Colbert Skewers RI Governor Carcieri Over Anti-Gay Veto
Proving once again that the pen is mightier than the stupid, Stephen Colbert serves up a hearty helping of scornful hilarity for Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri, who recently vetoed a piece of legislation in his state which would have provided same-sex couples there the right to claim the bodies of and make funeral arrangements for their deceased partners.
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Satire
You know what's weird? The right wing doesn't use this kind of humor to make their case they way we do. Do they lack humor, or do they just lack an understanding of satire? I find it very odd.
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no sense OR sense of humor
They don't understand satire at all. I need to find the statistic on the number of Faux News viewers who think Colbert is actually one of them.
On the other hand, they have tasteless humor down pretty good — Reagan joking about bombing the USSR, McCain's joke about Chelsea Clinton being fathered by Janet Reno, the Idaho Republican running for governor joking about buying a hunting license to hunt President Obama, O'Reilly's joke today about drowning Nancy Pelosi, etc. etc. etc.
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Head Stones
LOL
Rusty, doesn't bother me any.
Colbert
Classic
I heart Colbert. Hey Joanne,
I heart Colbert.
Hey Joanne, you're in Australia aren't you? My niece and her husband were just offered jobs in Down Under in Perth for 3 years. They leave sometime next April. I'm saving my pennies now so I can visit them.
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Zealand
wow Perth (Aussie) is really nice ... miles away. That will be one long plane journey from the States. Prepare yourself!
If it'll make you feel better.....
say, "Eff the Knights of Columbus"
Response to Rusty below...the comment to the first comment curse!
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Colbert nails their agenda:
"They need to be dead, the same way we want them living: invisibly"
Hey nice to see you again.
Hey nice to see you again.
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I have to say, having lived
I have to say, having lived in RI for 16 years, that it's a weird place, full of contradictions. In general the populace is very accepting. Gay folks there have pink triangles and rainbow stickers on their cars and are open with little backlash. This may partially be because of all the colleges (particularly RISD & J&W), but they tend to elect Republican governors.
I could give other examples but am typing on the iPhone so will leave it at that. I think it comes back to their contrarian nature. Rhode Islanders are actually proud of the fact that the other colonies called hem Rogue's Island and that They were last to ratify the constitution.
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Just wanted to let you know I
Just wanted to let you know I spent last weekend in Cook Forest, during hunting season. Talk about redneck PA! There was a stuffed dear with a sign saying "Welcome Hunters" outside my motel.
I visited Brookville too and saw lots of shops with Christian and "patriotic" crafts. You were right, conservative central there.
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Gay dead
Two dudes being gay dead. Exactly.
(Is it wrong to say, "Fuck the Catholic Church"? Is it wrong for me not to give a fuck if it is? Good.
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