Best. Idea. Ever.

[NC_Nurse]

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/d7ntl/ive_had_a_vision_and_i_cant_shake_it_colbert/

I've had a vision and I can't shake it: Colbert needs to hold a satirical rally in DC.

"I was woken in the middle of the night by this(along with the sound of my cat getting ready to pee on the rug).

Think about it. It'll be just like Colbert's mockery of GW Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondent's Dinner, but 500,000 people will be able to participate with him. We'll all stay totally in character as teabaggers. The kid with the microphone that interviews all the idiots at these things can come by and we'll ramble into his microphone.

This would be the high water mark of American satire. Half a million people pretending to suspend all rational thought in unison. Perfect harmony. It'll feel like San Francisco in the late 60s, only we won't be able to get any acid.

I know you're out there somewhere, Stephen, watching LOLcat gifs along side us. We need you. There's no way to have a logical public discussion with the teabaggers. The best we can do is to mimic them. Show them a mirror and hopefully some will realize how ridiculous they actually are... Or maybe they won't even realize that they're being mocked, which could be even more awesome."

This post is on Reddit right now. Some great ideas and hilarious responses...Love it!

[Lisa0825]

1. I bet a brazillion people would show up!!!

:wow: :woohoo: :patriot:

[NC_Nurse]

2. Exactly. I'm so there...

[Tuesday_Morning]

36. new facebook page!

Stephen Colbert's Restoring Truthiness Rally

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephen-Colberts-Restoring-Truthiness-Rally/115103608545041?v=info&ref=ts

[nonoxy9]

67. 180 Recs here but only 70 likes on FB! Come on folks!

If we can get Betty White on SNL we can get the Colbert Nation in DC!

[OneGrassRoot]

83. I just saw this at FB and joined. Did DUers start it?

BRILLIANT!!!

:applause:

[BlancheSplanchnik]

98. I'm joining too!!!!

:hi: OGR!!!! :D

I'd SOOOOO like to see this happen!!!!

:rofl:

[xxqqqzme]

100. Joined and sent invitations

A National Day of Comedy could be very healthy for the country.

[coti]

26. Someone in the original thread had the idea of Tina Fey showing up in character

as Sarah Palin.

There is so much room for creativity with this idea. The possibilities are just endless, and every single person in the crowd could give their own input.

In theory, it could end up being the most hilarious, poignant gag ever pulled off by Homo sapiens.

[freebrew]

110. 1000s should show up in character as Rahm.

Should also be a Catfood Commission.

[outerSanctum]

3. Hey gang, let's put on a show!

n/t

[NC_Nurse]

5. Why not? This is going to be a sick, sad election season otherwise.

At least it would be fun. ;-)

[TheMuse]

4. That would be fantastic (nt)

[yodermon]

6. sadly the teabaggers wouldn't know they're being mocked

and they'd claim credit for the rally. Hell, they think Colbert is one of their own.

It's like dealing with a black hole of stupid.

[NC_Nurse]

7. Yeah, but who cares what they think? I bet it would get more young folks out

than anything else the Dems do - and THEY know what Colbert's about!

[RandomThoughts]

8. Sorta of a comic night

with cameos from other people like Stewart or Connan, and make it a comedy thing?


That sounds pretty funny, and could be interesting.


Could have some newscasters doing some satire coverage, Olberman, Rachel.



And have it on halloween, with everyone in costume, LOL that would cook a few neurons. LOL

[NC_Nurse]

9. Check out the thread. They have some great ideas...Halloween would be great!

[RandomThoughts]

23. Note there are many names for halloween. Without any claims of coarse.

The only thing is it should not be to tease Glenn, since he does the best he can, but to be just to have a good time :)

Could even add that it is inspired by Glenn, that would be nice to him :)


Although imitation is flattery, so the skits would be funny :)



Doubt it would be politically smart, but would be fun :) Politically it lets someone set your direction, with a no win to it, since if you get a crowd you have some fun and share attention.

If anything went wrong, you share attention and Glenn would gloat with spin,

The political reality of such a thing is that it would be spending time on something not needed to be spent on.

But for fun, not politics it could be a good time.

[BonnieJW]

10. And Jon Stewart can do his schtick of Beck.

Have you seen him immitate glen with the chalk board? It's hysterical.

