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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 06:52 PM
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2 weeks from now most here will have mostly forgotten about Colbert.
And there will be a new hero on DU with dozens of threads.

Flame away...
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 06:53 PM
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1. So?
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 06:53 PM
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2. I concur, O wise one.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:07 PM
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14. different flowers bloom in different seasons
:)
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:28 PM
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31. We here will argue over just about anything.
:popcorn:
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:51 PM
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58. No, we don't.
:hide:
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 09:26 PM
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60. Yes we do
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 11:24 PM
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61. No we don't!
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-01-06 07:30 AM
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68. Yes we do
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jbnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:01 PM
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42. I wish lilacs lasted longer.
I smile at the thought of them all through the year anyway.
I will smile at the memory of Colbert's stand up stand up last night for a long time too.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 06:54 PM
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3. really, i am with the so......???? n/t
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 06:55 PM
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4. Yes, people are going to forget about a talented comedian...
...with a popular TV show. :eyes:

NGU.


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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 06:55 PM
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5. Colbert has been popular on here for some time
this was a huge event which deserves the reaction he is getting. but he certainly will not be forgotten because he has a show and has been impressive before and will continue to be.

look at Kristol appearance on his show.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 06:55 PM
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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 06:58 PM
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9. LOL.
Obviously, I'm not a freeper and have several thousand more posts on DU than you.

And by the way, I don't subscribe to cable t.v. out of choice. Although I do enjoy worthwhile clips such as Colbert's piece on the internet when they are posted. I'm just reflecting upon a general trend here on DU.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:10 PM
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16. And I have a couple thousand more posts than you. So?
Why this hostility to Colbert? You speak of a "general trend." Forgive me for not getting it. I suppose you are saying we are fickle, but I see no such evidence. As they say in Missouri, show me.
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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:25 PM
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29. Geez...I don't have any hostility to Colbert.
I really enjoyed watching his performance.

It's amazing how an individual can be elevated to God-like status on DU for a few days, and then largely not talked about.

It's just something I have observed. Probably the nature of the internet.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:01 PM
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41. OK. We are on the same side, after all.
Actually, I have been a big Colbert supporter since he first showed up, but that matters even less than who has the most posts. I think he has been, or should have been, recognized here for his courage in taking on the Right, especially O'Reilly, who I predict, if we support Stephen, he will destroy, because O'Reilly cannot stand ridicule - just like Rush. I thought he was nervous and hesitant in his shtick at the Correspondents' Dinner, and who can blame him? He is, if he continues and shows courage, the Will Rogers of our time. God bless him; he is an amazing and decent human being. And no God. We don't need that.
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converted_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 06:56 PM
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7. I'm not going to "flame" you, but I think you're wrong.. Colbert did
something that very few would ever have the courage to do, and he has a show that's on several times a week that through satire supports issues very near and dear to many DU'ers.. I think you're off on this..
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:05 PM
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12. I agree! Colbert went where NO WH correspondent dare to tread!
He is around for the long haul!
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Jayhawk Lib Donating Member (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:17 PM
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22. Are you forgetting Imus and the Clintons?
That went pretty far. Most of us did not like it but it was soon forgotten. Very few Americans were even aware of the WHCD last night and a lesser amount have even heard of Colbert.
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converted_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:23 PM
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49. First off, this is in reference to the * administration, and not the
Edited on Sun Apr-30-06 08:26 PM by converted_democrat
Clinton administration.. Clinton was a good president, and the press gave him hell.. * is is a terrible president, and no one dares say much about it.. Colbert called his ass out, along with the lapdog press, and that IS a big deal.. Lastly we're talking about the issue in how it relates to the people of DU, and their "forgetfulness" of our "heroes" from one day to the next. (Not that I agree with that sentiment, but that's what we're discussing none the less..) So, I don't think your post any sense in the context we're currently discussing.. Imus is still semi popular with the r-wing, so I don't understand any of what you're trying to get at..


