Can somebody explain his political views?
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hubbhome — 17 years ago(March 19, 2009 07:38 PM)
He spoke at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and was not the safe bet. He stuck it into Bush, twisted and lifted. You can probably find it on YouTube still:
"So don't pay attention to the approval ratings that say 68% of Americans disapprove of the job this man is doing. I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68% approve of the job he's not doing? Think about it. I haven't.
I stand by this man. I stand by this man because he stands for things. Not only for things, he stands on things. Things like aircraft carriers and rubble and recently flooded city squares."
"The greatest thing about this man is he's steady. You know where he stands. He believes the same thing Wednesday that he believed on Monday, no matter what happened Tuesday. Events can change; this man's beliefs never will."
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juviejay — 16 years ago(April 15, 2009 03:02 AM)
Yeah, Colbert slammed Bush. I loved that, by the way. My favorite part was when he was talking about the 32% of Americans that still supported Bush and he said something like, "Some people will look at that and say the glass is half empty. But it isn't. It's two thirds empty. My point is there is still some liquid in that glass. But I wouldn't drink it because it's mostly backwash."
What a great slam. Nailed Bush and back handed all of his misguided supporters.
People tend to want to box Colbert and and Stewart (with a t) into political camps, but I think they are both more complex than that, as are most Americans. When they criticized Bush or Cheney, I think they are doing just thatcriticizing Bush or Cheney. It doesn't mean they hate all republicans, or that they even disagree with all republicans. They just have a dispute with some of them on certain issues.
How can conservatives not have problems with our president lying to us, getting 4,000 of our soldiers needlessly killed, running up a huge deficit, and not even getting the guy responsible for attacking us? If a democrat had done the same thing he'd have been filleted by the conservative pundits. But, since Bush was a republican, they all held ranks and supported him. This is the kind of ridiculous partisanship that, I believe, so irks Colbert and Stewart. And it is why they consistently ridiculed the former administration and its supporters.
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snookerball1 — 16 years ago(July 06, 2009 11:23 PM)
He's clearly mocking right-wing/republican pundits, he's ironically passionate about the republican party and it's clearly intended as satire. Quotes like "remember, reality has a liberal bias" show he's clearly not serious about his conservative views.
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ragnarok-1 — 16 years ago(April 16, 2009 01:18 PM)
I heard an interview he did with Terry Gross on NPR a year or so ago. One of the questions she asked him was (to paraphrase) "How much of your ideology is in tune with the Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report?"
He replied (again, paraphrasing) "most of it is fabricated, but there are some things I say in character that I believe and I'll never tell which ones."
Sounds moderate (with left leanings) to me.
Whatever his political affectations I think he's one of the funniest people on the planet. Put him on the list of great satirists with Clemens, Swift, Wilde, et al. -
southrnbelle — 16 years ago(May 04, 2009 08:34 PM)
Stephen Colbert is a staunch Liberal Democrat. See him give a live stand-up show and watch him tear the Republicans apart and you will see.
His conservative Republican "act" on the "Colbert Report" is mocking the likes of O'Reilly, Hannity, Limbaugh, etc., all the idiotic right-wing media. -
imaferretmaster — 16 years ago(June 11, 2009 11:24 AM)
hes most certainly not a staunch liberal democrat, hes shown himself in most of his interviews and his stand up to be a moderate with leftist views as most others have said.
i'd say jon stewart is far more liberal than stephen colbert and even hes not a staunch liberal. -
louise_ulle — 16 years ago(July 06, 2009 07:23 AM)
The only thing I think he is more conservative than Jon with, is his religion. Otherwise, I think they both share somewhat the same views. Stephen has said that he is a democrat, before he got famous. He has also said that he shares some conservative views about things, and I do think everyone does with some things. He has said that he does'nt hate republlicans, but their policies. Jon has said he is independed, but he obviosly has democratic views. I think they both want to keep it somewhat hidde5b4n, so that they can mock without being a label of something. They are both intellegent, and funny, and that's what matters. As long as they can make people laugh, and are'nt extremists I'm happy. Extremist one both sides are hilarous.
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gklvr — 16 years ago(June 25, 2009 06:28 PM)
I appreciated the Jonathan Swift reference. That's what I think about when I watch this show. I read somewhere that 80% of republicans think that Colbert is actually conservative. These are no doubt the same people who think that "a Modest Proposal" is really about eating Irish children.
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zerobeat — 16 years ago(December 30, 2009 09:11 PM)
It is both disturbing and entertaining that many people don't get this show, nor get how he's playing a character.
No, I'm not talking about liking or disliking the show.
I'm talking about getting what the humour is all based on, whether you enjoy it or not.