[Kber]

99. Brilliant!

[NC_Nurse]

11. Now Mediaite has an article on it!

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-internet-really-wants-stephen-colbert-to-host-his-own-rally-in-dc/

I hope it catches fire :-)

[Matariki]

12. Jon Stewart does a GREAT glenn beck impersonation...

and actually, I've been wondering increasingly if this isn't what the tea-party, glenn beck thing already is. maybe they're ahead of us on the joke? It all seems like performance art to me. Especially when people show up in t-shirts that say "Save The White Cracker Babies" ???

[AlbertCat]

49. It all seems like performance art to me.

Except it was so banal and dull no one is even talking about his moronic rally. Beck should have covered himself with chocolate or something.

[Matariki]

57. Actually - wrapped his naked body in baked beans and the American flag

and set it all on fire.

[Vickers]

13. I would totally show up for this.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[hedgehog]

14. I'm smiling just thinking about it. Would Lewis Black be there?

[NC_Nurse]

17. I sure hope so. He rocks!

[hedgehog]

15. oops, forgot to rec! There, all fixed!

[EstimatedProphet]

16. I'm all for mocking them - it's the only way to combat them

[Grassy Knoll]

51. We could even bring in a priest........

Father Guido Sarducci

[Matariki]

58. Betty Bowers!

http://www.bettybowers.com/

[nyc 4 Biden]

18. k&r

[AnArmyVeteran]

19. I would definitely fly to see that! Great idea & Colbert would be perfect for the part!

[NC_Nurse]

20. Kick for the evening crowd!

:kick:

[stuntcat]

21. I WOULD GO! :)

I live in Arlington so it would be too easy anyway :p but I'D TOTALLY GO!

[gkhouston]

22. I hope the fesitivities will include a spelling bee to raise funds for the troops.

:evilgrin:

[Jensen]

24. If you have a FB account there are trying to get 100,000 to join

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=150942998258775
100,000 Strong to Restore Truthiness to the US Capital!!:headbang:

[stuntcat]

28. yay, TY!

:D :headbang: :fistbump:

[Quantess]

33. You can also "like" Colbert Needs to Hold a Satirical Rally

There's a facebook page!

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Colbert-needs-to-hold-a-satirical-rally-in-DC/150924914926039?ref=ts

[Jensen]

40. Thanks.. I just hope that it happens and FIRE UP the Dem's!!!

[coti]

25. This is, unquestionably, the BEST idea I have ever heard.

:)

Your subject line delivered. This is the most brilliant shit in history.

Colbert needs to be notified of this immediately.

[deaniac21]

27. Colbert is O'Reilly, they have both always had the same delivery.

I'm not sure he can cry well enough to do Beck. I'm not sure anyone can.

[awoke_in_2003]

30. Vicks vapo rub...

is what the professionals use.

[deaniac21]

32. Yeah but you still have to pull off that really weepy act. Not easy

for normal people.

[JustAnotherGen]

116. I betcha

Bill Maher could do it! :-)

I think he'd do an awesome job making fun of Blech! :rofl:

[red red red]

29. love this idea!...

everybody show up in buses, bikes, boats, or anyway they can - how's about an 'old' mobile home (trailer) - and don't forget the signs! :silly: Also, great music - dance - dance - dance Everybody will be having so much fun, everyone will want to join!

[awoke_in_2003]

31. Please do it Stephen...

the thinking half of the country needs this.

[Bennyboy]

34. will this guy be there?

[ProleDragon]

35. I'm in. It's brilliant. Colbert should satirize Beck's use of MLK by using Beck the same way;

"We are gathered here today to commemorate an event so historical. An event held to honor the dream of one great man... Glenn Beck."

His turn out would absolutely dwarf Beck's.

[pamela]

37. Invite Beck, too!

Not Glenn Beck, Beck the musician.


Love this idea for a rally. Can you imagine the costumes? What fun.

[Lucky Luciano]

38. Second time in my life reccing a thread (never unrec'd)

This would be AMAZING if it could happen - maybe sometime around Late October!!

[NC_Nurse]

41. I'm honored!

;-)

I just hope he does it. We could use some enthusiasm lately.

[debannbull]

39. never been to DC - would reserve a flight tonight if Colbert said yes.

[DirkGently]

42. Brilliant! And truthy. nt

[Plucketeer]

43. God Damn!

If ONLY I could attend!

