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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:26am on 2007-02-24 under

From Overheard in New York, posted there 2007-01-05 by djeremy:

Middle-aged Long Island lady thumbing through magazine: "Look, there's Stephen Colbert."

Husband: "Who's that?"

Middle-aged Long Island lady: "He's a terrific Republican reporter on TV. You should watch him. He's really great. Puts the liberals in their place."

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posted by [identity profile] holzman.livejournal.com at 03:41pm on 2007-02-24
It's been obvious ever since they let Colbert speak in the same place as Bush was listening that no one over there gets Colbert. Hell, some of those folks don't get Gallagher.
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posted by [identity profile] realinterrobang.livejournal.com at 02:14am on 2007-02-25
Although I understand that intellectually, it never fails to boggle my mind that some people don't get Colbert.
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posted by [identity profile] flaviarassen.livejournal.com at 09:56am on 2007-02-25
I must be older than you, because I am NOT surprised that
people are that dumb.
And, in fact, I am nastier than dglenn, because I would
have said "Uh, you know that it's sarcasm, right?
And when I got crap from them in response, I would have
said "Write the show, see what they say."
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posted by [identity profile] tdj.livejournal.com at 07:29am on 2007-02-25
...how do they feed themselves?
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posted by [identity profile] thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com at 08:25pm on 2007-02-25
One of the enduring drawbacks of satire and parody -- at least, if/when it's done at all well and with any subtlety -- is that all too often, those being satirized/parodied do not even realize that they are being so treated, and even end up applauding the satirist/parodist(s) without being aware of their error.
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posted by [identity profile] madbodger.livejournal.com at 07:01pm on 2007-02-26
Too true. Back when I was still a victim of the Prince George's County "Educational" System,
I had an assignment to write a satire. I wrote one, a thinly disguised swipe at the current
threatened teachers' union strike. The teacher didn't get it, marked my paper "I don't see
any satire here", and gave me a poor grade. A poor choice on my part, granted, but I was
in the unenviable position of choosing between taking the poor grade, or pointing out that
the satire made the teachers' union look fairly stupid. Then again, the student body didn't
come off very well either. In the grand tradition of satire, I insulted everybody in range.
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posted by [identity profile] ericavdg.livejournal.com at 01:15am on 2007-02-26
Thanks for passing this on! Karl and I laughed ourselves sick!
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