According to Stephen Colbert the US

[irislake]

`won` the war in Iraq. Congratulations.

That`s the last time I will watch The Colbert Report! Some people have no shame!

[seabeyond]

1. are you serious? most of the show was a jab at the end of war meme. nt

[madmax]

2. It's his shtick. nt

[Silent3]

3. Time to check the batteries in your sarcasm detector n/t

[madokie]

5. Good one

[blondeatlast]

20. I think hers has been beeping for a while now. nt

[Warren Stupidity]

4. k&r for either the best gag op ever on du or the worst fail

[City Lights]

6. To the troops in Iraq: "You're not fighting a war anymore, you're non-combating

a peace."

[irislake]

11. Okay, I get it.

Sorry! I am seventy-two and it was past my bedtime. Comes on 12:35 to 1:05 here.

Now I feel like a complete idiot.

[Dappleganger]

14. He got you good!

The funny part is that many conservatives are fooled by his schtick as well.

:hi:

[City Lights]

16. Stephen is good at what he does!

So don't beat yourself up about it. :hug:

[rock]

17. It's okay, your SARDAR was off

But then so was mine. I thought you were being sarcastic!

[CreekDog]

26. Ahem. Have you forgotten the rules?

I believe there's a rule against admitting you are wrong.

It's no accident that it almost never happens!

:spank:

[seabeyond]

32. lol... you are bad, nt

[JuniperLea]

28. Awww... don't feel bad!

He's a master at this! Have you ever read The Onion? My best friend fools me with Onion stories all the time!

Colbert is brilliant... his satire is the best there is. There's no shame in falling for it. Now, had you not been able to figure it out after all this fun and explanation, I'd be worried;)

:hug:

[lunatica]

7. That's Colbert at his best.

It's called Satire.

from Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire

"A common feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm—"in satire, irony is militant"<2>—but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist wishes to attack."

[irislake]

8. I hope so.

I`d hate to think I am as stupid as the right-wing nuts who think he`s serious.

But if you are correct I feel he made his military audience a butt of the joke.

[seabeyond]

9. because you feel

like an idiot and are 72, yeah.... i am deleting my snarky post. cheers

[irislake]

13. Have mercy

I said I was sorry. Obviously the military got it.

[seabeyond]

15. i did have mercy. i deleted the snarky post. this is the nice one, lol. nt

[conturnedpro09]

21. No, you had it right the first time. He was being serious. Big f'n deal.

It's rather pathetic to see so many DUers twist and spin last night's telecast to comfort themselves with the false notion that Colbert is really actually just as left-wing as they are. HE'S NOT. Sorry, but he wasn't winking when he told an audience of Iraq War veterans that they won the war, just like he wasn't being sarcastic when he congratulated Odierno for making the surge work, just like Biden wasn't crossing his fingers when he told Bush that "you deserve a lot of credit." Oh well!

You have every reason to be pissed at Colbert (and Biden for that matter). You were right the first time. They were being serious. "Bu-bu-but how can they betray us like that???" Give me a break, they didn't betray anybody. Sorry if this makes you squeamish, but they're just not with us on this particular issue. BIG DEAL. I'd rather see an audience full of happy troops than a discussion forum full of false satisfaction that a TV comedian is still (*phewf!*) as left-wing as some wished he was.

[seabeyond]

23. wow, you need to rewatch. it was a very fine line colbert was walking

and he tried to make it funny, but he couldnt. being respectful of combat soldier, being respectful of those there. the general himself said they mde it clear they were not saying end of war, cause it is not. and the end comment, so they are being paid noncombat pay... general... combat pay.

a lot of sublities really slipped by you

[Matariki]

31. I was wondering about your name - Con Turned Pro 09

What does it mean?

I'm trying to figure out the 'con' part. Convict? Conservative? Concubine?

And the Pro part? What profession did you start getting paid for in 2009?

[conturnedpro09]

33. *sigh*

It means that I voted Democrat for the first time in 2008 and joined DU in 2009. I voted that way because I was honestly inspired by Barack Obama's campaign. His politics are exactly where mine are. I consider ourselves "mainstream progressives." I used to be conservative, but changed my mind, pure and simple. Why? Because I realized that the left, for the most part, is right, and the right, for the most part, is wrong. I credit Obama for bringing me to this realization.

Despite the ups and downs of the past 20 months, I'm sticking by President Obama. He is quite literally the best we've got. I regret that more people on this forum consider him a DINO and other nonsense for being to the right of Michael Moore. It's tiresome. I say stand by our man! (Oh, and I've become a big Biden guy, too.)

[Matariki]

34. oh I get it. pro is for progressive.

well I'd like to see politics go to the left of Micheal Moore, so I guess we wouldn't agree on much, but thanks for bothering to answer my dumb question. Peace.

[babylonsister]

10. Yes, it was absolutely 'shameful' to entertain soldiers and

thank them for their service.

:eyes:

[seabeyond]

12. thank them for their service. .......... +1. nt

[spanone]

18. that sound you heard was sarcasm flying over your head

[conturnedpro09]

19. Self delete.

[OmahaBlueDog]

22. And in other news, Jon Stewart is a serious news source

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE

[CreekDog]

25. not a "serious" news source, but among the better sources available

certainly far better at explaining complex issues than say, CNN. :eyes:

[Sanity Claws]

24. You don't get Colbert

He was genuinely showing appreciating to the troops, who by the way were in his audience. He thinks they got a raw deal and is doing everything to show his appreciation. They did what they were ordered to do and did it as well as they could. There is no doubt that he disagrees with the war and the shifting reasoning behind it. However, that feeling is very separate from how he feels about the troops.

[xultar]

27. What was he going to say they lost? What a dumb post.

[seabeyond]

29. roflmao.... you are so

blunt

love it.

though she is 70 something and it was late at night... so

a break might be called for.

[Initech]

30. Colbert = satire

:eyes:

[lonestarnot]

35. ROFLMAO!

:rofl: