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troutman · 09-24-2010, 03:24 PM

He broke character briefly to say this:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_737813.html

Colbert, for the first time today, drops out of character.

"I like talking about people who don't have any power...I feel the need to speak for those who can't speak for themselves....We ask them to come and work, and then we ask them to leave again. They suffer, and have no rights."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_738402.html

The media came in today bound and determined to make their narrative -- "OUTRAGE! Stephen Colbert addresses Congress 'in character'" -- stick, and thus far they have managed to keep it up despite the fact that it's not, as they say, "true."

"But wait," you are saying to yourself, "the only way they could get away with that is to entirely ignore the answer Colbert gave to his last question!" Well, yes. And that is exactly what they are doing.

09-24-2010, 03:24 PM	#3
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	He broke character briefly to say this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_737813.html Colbert, for the first time today, drops out of character. "I like talking about people who don't have any power...I feel the need to speak for those who can't speak for themselves....We ask them to come and work, and then we ask them to leave again. They suffer, and have no rights." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_738402.html The media came in today bound and determined to make their narrative -- "OUTRAGE! Stephen Colbert addresses Congress 'in character'" -- stick, and thus far they have managed to keep it up despite the fact that it's not, as they say, "true." "But wait," you are saying to yourself, "the only way they could get away with that is to entirely ignore the answer Colbert gave to his last question!" Well, yes. And that is exactly what they are doing. Last edited by troutman; 09-24-2010 at 03:27 PM.