Stewart and his cadre of roving reporters - blacks, towel heads, gays, the works! Conan, Letterman - all of them taking a turn at the podium, and each one driving the crowd wild. I love it!
:loveya:

[femrap]

44. And I can dress up like

a billionaire! Maybe do this around Halloween!

[newtothegame]

45. There's too much hurt in the world to spend so many resources to mock others. nt

[NC_Nurse]

47. I think satire is the only way to expose this Beck bullshit and the whole crazy

Teabagger paradigm. Let's face it, they don't seem to listen to reason and the research has shown that people tend to ignore facts they don't like. Maybe a little absurdity will open some eyes. As well as be fun for those of us who are feeling pretty beaten down by the endless supply of RW horseshit were being buried under.

Think of all the resources being squandered to support the RW agenda. I guarantee it's a lot more than this will use.

[RandomThoughts]

71. You miss what Glenn did.

What he said should not be mocked, that is why he said what he did.

When he was at that convention he was in better ideas, not hate. Although he probably had some of his bias in the thoughts also.

Although if he uses it to support other ideas, then that is bad.

So it would not be a paradoy of Beck, but just another rally inspired by Beck, not to ridicule him. Just to have fun.

Any ridicule of that gathering is bad in many ways, since he did ok at the rally.


So it should not be about Beck, but more about anything else, and even being nice to him by saying inspired by him, would be a good thing.


Some comedy on many topics, and commentary on many issues would be great, that could have a skit about Beck, but not the whole thing about Beck.


Does that make sense, and really not even sure if it is a good idea, but would be funny, and if done just to mock Beck would be mean spirited, and not motivational or inspirational.

[redwitch]

94. It could be a fundraiser for veterans.

or any number of worthy causes. Mr Colbert is very good at raising money for important work.

[nolabear]

46. I Swear, if we could pull off The Million Snark March it would restore my faith in America.

We could invite them to kiss our collective butts in GRAND fashion. I'm afraid to hope.

[caraher]

48. The best part?

Even if only 500 people show up we can still claim 1 million plus (since the facts have a well-known liberal bias; a million is far truthier!).

[valerief]

120. +666 trillion!

[rgbecker]

50. Can we get the Koch brothers to kick in $10 million?

I'll come either way.

[sabrina 1]

52. I love this idea. Maybe if hundreds of people contacted him

he would do it?

:kick:

[pgodbold]

53. Brilliant! nt

[nolabear]

54. Maybe Betty White would be his co-speaker.

Nah. Too smart and sexy.

[mzteris]

55. omg - what if - BECK

was really satirizing the WHOLE TIME?!?!?

It makes more sense than his "speech", dunnit?

[CoffeeCat]

56. Oh! Oh! Me! Me! Can I be a moran???

Please!

This would be such great theater.

Oh, the signs I could make!!!!

[EstimatedProphet]

76. I was going to suggest just that!

If this goes down, we all need to come as freepers!

[Historic NY]

59. Actually dumping tea chests in Boston Harbor would be better.....

picture Capt Colbert trying to keep the disquised Indian teabaggers from throwing over chests of social security, medicare, health care reform...etc.

[valerief]

121. I'm all for Boston (closer to home!). nt

[progressoid]

60. And he could get Beck (the musician) to play "I'm a loser baby..."

[NC_Nurse]

61. Yes! Maybe Rock the Vote could sponsor it. Do young folks really want the

Teabaggers deciding their future?

[NC_Nurse]

62. Someone put up a homepage for it! The link polls who'll come:

http://www.colbertrally.com/

There's a poll asking if you would come. Let's DU it! I know I'd go, who's with me?

[Amaril]

107. Voted

How funny that a teabagger left a comment.

[W T F]

63. The last time I went to DC was at a Anti-War demonstration

in 2005. 250,000 people showed up for that.

I would go to DC for that and spare no expense.

[valerief]

122. Oh, yeah, the one that was on C-SPAN live but never again? Also it wasn't covered

by any other networks. Or was that the year before with double the number of people also not covered?

[NC_Nurse]

64. Let's keep this kicked. It must blow up everywhere on the net!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[PJPhreak]

65. My car is Down,

I have 23 bucks to my name,And I would ride mt Mt Bike to to get there!!!!



I rode from Boston to get to The Million Worker March in '04...For this I would Do it Again!!

[nonoxy9]

66. It would restore MY hope in America!

To see half a million people making fun of these nut jobs on the National Mall! Now that would send a message! K&freakin'R!!!

