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Colbert on Yeager: ‘Why would you ever want to take this man’s guns?’
Stephen Colbert donned his “gilly suit” on Monday for an extended defense of the rights of gun owners, including James Yeager, the Tennessee CEO who said he would “start killing people” if gun safety legislation were passed. “Why would you ever want to take away this man’s guns?” Colbert asked…
Colbert to NRA’s LaPierre: ‘You, sir, are f*&ked in the head’
On Wednesday night’s edition of “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert talked about recent gun safety measures that the government has proposed and how they prove that the real victims in America’s shooting tragedies are guns themselves. He also directed some stinging words to the NRA head Wayne LaPierre. Colbert…
Colbert defends ‘Papa Bear’ O’Reilly: ‘It’s not racism if it’s a compliment’
Monday night on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert took on critics of his friend and mentor Bill O’Reilly, who claimed that O’Reilly’s statement that people of Asian descent are not “liberal by nature” because they are so “industrious and hard-working” smacks of racism. Colbert began the segment…
Colbert announces ‘Ham Rove’ memorial fund
On Thursday night’s edition of “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert said a final farewell to trusted friend and adviser Ham Rove. The host went on to establish a memorial fund in memory of Ham, so that a little bit of his porky goodness may live on forever. “Before we…
Gov. Nikki Haley: No Colbert for Senate because he slapped a baby with a puppy
Republican Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina on Wednesday again rebuffed Stephen Colbert’s calls to be appointed the state’s next senator, publishing a report that notes he once used a puppy to slap a baby. “Mr. Colbert, clearly a whole lot of people felt you needed a second look for…
Colbert says he’s contractually obligated to observe ‘Fiscal Cliffmas’
With the onset of what he called “Fiscal Cliffmas” season upon us, Stephen Colbert advised his audience on Tuesday to settle in for the long haul. “I don’t want to talk about the ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ and you don’t want to hear about it,” he conceded. “But for the next 20…
Colbert ramps up Twitter pressure on SC Gov. Haley in Senate push
Stephen Colbert urged his followers on Monday to keep using Twitter to badger South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) into appointing him to the U.S. Senate, using the hashtag #spottedsalamander in a riposte to Haley’s own social-media jibe. While Haley pointed out earlier in the day on her Facebook page…
Haley dismisses ‘placeholder’ speculation as Colbert gets online support
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday she would not appoint a “placeholder” for the seat vacated by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), the same day a new poll showed comedian Stephen Colbert leading among the choices for DeMint’s prospective replacements. “I believe South Carolina will be best served by a…
Colbert nominates himself for Jim DeMint’s Senate seat
Thursday night on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert announced his willingness to fill retiring South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint (R)’s soon-to-be-vacant seat in the U.S. Senate. “Tonight’s big story comes from my home state of South Carolina,” Colbert began, before rolling footage of the Washington Post‘s Chris Cillizza announcing…
Colbert: GOP election conspiracies run so deep that they don’t exist (just like ACORN!)
Wednesday night on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert discussed the sorry low point that some Republicans have come to in the wake of the 2012 elections and the paranoid conspiracy theories that many of them are still clinging to. Colbert began by saying that he likes to take a…
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