jeffro Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/14/opinion/obeidallah-colbert-danger/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn (CNN) -- Stephen Colbert -- host of "The Colbert Report" and unabashed right wing radical -- is now considering running for President of the United States of America. Simply put: Colbert must be stopped! He is an existential threat to our way of life and to the exceptional nature of our nation. I know some will dismiss the threat posed by Colbert -- these apologists will defend him as "harmless" or say he's no more than "a charismatic speaker" -- but that is exactly what they said about Hitler. Dean Obeidallah We need to wake up to the fact that Colbert's poll numbers in South Carolina -- the location of the next Republican primary -- are rising. He is now at 5%, placing him ahead of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. Yes, some will scoff at Colbert running ahead of Huntsman -- a candidate running below the margin of error in some polls, meaning he may have zero support or may actually owe votes -- but keep in mind that in the recent Iowa caucus, Huntsman received 745 votes. Translation: Colbert is for real. Colbert has not been hiding his extreme views. Night after night (or four nights a week to be exact) Colbert has been spewing his venom. However, for some reason, the media have given him a free pass. But that ends now. Here are Colbert's positions on the key issues -- I warn you, they are scary: -- Unemployment: "Suck it up, unemployed. It is your own damn fault that you don't have a job ... So stop scapegoating Wall Street." Do we really want an American president who sides with Wall Street over workers? -- Corporate taxes: "If we raise taxes on corporations, what incentive will they have to make money other than the fact that it's the sole reason they exist." Colbert is clearly in the pocket of big business -- I bet his super PAC is funded by big businesses like hedge funds and casino owners. -- Government helping Americans in need: "I believe in pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps. I believe it is possible. I saw this guy do it once in Cirque du Soleil. It was magical!" -- Gays: "There is nothing wrong with being gay. I have plenty of friends who are going to hell." Even Rick Santorum would not say this (at least not in public.) -- America's role in world: "If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn't have declared their independence from it." Under a Colbert administration, it appears America would just attack other countries for no valid reason. -- Immigration: "This is America. I don't want my tomato picked by a Mexican. I want it picked by an American, then sliced by a Guatemalan, and served by a Venezuelan in a spa where a Chilean gives me a Brazilian." And he advocates arresting illegal immigrants and throwing them in "jail -- then we can force them to pick our crops as prison labor." -- Civil rights: "I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law." Even Ron Paul, whose past newsletters contained racist comments, would be appalled by this callous remark. -- Muslims: "Every permit granted to a mosque is one denied to an American house of worship." Colbert is to the right of Newt Gingrich on this issue, and keep in mind Newt has compared Muslims to Nazis. These above quotes are clearly the words of a man with no regard for the values of our great nation. Why do the media coddle Colbert just because he labels himself a "comedian"? Hitler told jokes -- does that mean he was OK? And not only are Colbert's views on the radical fringe of American society, I don't trust him. Why? Because his positions on the issues have remained constant. He doesn't waver or have multiple opinions on the same issue. In contrast, a person like Mitt Romney has evolved over time and has been on both sides of issues like abortion, gay marriage and health insurance. (Romney should embrace this with the campaign slogan: "Me, too!") Colbert has only two qualities I like: 1. He's a friend of Jon Stewart and 2. He has good hair. Besides that, he is a danger to our Republic. And let's not forget that Colbert admitted that he makes up facts to support his own political arguments, as he gleefully boasted once: "I can't prove it, but I can say it." America cannot afford a man with the views of Stephen Colbert running our nation. Colbert doesn't belong in the White House, instead he belongs on basic cable right before reruns of "Scrubs." Follow @CNNOpinion on Twitter and join the conversation on Facebook Id vote for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff1647545513 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I'll vote for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I'll go for him. At some point a person has to figure it the fuck out on there own without having generations of there family tree living off the government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 You do realize that was an op. ed. Written by another comedian... to be funny.... I know, sarcastic humor is "tough"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2highpsi Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Ahead of Huntsman. El oh el Who isn't? And god forbid someone believe people should suck it up and take care of themselves. The guy is a circus clown, don't get me wrong. He doesn't have a snowballs chance in hell of winning. But "next hitler"? Get real.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2highpsi Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 You do realize that was an op. ed. Written by another comedian... to be funny.... I know, sarcastic humor is "tough"... Funnies on CNN work out about as well as country music on BET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 You do realize that was an op. ed. Written by another comedian... to be funny.... I know, sarcastic humor is "tough"... Ahead of Huntsman. El oh el Who isn't? And god forbid someone believe people should suck it up and take care of themselves. The guy is a circus clown, don't get me wrong. He doesn't have a snowballs chance in hell of winning. But "next hitler"? Get real.... Not sure comparing someone to Hitler is a laughing matter. why would CNN even post this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 "There is nothing wrong with being gay. I have plenty of friends who are going to hell." :lolguy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 his book was amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC K9 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Great...now i have to decide between voting for Ron Paul or him...choices choices... