Stephen Colbert ‘Takes On’ Occupy Wall Street
By David J. Theroux • Tuesday November 1, 2011 11:59 PM PDT • 14 Comments
Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert “takes on” Occupy Wall Street in a hilarious yet actual segment with protest representatives from “the consensus within the press group,” Justin (“a male-bodied person”) and “Ketchup” (“a female-bodied person”), in a “Co-Optportunity” with what Colbert calls a cult, oh sorry, I mean “movement”.
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LOL, brilliant! :-)
Speedmaster | Nov 2, 2011 | Reply
Looks like they’re more interested in the form of talking “consensus” than in actually getting anything done. Wish Colbert had asked them where they get their money from in order to maintain their occupation. Donations?
PJ | Nov 2, 2011 | Reply
Hilarious lol
At the same time – it’s so sad. What did the schools and colleges in America teach?
Lavender | Nov 2, 2011 | Reply
Silly confused weaklings, barely able to hide their communist infatuation. Ho hum. No leaders, ha ha.
Todd Williamson | Nov 2, 2011 | Reply
Sigh, if you people don’t know that Colbert actually supports OWS and that his entire show is satire you are beyond hope.
Do you not understand that his message was that the Tea Party was bought by Nick Armey and directed by his agenda? When OWS is offered the financial backing of Colbert (a VERY popular figure) he is turned down because he wants his money to direct their agenda? OWS says No. You can donate whatever money you want, but it’s not going to affect their agenda.
Money has bought the government through and through, on both sides of the aisle. Don’t you see that?
Robert | Nov 3, 2011 | Reply
There’s also a Part 2 that helps further my point:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/401261/november-01-2011/colbert-super-pac—stephen-colbert-occupies-occupy-wall-street-pt–2
Robert | Nov 3, 2011 | Reply
Robert, You may well be right in part regarding the satire here, etc., but the segment I linked to is still quite excellent in portraying (even unwittingly) the foolishness involved. Also and yes, money does buy favors, but the issue is that such favors would not be sold if such government powers did not exist. “Progressives” inanely support such powers and then are surprised when such statism turns out to be ruinous. Their solution? Even more government power to issue favors!
David Theroux | Nov 3, 2011 | Reply
I would be more sympathetic with this “movement” if I was okay with assisting those in need out at the expense of others.
Sadly, I am one of those selfish free market fundamentalists who chooses to do so with their own time and money.
RJ Miller | Nov 7, 2011 | Reply
I think it’s an error to paint the “Occupy” folks with the broad brush of “socialism”, or to believe the majority of them are “Leftist” or “Anti-capitalist”. For one thing, “Occupy the Constitution” is now part of the Movement. [It's a positive movement to return government to the constraints of the Constitution.] For another, Crony Capitalism is not genuine capitalism, and should be opposed at every turn. At the mega corporation level, there is no capitalism in this country; that exists only at the small business level.
From all I can see, the “occupiers” do not begrudge anyone doing well financially; however, they rightly oppose the CRIMINALITY running rampant in many mega, transnational corporations.
Scott Haley | Nov 8, 2011 | Reply
Oooo....”Occupy the Constitution”? I didn’t get that news flash from MSNBC or The New Yorker. What were they wearing?
I’m guessing, like the equally amorphous “Tea Party” folk this has something to do with The Declaration of Independence.
How kind of the nice folks at “Jeopardy” to re-remember the group of signatories demanding MORE Gub’mint control of the citizenry. Yes, apparently there was a “document” called “The Declaration of Dependance”. I guess “...prosperity has forgotten that such folk were our countrymen.” (Yes, shamelessly plagiarized from a failed businessman who went on to make pretty good beer—now taxed—in Massachusetts.)
CaptDMO | Nov 8, 2011 | Reply
Oh, right, Colbert. Like a good comedian, he affords my ego a bit of massage when portraying a buffoon trying to be “clever”, in realizing “Hey, at LEAST I’m smarter than THAT buffoon.
I see glimpses of his show when Mr. Groening’s re-runs go to commercial.
I wonder if Mr. Stuart suffers from Ullman’s Apoplexia in realizing a once-simple side show persona has become vastly more “popular” than anything from his own professional persona. Has THAT meme ever been a passing theme for “Life in Hell”.
CaptDMO | Nov 8, 2011 | Reply