[Frisbee]

68. "only we won't be able to get any acid"

Speak for yourself! :rofl:

[Frisbee]

69. Glenn Beck...

Great American, or Best American EVER!

Sarah Palin. Great Constitutional Scholar or Best Constitutional Scholar EVER.

Colbert is the ONLY person I can think of who could pull something like this off! I only wish this had been my idea. Make whoever thought of it head of the DNC!

[Granny M]

70. k&r

Hope it happens. I would do my best to get there.

[Daphne08]

72. That's the most scathingly brilliant idea....

:)

Scathingly brilliant idea.... O8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKifQGOdRY

[HughBeaumont]

73. K&R. Let's just have a whole group wear Reagan hair.

It'd be like Billionaires For WealthCare on Steroids.

[quaker bill]

74. I am in.

This election really, really needs some humor.

[farmbo]

75. Oct 2nd... there's already an AFL-CIO march planned and permits drawn!!

eom

[EstimatedProphet]

77. This idea is great! My ideal lineup:

Stephen Colbert: O'Reilly
Jon Stewart: Beck
Tina Fey: Palin
Lewis Black: Lou Dobbs
Kathleen Madigan: Dr. Laura
Greg Giraldo: Hannity

[EstimatedProphet]

80. Also Betty White as Phyllis Schlafly and Louis CK as Kramer

[Mad_Dem_X]

78. I love it!

If this happens, I will *so* be there!

[ThomWV]

79. I would be willing to bet more people would show up for Colbert than Beck drew.

[lostnfound]

81. Wouldn't that confuse the protest police?? To beat or not to beat, that is the question.

Cages anyone? Fenced-in "free speech zones"? Agent provacateurs? The optics wouldn't be as good.

[fasttense]

82. I could even get my college age children to go to this.

They don't care for my husband's and my constant attendance at anti-war and pro-worker's protests. But I bet they would even join us at something like this.

[OneGrassRoot]

84. How about this?

There's already that 10/2/10 march planned in DC: http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/

How cool to have this Colbert gathering as part of that weekend.

Maybe we can coordinate a flash mob dance event to go along with it. That would be SO COOL!!!!!

:bounce:

My 17-year-old is so excited. I think we're actually going to go!!!

:bounce:

[disillusioned73]

85. I would be LOVE to attend something like this..

:bounce:

[spedtr90]

86. BE PROGRESSIVE and BE PROUD. LET THEM SEE THAT!

They don't get satire; they are missing a part of their brains. They would think it's more support. Many people would be confused, and take the wrong message. If you can go to a rally, go to the AFL-CIO. What's needed is a massive rally with the REAL, CLEAR message. No satire. Facts. Signs. Satire would be a waste. Too many people don't get it. Focus on progressive with a message and drive it home. This ain't the time for laughs at this scale. This ain't the time to pretend to be what you're not.

[NC_Nurse]

87. I don't think we can compete for the dumb ass vote. If you don't understand

Satire and irony, you're probably a lost cause. I think there are a lot of people sitting on the sidelines these days, turned off by the ugliness and stupidity of much of political discourse. They aren't stupid and something like this might be the best way to reach them.

Yes, the teabag morons might misread it as support for them. Who cares? We won't be reaching THEM anyway.

[EstimatedProphet]

90. I agree.

Something needs to energize our side, and this might just do the trick.

[spedtr90]

103. why not directly counter the message

Look the awesome interview videos of rally members gently being told facts. Many, especially older people, do not argue, they are confused and start to doubt. Who says you can't change a tea party member's mind? Why give up? Go for the base! While there are plenty of dumb asses, there are plenty who are just angry and grabbed on to the short, often repeated messges, and lies presented as simpe facts. So counter with a message that's clear. Lots of people, especially older, don't get satire. Look at today's video of Cenk confronting the republican on social security. No mistake can be made understanding that! Hammer the facts, make it direct and clear. Why carry signs counter to your belief as a joke? Why give the opportunity for the message to be distorted by any media? Everyone is the target audience. There are many people who could go either way. Some are missing that brain part - they will get the wrong info. I wouldn't risk that - the stakes are too high. Have a party, show up at events in groups like the awesome "millionaires", but a big event should be something everyone can understand. It should be to change minds and unite progressives.
I love Colbert! I just think this idea is not what is needed right now.

[EstimatedProphet]

105. Because it doesn't work

We're never going to win these people over. It's simply not going to happen. We might get a few of them to wake up, but the majority has no intention of doing so.