edited for my many spelling issues
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Jayhawk Lib Donating Member (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:38 PM
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56. Okay
Very few Americans were even aware of the WHCD last night and a lesser amount have even heard of Colbert. 3 days from now this will be totally irrelevant.
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converted_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:48 PM
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57. I still don't think that's true.. It's an annual event that has been
Edited on Sun Apr-30-06 09:32 PM by converted_democrat
taking place for decades.. I remember the "milking the male horse" joke that Mrs.* gave last year, and so do all of my non political friends and relatives.. The event is a big deal, anyone that's "anyone" in Washington was at the event.. You know Rush is going to have a field day with it on Monday, as well as many other talk show hosts.. Have you googled how many sites there are out there carrying the clips? I don't know the exact # but there were pages upon pages, and I was emailed clips by 3 different people today telling me to watch it.
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 06:57 PM
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8. Better it be Colbert than a GOP pushed theocracy issue
But the explosion of threads on a single issue always drives me batty.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 06:58 PM
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10. Every ding that we can inflict on the Repugs....chips away
at their Hindenberg....kinda like more of the flamable solution painted on the Hindenberg.....like Colbert said.."They are rearranging the chairs on the Hindenberg"!!

The repug political machine is being damaged by so many small events....we have to look at the whole picture not the minute moments....add all of the small seemingly insignificant events and they do combine to create massive damage.....

I am tired too....I am worried for America...but I believe that it's not over....
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:02 PM
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11. Just like no one cares about The Daily Show too, huh?
Ooops - a little bit of truthiness sneaking out. Call it a "Colbert Effect". Sorry. :shrug:
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:06 PM
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13. Everybody loves The Daily Show, until they joke about a Democrat —
in which case the wailing and gnashing of teeth here is deafening.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:13 PM
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19. I've seen that!
And I have to admit I've turned the show off a time or two. But it's a hit way more than a miss.
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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:27 PM
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30. Just imagine Colbert the first time in lambasts a Democratic president...
and the reaction against him there will be here on DU. It will happen. That's his job!

We just have to wait a couple more years. :-)
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:36 PM
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35. Dems lambast Dems here at DU regularly.
Going on your imaginary future--Some will, some won't. some will find him to be truthful, some will think he's full of it.

Jon Stewart hits-up dems, he used to slam Clinton! we liked him then, we like him now. The key is, as an entertainer...is he funny?

Really, what's your point? :-)

That "things change"?

Yes, they do.

Hmmm...

I dunno. What do you want here at DU with this post?
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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:23 PM
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50. I think what I wanted to say was better expressed in this thread...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1067005&mesg_id=1067005

Colbert didn't turn the tide; we have to do that ourselves. We have to stay focused. Let's have our laughs (which are important), and deal with the real work than needs to be done.

Sometimes it seems to perspective in this place is a little off, that's all.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:32 PM
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55. As chance would have it, I posted in that very thread.
I am a strong believer in the power of art to turn the tide, or mark the turning thereof. It's nothing new, It can both reflect and cajole a culture.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1067005#1067551
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globalvillage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:09 PM
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15. Colbert who?
:-)
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acmejack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:10 PM
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17. and your point is?
when you grow up you will learn life continues relentlessly and it is best that you allow yours to proceed as well...
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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:33 PM
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34. Why the hostility? n/t
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Malikshah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 11:32 PM
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62. Isn't that just a bit disingenuous...after all..the "flame away"
was in the original post...

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jane_pippin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:13 PM
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18. Well of course we will. Big deal.
Edited on Sun Apr-30-06 07:18 PM by jane_pippin
It's just how it goes. However, I don't think that saying Colbert,(or whoever/whatever the hero/villain/issue of the day is), will be forgotten about is fair. Of course something else will happen, or we'll just get tired of talking about it and move on to other things. Remember all the Camp Casey threads? Just because there aren't a million threads about it now doesn't mean people forgot or no longer care. It's just that it's not The New Thing to Talk About!

