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Are Americans Laughing with Stephen Colbert, or at Him?

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Comedian Paul Provenza recalls Stephen Colbert's ironic piece about the diversity of the delegates at the Democratic National Convention, and the lack thereof at the Republican National Convention.

While at the RNC, Colbert encountered a Republican fan who misinterpreted the piece as sincere.
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shawn775

Posted: 10.02.10, 04:04 AM

As a African-American I hate to hear black people use the N-word- it makes me want to yell. Hearing a white person say it, even when they fancy themselves ironic or satirical in doing so, makes me want to kill them in the worst possible way. That feeling is why we should bury the word- it makes people think, even for a moment, about murder. Hearing that bastard say that word repeatedly in his reading, with all of those laughing white people getting a great chuckle out of it, thinking that he was making a great point about language and irony, was enough to make me email all of my friends not to buy this crap book. So far, those who have watched this have been just as angry.

orthej

Posted: 07.03.10, 11:49 AM

regarding the introduction in which the fact that Colbert could stand up and poke fun at the bush administration is portrayed as the democratic spirit incarnate; I think it also demonstrates an absence of a politically motivating core in comedy. I believe this is why the only left wing shows on the mainstream media in america are comedic; the programmers can sense that comedy and laughter is more of an opiate than something incendiary.

Marstedt

Posted: 06.16.10, 07:15 AM

Several bad sections of audio (static on wireless mic?).