This isn't at its heart about winning a political argument. It's about pointing out that the argument is silly itself.

[ecstatic]

92. + 1 nt

[Ready4Change]

88. Isn't that what just happened?

Omg! Were those people SERIOUS?

[NCcoast]

89. Tip of the hat to the master

He should do it on P.T. Barnum's birthday.

[ecstatic]

91. Repugs will think it's real and show up too

So it could still be dangerous for minorities to attend.

It's not as funny if they don't get the joke.... just my opinion, of course.

And it's interesting to see so many who bash Pres. Obama on a regular basis sign on to THIS as "the most brilliant idea EVER!!!111"

It just reinforces the idea that some of us are not operating as grown ups.

[NC_Nurse]

93. Operating as grown ups has not gotten us anywhere. We can drone on about

Policy until we're blue in the face and reach NOONE. I seriously doubt that the diehard tea baggers would show up at this event. They are not interested in anything that's not about God, Guns, and Gays and how the evil progressives are ruining THEIR country. This won't be vitriolic enough for them. Where's the fear? Hard to be angry and afraid when you're laughing.

[Jackpine Radical]

95. And of course Fox will cover it straight.

Everyone should be armed with those Super-Soaker squirt guns, of course.

Yeah, I can see it. Maybe a special appearance of the Billionaires for Bush.

[EstimatedProphet]

96. The Billionaires For Bush as the official backers would be perfect

[myrna minx]

97. K&R n/t

[mysticalchick]

101. Totally, Unequivocally, Absolutely

there! Would love that. It would be a great way to blow off some steam from all the idiocy that's been going on 'lo these many years. I love an hour from DC and would go in a heartbeat.

[demwing]

102. A Brazillion Man March!

Refudiate that!

[spedtr90]

104. Directly counter the message

Look the awesome interview videos of rally members gently being told facts. Many, especially older people, do not argue, they are confused and start to doubt. Who says you can't change a tea party member's mind? Why give up? Go for the base! While there are plenty of dumb asses, there are plenty who are just angry and grabbed on to the short, often repeated messges, and lies presented as simpe facts. So counter with a message that's clear. Lots of people, especially older, don't get satire. Look at today's video of Cenk confronting the republican on social security. No mistake can be made understanding that! Hammer the facts, make it direct and clear. Why carry signs counter to your belief as a joke? Why give the opportunity for the message to be distorted by any media? Everyone is the target audience. There are many people who could go either way. Some are missing that brain part - they will get the wrong info. I wouldn't risk that - the stakes are too high. Have a party, show up at events in groups like the awesome "millionaires", but a big event should be something everyone can understand. It should be to change minds and unite progressives.
I love Colbert! I just think this idea is not what is needed right now.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

106. Great idea. Imagine the signs people would come up with.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

108. And they should do it on on Mussolini's bithday. nt

[JHB]

112. That would be July 29...

...the joke might be a little stale by the time that rolls around again.

October 29? It's on a Friday this year.
Birthdate of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Jackson">Kate Jackson, the "smart angel" (and, more slyly, of someone else: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels">a historically infamous propagandist)

[Amaril]

109. + 1 -- I'm so there!

And will drag (at least) my 23 y/o daughter along with.

[harun]

111. Sounds like a party I could go to.

[zenprole]

113. OMFG x2

This would be bigger than the entire universe - the greatest gag ever conceived.

Of course, Fatherland Sekurity would then know exactly how many people have a sense of irony (and some disposable income for travel).

[BrklynLiberal]

114. BRILLIANT!! Absolutely brilliant!!!!

[COLGATE4]

115. Count me in! Even if I had to crawl from Florida!!!!!!! n/t

[Love Bug]

117. Utterly brilliant!

[valerief]

118. It would be even more brilliant if everyone came as another color than white.

It doesn't have to be brown. It can be blue. All blue faces in the crowd. Because we're Blue in the Face Mad! It could be Bluestock.

[felix_numinous]

119. I can come

would love to see DUers in person anyway :-)

[valerief]

123. Maybe the SEIU could sponsor busses to DC from different parts of the country. nt

[SpiralHawk]

124. "Make it so." - Captain America

[NC_Nurse]

125. This must happen. Therefore, I am kicking again.

:kick:

Sorry, but this is the first thing I've felt excited about in QUITE a while...please excuse. :silly: