AOL Poll Regarding Colbert Performance (Being FReeped)

[OhioChick]

How much do you think Steve Bridges looks like President Bush?
A lot 57%
Somewhat 33%
A little 8%
Not at all 2%

Whose jokes do you think were the funniest?
Bridges 41%
Bush 35%
Colbert 24%
Total Votes: 11,089

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060430063609990007&cid=2194

[helderheid]

1. Gonna go DU it! Recommended!

[valerief]

2. done

Whose jokes do you think were the funniest?
Bridges 41%
Bush 35%
Colbert 24%
Total Votes: 11,537

[Name removed]

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[valerief]

4. It isn't being freeped. It's being backwashed! n/t

[helderheid]

6. BWAHAHAH!

[OhioChick]

12. LOL n/t

[zanne]

29. If it's on AOL, it's being freeped.

Just going from experience here, but the evidence is pretty overwhelming.

[Mr_Spock]

48. AOL = Freepers

There's a disproportionate number of Freepers using AOL for some reason...

[DarkTirade]

69. AOL is tailor made for people who don't bother to figure things out

for themselves. So I'm not really surprised that there's disproportionate amount of freepers there.

[DemGirl7]

94. Of course AOL is full of freepers

I mean, over the years I've been called "gay" in the political chats over there, because I have said some anti-Bush adminstration stuff, plus it only a couple of weeks there was some poll on Scalia, and like 55% said that they agreed with his decisions....in other words those people are nothing more than a bunch of freeptards. Thank god I will be getting rid it soon as my internet provider.

[graywarrior]

5. Colbert played to his audience. The rest of them didn't get it.

[zanne]

89. Nervous laughter is the best! nt

[I Have A Dream]

7. Done & recommended.

I think that most of the people who are voting didn't see any of the performances and are only going from the article itself, which didn't even come close to doing Colbert justice, in my opinion.

[IndyOp]

8. Colbert is up to 25% -- he needs LOTS MORE VOTES!! (nt)

:hi:

[itzamirakul]

9. Done! nt

[babylonsister]

10. Done; needs help! Must be a lot of people truthiness-challenged

out there!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

11. Done and recommended! Look what they did with Colbert.. only

two of his quotes, not the strongest in my book, and only audio for one. How can they possibly expect Colbert to be rated the highest? How many people actually saw the entirety of C-Span's coverage of Colbert? This is BS!!!!

[gristy]

13. NOT being Freeped

Colbert WASN'T funny! Colbert wasn't SERIOUS! Colbert brings us a new kind of performance art. Now, how about a poll that asks "What speaker confused you the most?". Colbert would win hands down!

[bvar22]

15. I agree.

Very little about Colbert's performance was funny.
Most of it was deadly serious.

[valerief]

16. Don't backwash me, young lady. Now go to your room and think

about what you've said.

[WiseButAngrySara]

32. Oh, how funny! ROFL! ....n/t

[IndyOp]

19. How 'bout - which is most worth watching? (nt)

:hi:

[Autonomy]

49. LOL I'm with you there

I am actually in the minority who wasn't all that impressed with Stephen's performance. It was good in spots and weak in others. But he didn't seem to be Stephen Colbert the man OR Stephen Colbert the character last night. He was either a blend of the two, or a third option, and a stupider one at that. So yeah, I was confused. Mildly amused, but not splitting a gut laughing.

[William Seger]

82. Wasn't funny?

Hmmmm....

So you prefered this kind of brilliant comedy?

"I'm absolutely delighted to be here, as is (wife) Laura," Bush replied.

"She's hot," Bridges quipped.

:eyes:

[AndyA]

14. Done - still needs DU's help! n/m

[yorkiemommie1]

17. done

[TheDebbieDee]

18. Done!

How much do you think Steve Bridges looks like President Bush?
A lot 57%
Somewhat 33%
A little 9%
Not at all 2%

Whose jokes do you think were the funniest?
Bridges 40%
Bush 35%
Colbert 25%
Total Votes: 13,290

[peacetalksforall]

20. I wouldn't fret. Afterall, it's AOL and not everyone gets Colberts

theme.

(Yes, I'm prejudiced against AOL.)

[mucifer]

21. oy vey that worries me.

why so many idiots out there?

