Stephen Colbert's testimony

[Flystripper]

His "testimony" at the House Subcommittee is funny. I can't believe the republicans were dumb enough to engage him. They should have said thank you for your testimony I have no questions for you. Instead they ask him if he considers himself an expert witness? too funny

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100924/pl_yblog_upshot/stephen-colbert-draws-attention-to-self-then-farmworkers-during-hill-appearance

[Maximus]

His "testimony" at the House Subcommittee is funny. I can't believe the republicans were dumb enough to engage him. They should have said thank you for your testimony I have no questions for you. Instead they ask him if he considers himself an expert witness? too funny

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot...ill-appearance

Did anyone expect a serious testimony? SOme funny lines in there.

[Jarid in Cedar]

Did anyone expect a serious testimony? SOme funny lines in there.

That was my thought too. What did they really expect?

[Jacob]

His "testimony" at the House Subcommittee is funny. I can't believe the republicans were dumb enough to engage him. They should have said thank you for your testimony I have no questions for you. Instead they ask him if he considers himself an expert witness? too funny

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot...ill-appearance

I missed where he was engaged by the republicans. Was it just the question as to whether he considered himself and expert? He was invited by a democrat.

[thesaint258]

I think the whole thing was a waste of time and money. You'd think the people on the committee would have more important things to do like meet with lobbyists.

[RobinFinderson]

I thought his presentation was humorous enough, but with an audience that can't laugh out loud, the silence felt very awkward.

[SoCalCoug]

Stephen Colbert has balls the size of watermelons. That was classic.

[YOhio]

The whole spectacle bothered me. I thought the subcommittee chair was ridiculous for inviting him. She then compounded the mistake by asking him to stay after Chairman Conyers asked him to leave. I won't be surprised if she faces a pretty big internal political hit for that.

I'm also disappointed with Colbert. I think he puts on a great show and make me laugh quite a bit. But he had an opportunity to testify before Congress on behalf of a group who have almost no political allies, but he blew it just to be an asshole. Nobody will remember anything he said to raise awareness for the plight of migrant workers, instead it will be about his request for his colonoscopy video to be inserted into the record and a Brazillian wax reference.

I know I'm being uptight about this. It just doesn't sit well with me that in the middle of a war, budget battle (still no FY11 budget passed or even a CR vote), immigration debate, tax cut debate, and record unemployment we get this kind of tomfoolery. This is what leads the news and I find it pretty frustrating.

[myboynoah]

The whole spectacle bothered me. I thought the subcommittee chair was ridiculous for inviting him. She then compounded the mistake by asking him to stay after Chairman Conyers asked him to leave. I won't be surprised if she faces a pretty big internal political hit for that.

I'm also disappointed with Colbert. I think he puts on a great show and make me laugh quite a bit. But he had an opportunity to testify before Congress on behalf of a group who have almost no political allies, but he blew it just to be an asshole. Nobody will remember anything he said to raise awareness for the plight of migrant workers, instead it will be about his request for his colonoscopy video to be inserted into the record and a Brazillian wax reference.

I know I'm being uptight about this. It just doesn't sit well with me that in the middle of a war, budget battle (still no FY11 budget passed or even a CR vote), immigration debate, tax cut debate, and record unemployment we get this kind of tomfoolery. This is what leads the news and I find it pretty frustrating.

Colbert makes me LOFL, but dumb to invite him to testify. It's as if they still haven't figured out what his show is all about. Or their judgement is just plain poor.

[SoCalCoug]

The whole spectacle bothered me. I thought the subcommittee chair was ridiculous for inviting him. She then compounded the mistake by asking him to stay after Chairman Conyers asked him to leave. I won't be surprised if she faces a pretty big internal political hit for that.

I'm also disappointed with Colbert. I think he puts on a great show and make me laugh quite a bit. But he had an opportunity to testify before Congress on behalf of a group who have almost no political allies, but he blew it just to be an asshole. Nobody will remember anything he said to raise awareness for the plight of migrant workers, instead it will be about his request for his colonoscopy video to be inserted into the record and a Brazillian wax reference.