This Colbert stuff just happened, it was fun, it made a lot of us laugh and feel good, so sure we want to spend time enjoying it. It's ok.

edit: clarity, and junk.
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Media_Lies_Daily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:15 PM
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20. Doubt it, but you're welcome to your opinion.
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:17 PM
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21. Whether we do or don't, what is your point?
We should erect a monument to Colbert? Chant "Remember 4/29"?

I hope we do have a new hero soon; we could use more.
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KeepItReal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:19 PM
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23. But Bush & Rove will not forget. And *that* is who he spoke to, friend.
Because *somebody* had to do it in a time and place where *they* were a captive audience.
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DTinAZ Donating Member (325 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:19 PM
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24. or maybe...
...those of us with cable will be motivated to watch his show, and we'll tell our friends, and they'll tell theirs, etc.

Sure, Page 1 of GD on DU has a pretty fast scroll rate, and so just about anything like this will have a flurry of topics and then subside, but then, there's so many different things to share information about, it would be impossible to maintain constant buzz about everything and everyone. I think that there will be more Colbert topics in the future, as long as he continues to display the kind of stuff that he did last night.

As for all the lame topics/comments about "funny vs. not funny," that's just a bunch of stupid noise.

DT
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:19 PM
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25. flaming MFR me!
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:20 PM
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26. Oh, please, oh please, let it be me.
I want to be the object of flames, derision and adulation in GD.


:sarcasm: of course.
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:23 PM
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27. No...here's what will happen...
His show will be scrutinized every night and the MINUTE he says a bad word about another liberal hero, trolls will appear in a coordinated effort to turn DU against Colbert.

It will fail the first few times, but, eventually, the luster will be taken off his armor.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:24 PM
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28. So, you imply the happy celebrants are flibbertigibbets, airheads,
and fickle-pickles with dim recall, and you think that's not flaming?

C'mon now.

And so what if we do indeed do all that you say? What's the point? Do you want us to continue the volume of Colbert posts for the next decade?

I don't mind saying that you're better than me, if that's what you're after. :-)
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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:29 PM
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32. I didn't mean to imply that, really.
Just stating an observation.

There seems to be a hero of the week or every few days on DU, it's a recurring pattern. I'm not passing judgement, just stating an observation is all.

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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:39 PM
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37. Well, that's true enough.
But I think we have some regulars. John Conyers, Pelosi, the Kerry faction, Dean. There are more.

They run in cycles as they move certain items forward. We don't forget them.
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jbnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:11 PM
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45. There are changing heroes
which there would be considering they heroic when they do something "heroic". Then it passes but we recall it fondly. (Loosely using the word hero)

It should be a recurring pattern. So accurate observation.

I observe the sky is sometimes blue and full of light, sometimes it is dark and starry. Sometimes it is cloudy. It's a recurring pattern. Just an observation.




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MazeRat7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:32 PM
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33. Its not about being the daily hero...its about being unique and fresh.
Edited on Sun Apr-30-06 07:36 PM by MazeRat7
Colbert has found a unique way to challenge the message of this and future administrations by making a parody of the messenger for delivering a bought and paid for message without regard for the facts. No, this approach to political satire is long overdue and soon to be copied by other aspiring artists trying to make their name in this arena.

So you are right that in some sense the names may change... but we all have watched this thing grow to a point where they (Fox News, CNN, et al) have now become a source of "raw material" in addition to the standard source of politicians and entertainers that have been a comedic source for years.

MZr7

edit: typo

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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:38 PM
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36. Every time. EVERY TIME.
Every time there is a minor but tangible success for our side, someone has to piss on the parade. This is ridiculous. I, for one, am going to enjoy this for what it was: one of the rare instances that someone has stood up to this maniac and the lapdog press and told it like it was. Maybe it will have a lasting impact, maybe it won't. But why the hell should we go negative on what was obviously a great day for us?
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marions ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:40 PM
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38. I HOPE we DO have a new hero within 2 weeks
and I will add him/her to the growing list of individuals who are daring to confront Bushco and the lapdog media. It's a snowball effect.
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:11 PM
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46. Heh heh, nice point.
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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:41 PM
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39. I will NEVER forget Claudette Colbert.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 07:59 PM
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40. Hehehe! You ARE a treasonous bastard!
:D
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:08 PM
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43. Me neither. I would always gird my loins for her.
OK, they aren't much girded now, at this age. But she was unabashedly wonderful.