[rzemanfl]

22. Done. n/t

[lonestarnot]

23. git 'er doneeee ..... yiiiiiick

[Staph]

24. Colbert is slowly creeping up . . . .

Creeping must be difficult with those big, brass balls!

How much do you think Steve Bridges looks like President Bush?
A lot 56%
Somewhat 33%
A little 9%
Not at all 2%

Whose jokes do you think were the funniest?
Bridges 40%
Bush 35%
Colbert 26%
Total Votes: 13,566

[globalvillage]

25. People thinks it's funny

that bush* can't pronounce nuclear proliferation?
I think it's shameful.
Dumbest. president*. Ever.

Colbert was excellent.

[0007]

26. There was no tongue in cheek with Colbert. It was a cold hard

facts that shook up those fucking idiots. And this is a stupid poll to make junior look like a success.

[greiner3]

27. I don't laugh much amymore (don't ask!)

But this brought up true laughter. The press got it as well as the politicans but IMHO most of Americans could have cared less about the content of the speech. I'll be watching the MSM for their reactions, in writing or by actions, and see if Steven Colbert gets press reaction, good or bad. I'm saving my download to cheer me up on days that the Republicans get me down.

[WiseButAngrySara]

35. M$M's reaction thus far: Hail to the "Comedian-in-Chief!" ....n/t

[kevinmc]

28. Done.....

How much do you think Steve Bridges looks like President Bush?

A lot 56%

Somewhat 33%

A little 9%

Not at all 2%

Whose jokes do you think were the funniest?

Bridges 40%

Bush 34%

Colbert 26%

Total Votes: 15,035

[pretzel4gore]

30. done

nt

[1monster]

31. Well, the truth is, Bridges WAS very funny ... and he got some good

zingers in there too. A few times I was rolling on the floor, but the audience sounded uncomfortable.

Bush is never funny.

Colbert was good. Very, very good. But satire is not always funny. He had some funny stuff, but most of it was about very serious stuff. He delivered in a way that got his message across without vitriol, but it wasn't what I call funny.

It was better than that. It was thought provoking.

[valerief]

41. I think you've nailed it. Especially about Bush never being funny.

His crimes against humanity aside, his timing is too clumsy to be comedically effective.

I think Colbert needs to have Bridges on his show. You know, for that Tuesday (or was it Thursday?) interview.

[stray cat]

33. The Bush act was funny,: Colberts words were too true to really be funny

[wake.up.america]

34. Maybe I am wrong here, but being funny was not Colbert's intent.

Serious words uttered he.

[tblue37]

62. Yoda!

That you?

[Tarheel_Dem]

36. done....

n/t

[skipos]

37. colbert 27% nt

[Benhurst]

38. Colbert's act was not funny. There was more of Zola in it than

the usual Bob Hope insider jokes.

His act was an ever-so-thinly veiled "J'accuse!"

God bless him. God damn the sell-outs in the audience who have betrayed the Republic and reduced us to our present low state.

[WiseButAngrySara]

39. K & R for Colbert! ....n/t

[otohara]

40. kick

[biscotti]

42. Done

Colbert 27%

He might of been way above the aol intellect.

[leftofthedial]

43. get busy

although Colbert's talk was too true to be entirely funny

[IChing]

44. done n/t

[MazeRat7]

45. Done.

[Canuckistanian]

46. Done. 39/34/27

Evening out...

[bigwillq]

47. Done

How much do you think Steve Bridges looks like President Bush?
A lot 56%
Somewhat 33%
A little 9%
Not at all 2%



Whose jokes do you think were the funniest?
Bridges 39%
Bush 34%
Colbert 27%
Total Votes: 19,344

[Autonomy]

50. Why can't I find the poll?

Where is it on the page? Do I have to click a second link?

[Autonomy]

52. NM, I signed into AIM and the poll popped up nt

voted for Colbert btw

[Jazz2006]

51. Done. Still 39/34/27 n/t

[Catrina]

53. Done

Bridges 39%

Bush 34%

Colbert 27%

Total Votes: 23,876

[Zorra]

54. I don't do AOL. Might infect my machine with something. n/t

[Robbie Michaels]

55. Colbert's at 27% Now

:kick:

[Alamom]

56. Done...needs help

Whose jokes do you think were the funniest?
Bridges 41%
Bush 33%
Colbert 25%
Total Votes: 35,155

[misternormal]

57. Colbert didn't need to be funny... He was right on target... n/t

[guinivere]

58. done nt

[Barrett808]

59. Done: Colbert 25% w/ 38,013 votes. n/t

[Clark2008]

60. Most people probably didn't get Colbert's jokes

Which is part of what he lampooned: the inaction and stupidity of the American public spurred by the failure of the Fourth Estate to do it's damn job.

