and I'm definitely not as left wing-leaning as most of the people on this site. Why would you think I'd be kidding? | ||
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Deleted User 3420
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here is the serious, not in character | ||
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VonLego
United States519 Posts
The issues aren't funny. People are sitting around the house with no jobs. That isn't funny. I'm not sure bringing in a comedian to make a scene is the most tactful choice here. | ||
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On September 25 2010 20:45 G5 wrote: colbert is baller that black chick talking about african americans 24/7 was pissing me off. Chick would not shut up / answer a question straight. lol Oh and I loved what he said at the 2 hour mark as to why he was there / speaking on that issue. I hate people like that who can't answer anything -__- Colbert is awesome, does anyone else realize that comedians are completely right in anything they say lately? Especially politics. | ||
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Rev0lution
United States1805 Posts
If he had talked more seriously throughout the whole session then his impact would be much greater. Then, the real clowns at Fox wouldn't be calling his act a joke and laugh at him. He obviously cares about migrant workers, and you can't deny his intentions are good. | ||
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vectorix108
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Rev0lution
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On September 26 2010 05:07 travis wrote: if he was serious the whole time then about 90% of the interest in it would go away Too bad he was being funny 90% of the time. He could transition, just like Stewart did when he teared up Crossfire back in 05' and become a political figure. So far, he's just another comedian cracking up jokes about migrant workers. And yes, I did watch the serious part but it wasn't necessarily enough for the average person to respect what he has to say. The problem with Colbert is that he isn't Stewart. He's like Robert in Everybody loves Raymond. While Stewart can be taken seriously eve when out of character, he can't. That's why his rally isn't as popular as stewarts. | ||
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bjornkavist
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dcberkeley
Canada844 Posts
On September 26 2010 06:08 Rev0lution wrote: Too bad he was being funny 90% of the time. He could transition, just like Stewart did when he teared up Crossfire back in 05' and become a political figure. So far, he's just another comedian cracking up jokes about migrant workers. And yes, I did watch the serious part but it wasn't necessarily enough for the average person to respect what he has to say. The problem with Colbert is that he isn't Stewart. He's like Robert in Everybody loves Raymond. While Stewart can be taken seriously eve when out of character, he can't. That's why his rally isn't as popular as stewarts. Kinda presumptuous to assume what the average person would and would not respect. | ||
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Lefnui
United States753 Posts
On September 26 2010 05:07 travis wrote: if he was serious the whole time then about 90% of the interest in it would go away And people here don't seem to realize that he makes very serious points in his comedy. | ||
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Rev0lution
United States1805 Posts
On September 26 2010 06:17 dcberkeley wrote: Kinda presumptuous to assume what the average person would and would not respect. How is this even remotely relevant to the discussion? Your witty comment and shotdowny attitude do not impress me. Go back to the SC2 forums where one liners are more than welcome. | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On September 26 2010 06:23 Rev0lution wrote: How is this even remotely relevant to the discussion? Your witty comment and shotdowny attitude do not impress me. Go back to the SC2 forums where one liners are more than welcome. Totally uncalled for. It wasn't a witty or shotdowny attitude, he made a valid point about a weakness in your argument. Personally, I would've challenged more than that. Either way, the guy started posting here to follow BW. Don't bring that holier than thou attitude here. | ||
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Ideas
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supernova
Canada148 Posts
I like talking about people who don't have any power. And this seemed like one of the least powerful persons in the United States are migrant workers who come in and do our work but don't have any rights as a result And yet, we still invite them to come here and at the same time, ask them to leave. That's an interesting contridiction to me. You know, whatsoever you do for the least of my brothers and these seem like the least of our brothers right now. A lot of people are least brothers right now because the economy is so hard and I don't want to take anyone's hardships away or diminish them or anything like that but migrant workers suffer and have no rights -Stephen Colbert That was, without a doubt, THE best part of the 2+ hour assembly. You could really tell that Colbert felt some of the hardships that the workers were going through. Kudos Stephen. | ||
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Alou
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Hikko
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On September 26 2010 00:31 Neivler wrote: As a ignorant european. What is this? Watching it atm? Know Colbert is in the show at Comedy Central. From what I understand as an American, US Congress (think of it like Parliament in the UK) has committees that have hearings that aren't quite court proceedings that serve to provide evidence for the Congress. The hearing represents many sides of the coin in regards to farm labor in America, especially in outsourcing of our food growth and illegal immigrants taking jobs in agriculture. The minority Republican party has taken a stance largely anti-illegal immigrant, and would like to increase prices slightly in order to make farm jobs more attractive to American workers, while the majority Democratic party takes more of a stance of legalizing these immigrants (really, I'm not sure if there is an overall stance by the Democrats, it's kind of the easy way to put it). There are a lot of issues, but it includes illegal immigrants taking jobs and not paying taxes, and a lot lot more. My position? Working on a farm blows when you can get pretty much any other job. I've worked picking oranges for a few months, and it just blows. I've worked with Illegals, and they risk a whole lot to get here in order to earn a living for their families. I honor them, and I loved the guys that I worked with, but I don't honor the fact that they break the law in order to do so. I'm very glad that I'm going into Computer Science. Even with his withdraw, the black guy in the khaki suit is a freaking douche bag for asking Colbert to leave. I don't care who is there and how non-credible you find them, you just don't do that. I love Colbert, but he needed to be a little more serious, I think. EDIT: Holy cow, the black lady in the blue outfit is terribly tunnel visioned, all she talks about is African American workers without answering any questions. Everything is the fault of the white man, right? =/ | ||
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dcberkeley
Canada844 Posts
On September 26 2010 06:30 Jibba wrote: Totally uncalled for. It wasn't a witty or shotdowny attitude, he made a valid point about a weakness in your argument. Personally, I would've challenged more than that. Either way, the guy started posting here to follow BW. Don't bring that holier than thou attitude here. Thanks for this, basically what I was thinking. Rev0lution, if you can't handle criticism then I don't think this is the right place to discuss things. | ||
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