Browsing all posts tagged with Stephen Colbert.

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Weekly Diaspora: Fort Hood Shootings Unleash Poisonous Punditry

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Weekly Diaspora: Fort Hood Shootings Unleash Poisonous Punditry

WHEN TERROR STRIKES the hearts of Right Wing punditry, the result too often is a demonization of communities of color. Be they Mexican or Arab or Muslim or Chinese or Japanese, it’s an age-old reflex. It’s time to think smarter, broader, and find the root causes of the nation’s troubles.

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Best McCain Campaign Metaphor Yet!

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

STEPHEN COLBERT always jabs and parries and stutter-steps while most of his guests are busy arranging their facial expression or shouting out unfunny jokes to try and appear as if they are keeping up. Author Sherman Alexie gets off some fast shots and smart comments as he makes his case for Barack Obama.