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Thtwudbeme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:10 PM
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44. There's not much to laugh at these days, Clarkie. The world's a pretty
damned sad place now. People's dreams are being destroyed...

And your post kills what little joy and laughter just a little bit more.

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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:14 PM
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48. Oh, c'mon!
I'm just making an observation! Look, Colbert did us a great service, and it was great to listen too. But Colbert is not our saviour. Some here seem to think he was like David taking on Goliath. He had a job he was hired to do, and thankfully he did it well and hopefully it will turn some more folks over to our side. However, what he did is not unprecedented.

Be happy that Colbert did what he did. Whether or not it is yesterdays news a few weeks from now should have no bearing on that.

I think it's great to celebrate good things when they happen, it's just that sometimes I think even the good things get blown out of proportion at the expense of other things. Colbert isn't going to turn the tide for us, we have to do that ourselves.
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Thtwudbeme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:24 PM
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51. no. you "c'mon."
You know good and well what I am talking about...so what. DUers got worked up...enough for you to post a killjoy thread? Put the Colbert threads on "ignore" if they are bugging your sensibilities that much.

I haven't seen ONE post on DU today calling Colbert a "Savior."

It took balls for him to get up like that--and it was funny as hell.

GWB doesn't get bitchslapped very often.

I think your thread sucks.
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Clarkie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:27 PM
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53. Hey, you are entitled to your opinion.
Honestly, I don't think it took that much "balls." It took some, granted, but basically he did a really good job of doing his job with a captive audience.

It's great...I enjoyed it tremendously. I hope he gets through to some people.

Have a nice day. :-)
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Thtwudbeme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:31 PM
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54. The day is over here. However, you knew you were trying to piss
people off...otherwise 1/2 of your brilliant post wouldn't have read "flame away."
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 11:39 PM
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65. Exactly
What was the reason for the post? Colbert won't be front page news every day in upcoming months? Why would he be?
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:14 PM
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47. I watch him every night. Why would I forget him? n/t
Edited on Sun Apr-30-06 08:15 PM by Hissyspit
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RufusEarl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:24 PM
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52. Why do people of the dem status think Colbert is a dem?
He may well be and his recent politics certainly indicate that his is, but what if he just doing his job?

What if he's ragging on Bu$h because it so damn easy, ever notice how John Stewart rags on dem's occasionally? we all get a bit defensive when Stewart does it.

Maybe Colbert is just doing his job and pointing out the obvious, thats what a good MSM would be doing to Bu$h under normal circumstance.

We're all aware that we haven't been living in a normal country since the 2000 election and when 9-11 hit we all went crazy. Most of us came back got our senses, and we ended up here.

Look, Colbert is saying in this point in our history things allot of us would enjoy saying. We just don't have the access, so let's just enjoy it while we can and let's all remember we have a midterm election coming up, and it's really important that we win in 06

Peace!
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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 08:53 PM
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59. I watch Colbert everynight there is a new show! I won't forget! (n/t)
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Malikshah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 11:33 PM
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63. OK-- to validate the thread-- I call on the OP poster to provide a list
of all the forgotten heroes of DU.

Put up or shut up.

Walk the walk.

Or is it just an attention grab?
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 11:35 PM
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64. Do you want flames? What is your intent?
Life moves on. Of course, there will be other newsmakers.
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WildEyedLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-30-06 11:40 PM
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66. Very, very true.
Or/also Colbert will make a joke that constitutes DU thoughtcrime and then he'll be a Bush-enabling villain. :eyes:
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incapsulated Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-01-06 12:21 AM
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67. False on the first point, true on the second
I don't think DU'ers are going to forget that performance anytime soon.

Sure, there won't be any more Colbert threads, but really, do we want there to be? Time moves on, after all.
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