:kick:

[robinlynne]

61. ineresting. there are 3 times more votes now, same %

seems to work just like our voting machines....

[Jazz2006]

63. Now it's 44 (Bridges), 33 (Bush) and 23 (Colbert)...

grrr.

[Vidar]

64. done

[SeattleGirl]

65. It's probably the members of the MSM who are freeping the poll!

Seeing that Colbert skewered them as much as he did Bush, they are probably not too happy right now. Serves 'em right, though.

[me b zola]

66. Euuuw, 2/3 is backwash!

Whose jokes do you think were the funniest?
Bridges 44%
Bush 33%
Colbert 23%
Total Votes: 79,323

[SPKrazy]

67. Voted For Colbert, But I'm Not Sure He Was Trying To Be Funny

completely.

I laughed at his performance, but in a gotcha you mutherfucker kind of way!

He was funny, satirical, sarcastic, and his humor bit HARD!

So, I don't know if he was funnier than the others (I only caught the last bit of the two prez thing)

I liked Bridges when I saw him making fun of Bush on a video that someone posted here recently from wimp.com.

Colbert in general waxes and wanes in his level of comedy (IMO) at the dinner he was unmasked and going for the throat.

Took some balls I'd say.

Doubt he gets invited back, although I don't know if anyone does.

[LuCifer]

68. done K&R!

Bridges 44%
Bush 33%
Colbert 23%
Total Votes: 82,549

Hey freepers, I'm waving to y'all...with just one finger...

[kimpossible]

70. Done. Kick! nt

[flyarm]

71. done n/t

[Joey Liberal]

72. Done! Vote for Colbert! n.t

[elvisbear]

73. Done.

:kick:

[Stevepol]

74. Bridges 45%, Bush 33%, Colbert 22% 5:35p CST

[Maine-ah]

75. kick!

[file83]

76. Done - kick (it's AOL - can the poll be trusted?)

[ShaneGR]

77. The point you miss is Colbert's act wasn't meant to be funny...

It was meant to say, Fuck you.

To the President and to the "real" press.

No wonder he didnt get huge laughs, he told them all to fuck off. In perhaps the greatest 15 minute political satire in the history of the United States. Did I add he was standing 10 feet from an obviously uncomfortable President as he did it?

[Seabiscuit]

78. Colbert now at 23%

[goclark]

79. Still, kick quick and vote

[Liberalynn]

80. I just voted

Still the same percentage.

[Maddy McCall]

81. Colbert wasn't "funny." I don't think he meant to be funny.

What he said was poignant--and what most demonstrated the intelligence in his speech was his ability to lure the president into playing along.

His was the best performance of the night, but not because it was funny.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

83. Backwash.

:freak:

[progressivebydesign]

84. truth is most people did NOT see the dinner or Colbert.

But the TV news had to show clips of the oh so clever impersonator, so that's all they have to go on.

[Faryn Balyncd]

85. done

[Greybnk48]

86. done n/t

[Liberal In Texas]

87. Done. But with 105,000 (!) votes a 1% change means over 1000 unanswered

votes for Colbert.

A bit daunting.

How much do you think Steve Bridges looks like President Bush?
A lot 57%
Somewhat 33%
A little 8%
Not at all 2%
Whose jokes do you think were the funniest?
Bridges 45%
Bush 33%
Colbert 23%
Total Votes: 105,158
Note on Poll Results

[NancyG]

88. kick nt

[Vektor]

90. Kick - no one's funnier than Colbert!

[Libby2]

91. Another one of those wonderful polls

where you can vote and vote again.

[andlor]

92. done

[yellerpup]

93. Done. Down to 23% for Colbert.

bid 'em up! K&R

[Rhiannon12866]

95. Done. K&R. But I agree that most people didn't see Colbert's performance

And were just voting by the seat of their pants. But they may have seen Bush* and Bridges on the news, since that part of the story took off this weekend. And I agree that Bridges looks just like Bush*! Totally creeped me out...:scared:

[helderheid]

96. .