The 10-31 Project

[filkertom]

Lately Glenn Beck has made the news a lot. If you don't know who he is, he's... well, he's a bigoted, insane shitheaded moron. One of the ones who makes Rush look nearly in the vicinity of reasonable by comparison. And, of course, he has incredibly high ratings on Faux News Network.

He is so very over-the-top that even the useless Joe Scarborough had fun with him the other day. (If you haven't seen it yet, watch just the first two minutes. That'll tell you pretty much everything you need to know about Beck.)

Well, last night, The Master had his turn. Stephen Colbert.

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[shsilver.livejournal.com]

Colbert did a great send up of Beck a couple of weeks ago, including having one of Beck's inaugural guests on as well. The best part was when Colbert realized there wasn't enough smoke, called for Jimmy to send more, and then couldn't see his guests through the smoke.

And regarding Limbaugh, Salon has an interesting article written by one of Limbaugh's cousins today.

[stevemb.livejournal.com]

Holy Crap. Glenn Beck in that clip makes the "Leave Britney Alone" guy look like Mr. Spock on Valium.

[chipuni.livejournal.com]

Reality continues to outrun any conceivable satire.

Even Stephen Colbert can't top this (http://www.norcalblogs.com/post_scripts/2009/03/womens_right_to_vote_the_1.html). (Not an April Fool's joke.)

[msgeek.livejournal.com]

Holy fsck. This guy makes Glenn Beck seem sane.

[chipuni.livejournal.com]

Yep.

(By the way, I -adore- your icon! Is that Emmy Goldman?)

[msgeek.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is Emmeleh. And yes, she had Chutzpah. In the best possible senses of the word.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

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... Oy.

[beldar.livejournal.com]

The scariest part of that is all the Amens in the comments, especially those that say they are from women.

[hitchkitty.livejournal.com]

Wow. Just how many personalities does Ann Coulter have?

[old-fortissimo.livejournal.com]

None.

[alverant.livejournal.com]

The most delusional part about this is the claim that conservatives are logical. If they're so logical, then why do they rely on scare tactics so much? I'm not sure which is scarier, the article, the extremist comments, or how many people agree with him to any degree.

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

He uses "logical" the same way my father did. To him, it means "my way" and nothing more.

[beldar.livejournal.com]

I think Colbert took that person saying Beck was a bigger satire of Colbert than Colbert is of conservatives personally.

I'd nearly forgotten about GB's whining about the 9/11 families.

[peachtales.livejournal.com]

That was funny. And scary as heck (Glenn Beck, of course).

[joshuwain.livejournal.com]

Glen Beck makes kittens cry.

[caraig.livejournal.com]

Glenn Beck's crocodile tears and his complaining abot 9-11 victims' families cause such a surge of bile that... well, as friends of mine say, it's better to not get too angry.

But there is a lovely image of Beck being on his show when he suddenly gets swarmed by half a dozen people with Nerf bats clearly labeled 'CLUE'. Nobody hurt, everyone (well, except Beck) laughs, and it's just such a charming image it warms the cockles of my heart... whatever they are.

Though it almost makes me want to organize the Clue Bat Squad....

[unclelumpy.livejournal.com]

Dear Stephen,

The ideas you so boldly put forth on your show last night moved me in a way I haven’t been moved since President Bush stood upon that aircraft carrier in front of hundreds of our brave fighting men and women to show us just how big his package truly was. I have discussed the idea with some friends and associates of mine and we would like to make our own small contribution to your worthy 10/31 Project.

Stephen, it is not enough to merely go to people’s houses and ask them to show their commitment to this country by allowing themselves to part with their hard-earned form of processed glucose of choice, we need to show them just what it is we’re fighting against. And so, my friends and I have decided to use our skills as performers, technicians and artists to put together...

A “They House”!

The idea goes something like this, Stephen. After charging a reasonable admission fee, participants will be able to go through a series of tractor-trailers whose interiors have been modified to show different scenes from an America that might come to be if “They” get their way. It is our hopes to give the American people a glimpse of the horrors that “They” would unleash upon America, including cannibalism, public executions and yes, even werewolves.

And make no mistake, we have taken your advice to use subterfuge in our methods by giving our projects such inconspicuous names as “The Circus of Horrors”, “Castle Vampyre” and a third “They House” to be named later. It is our belief that names such as these will not rouse any suspicion among “They” ranks.

Keep up the good fight, Stephen!

Gabriel
Las Vegas, Nevada

PS: I’m not gay.

[tomreedtoon.livejournal.com]

Well, aside from the web site taking three minutes to load, it was a neat idea.

The one thing about Colbert that is troubling is that he isn't as flexible as Jon Stewart. Stewart doesn't mind coming from behind his performing persona and taking on people directly, as he did with Tucker Carlson and that Mad Money dude. Colbert only becomes "the real" Stephen Colbert for college graduation speeches, and for celebrities before he interviews them. (He explained this to Al Gore before one show, and it was captured on video.)

[pickledcritter.livejournal.com]

He did a serious interview on NPR back in November that was most excellent, and talked freely about the character from from the outside (ie, he wasn't "in character" during most of the interview): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97191965

[pickledcritter.livejournal.com]

OK, I just about peed myself when he popped up from behind the desk in his get-up. LOL!

[kayshapero]

Go Colbert! Words fail me, mostly because I'm laughing hysterically...

Ahem....

[stdharma.livejournal.com]

"We surround them."

No, you mouth-breathing, flag-sucking, arsehole. WE surround YOU!

*mutters something as he goes off to sharpen knives.

Saint Dharma, patron saint of not suffering fools gladly