I know I'm being uptight about this. It just doesn't sit well with me that in the middle of a war, budget battle (still no FY11 budget passed or even a CR vote), immigration debate, tax cut debate, and record unemployment we get this kind of tomfoolery. This is what leads the news and I find it pretty frustrating.

There's a reason he uses satire and parody - it very effectively illustrates the absurdity of the political position he is lampooning, when done well. He does it well.

I think it was a genius move on his part.

[pellegrino]

Is it wrong for me to have clicked on this thread in the hopes seeing that one of the greatest political minds of the past decade had converted and had done one of those new "I'm a Mormon" ads.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

The whole spectacle bothered me. I thought the subcommittee chair was ridiculous for inviting him. She then compounded the mistake by asking him to stay after Chairman Conyers asked him to leave. I won't be surprised if she faces a pretty big internal political hit for that.

I'm also disappointed with Colbert. I think he puts on a great show and make me laugh quite a bit. But he had an opportunity to testify before Congress on behalf of a group who have almost no political allies, but he blew it just to be an asshole. Nobody will remember anything he said to raise awareness for the plight of migrant workers, instead it will be about his request for his colonoscopy video to be inserted into the record and a Brazillian wax reference.

I know I'm being uptight about this. It just doesn't sit well with me that in the middle of a war, budget battle (still no FY11 budget passed or even a CR vote), immigration debate, tax cut debate, and record unemployment we get this kind of tomfoolery. This is what leads the news and I find it pretty frustrating.

Well stated and I concur. What a waste of time and energy Washington D.C. is, the whole thing is a sham and there is no reason to get worked up between Dems and Repubs. What a joke, I might never vote again.

[All-American]

The whole spectacle bothered me. I thought the subcommittee chair was ridiculous for inviting him. She then compounded the mistake by asking him to stay after Chairman Conyers asked him to leave. I won't be surprised if she faces a pretty big internal political hit for that.

I'm also disappointed with Colbert. I think he puts on a great show and make me laugh quite a bit. But he had an opportunity to testify before Congress on behalf of a group who have almost no political allies, but he blew it just to be an asshole. Nobody will remember anything he said to raise awareness for the plight of migrant workers, instead it will be about his request for his colonoscopy video to be inserted into the record and a Brazillian wax reference.

I know I'm being uptight about this. It just doesn't sit well with me that in the middle of a war, budget battle (still no FY11 budget passed or even a CR vote), immigration debate, tax cut debate, and record unemployment we get this kind of tomfoolery. This is what leads the news and I find it pretty frustrating.

I feel like it is beneath the dignity of the nation's legislative body to accept a comedian's act as testimony. I'm a fan of Colbert, but this bothers me.

[Soccermom]

The whole spectacle bothered me. I thought the subcommittee chair was ridiculous for inviting him. She then compounded the mistake by asking him to stay after Chairman Conyers asked him to leave. I won't be surprised if she faces a pretty big internal political hit for that.

I'm also disappointed with Colbert. I think he puts on a great show and make me laugh quite a bit. But he had an opportunity to testify before Congress on behalf of a group who have almost no political allies, but he blew it just to be an asshole. Nobody will remember anything he said to raise awareness for the plight of migrant workers, instead it will be about his request for his colonoscopy video to be inserted into the record and a Brazillian wax reference.

I know I'm being uptight about this. It just doesn't sit well with me that in the middle of a war, budget battle (still no FY11 budget passed or even a CR vote), immigration debate, tax cut debate, and record unemployment we get this kind of tomfoolery. This is what leads the news and I find it pretty frustrating.

I completely concur. Spectacle --exactly what it was. I am frustrated too.

[cowboy]

There's a reason he uses satire and parody - it very effectively illustrates the absurdity of the political position he is lampooning, when done well. He does it well.

I think it was a genius move on his part.

That's because you agree with him. Would you have found it equally genius for Dennis Miller to be invited to mock the Democrats?