tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15300514.post115087849879464388..comments2023-10-21T04:59:47.322-07:00Comments on One Bad Apple: I just don't get it.Wiwillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025502444554791494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15300514.post-1150904845430877452006-06-21T08:47:00.000-07:002006-06-21T08:47:00.000-07:00I find Colbert to be very funny. It's not that he ...I find Colbert to be very funny. It's not that he makes fun of the Bush administration - anyone can do that - it is that he makes fun of the entire institution of right-wing politics today. Not all of his jokes are as obvious as the Titanic/Hindenburg one.<BR/><BR/>Humor has always been an effective and intelligent way of showing the cracks in the system. Satire and parody can show where things are failing, point out lies, and make plain the truly ridiculous. That's part of why The Daily Show is so good. Colbert is just a different technique to accomplish the same goal.<BR/><BR/>As to more important dissidents, please, tell me where they are. I see very few, and they are powerless at best. The "opposing" party to the Bush administration won't even talk about impeachment, despite the myriad crimes committed out of the White House - not that they would get anywhere with the loyal brown shirts...I mean Republicans...controlling Congress.Mattbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743880099310194234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15300514.post-1150898671156548392006-06-21T07:04:00.000-07:002006-06-21T07:04:00.000-07:00Interesting post. I didn't really get the "Get r ...Interesting post. I didn't really get the "Get r done" comedy either. As for Colbert, I think that there are a lot of people that are so anti Bush that no matter what someone says about him you will be seen as both funny and clever. It is just the feel I get when I watch US politics as of late.<BR/><BR/>ScottScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177305700247905809noreply@blogger.com