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/27/colbert-study-conservativ_n_191899.html Colbert Study: Conservatives Don't Know He's Joking Last week, Stephen Colbert revisited a segment he had done on Florida Representative Bill Posey, who sponsored a bill that "would require future presidential candidates to provide a copy of their original birth certificate," in order to put insane rumors of President Barack Obama's birthplace to bed. Colbert thought a similar measure should be taken to end the whisperings that Posey was a human-alligator hybrid. Posey, in response to Colbert, said, "I expected there would be some civil debate about it, but it wasn't civil...There is no reason to say that I'm the illegitimate grandson of an alligator." And one wondered, "Does Posey not realize that Colbert is not speaking in earnest? His reaction seems uniquely stupid!" Stupid, yes. But apparently it's not unique at all, according to a study from The Ohio State University, which proves, with math and stuff, that lots of conservatives seem to not understand the intrinsic, underlying joke of The Colbert Report: This study investigated biased message processing of political satire in The Colbert Report and the influence of political ideology on perceptions of Stephen Colbert. Results indicate that political ideology influences biased processing of ambiguous political messages and source in late-night comedy. Using data from an experiment (N = 332), we found that individual-level political ideology significantly predicted perceptions of Colbert's political ideology. Additionally, there was no significant difference between the groups in thinking Colbert was funny, but conservatives were more likely to report that Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said while liberals were more likely to report that Colbert used satire and was not serious when offering political statements. Conservatism also significantly predicted perceptions that Colbert disliked liberalism. Finally, a post hoc analysis revealed that perceptions of Colbert's political opinions fully mediated the relationship between political ideology and individual-level opinion. I think a lot of conservatives are going to be pissed when they realize that Stephen Colbert's performance at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner was not, in fact, an awkward and ineffective attempt to praise President George W. Bush, but actually a bitter and satiric criticism of his incompetence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/27/colbert-study-conservativ_n_191899.html Yeah, it's pretty sad that many people don't realize that Colbert and the Daily Show are Satire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Yeah, it's pretty sad that many people don't realize that Colbert and the Daily Show are Satire Right?! It's simply fucking amazing to me. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Satire is often misread. See Starship Troopers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleskate Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Read the first line of the article and gave up. Satire is something that has gone over many people's heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 My ex girlfriend was a hardcore Republican, and couldn't stand the fact that I was anything near moderate/democrat. When she found out I watched Colbert Report we had some awesome sex, and then I lololololol'd so hard when I figured out it was because she took him seriously. Girl was super book smart, but she had ZERO common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 My ex girlfriend was a hardcore Republican, and couldn't stand the fact that I was anything near moderate/democrat. When she found out I watched Colbert Report we had some awesome sex, and then I lololololol'd so hard when I figured out it was because she took him seriously. Girl was super book smart, but she had ZERO common sense. to be fair, a lot of Democrats/Liberals/anti-Republicans don't realize that The Daily Show is satire as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Seriously? Two things here, we are talking about some bullshit on Comedy Central so why it would be on CNN's site is beyond me, and Hitler was a Socialist. Hitler would be rather the opposite of most of that. I do find it funny though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Seriously? Two things here, we are talking about some bullshit on Comedy Central so why it would be on CNN's site is beyond me, and Hitler was a Socialist. Hitler would be rather the opposite of most of that. I do find it funny though. Not sure why CNN ran it, but they have added this STORY HIGHLIGHTS Comedian Dean Obeidallah: Stephen Colbert is considering running for president He channels Colbert, satirically calls his candidacy a threat to our way of life Obeidallah: Why do media coddle Colbert just because he calls himself a "comedian" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murse Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I don't think that Colbert will campaign beyond south Carolina. Main reason he's doing it is because he hails from there, it's more of a publicity stunt than anything. Oh well we'll see where it goes from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brrcats Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Colbert has run in S. Carolina before, its a recurring thing. pretty hilarious article though. I've do actually notice a voice of reason in Stewart though, amongst the satire. A very, "are you fucking kidding me" kind of attitude towards both parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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