Colbert: Fighting global warming means ‘the earth wins.’
By on Sep 17th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Colbert: Fighting global warming means ‘the earth wins.’
At last night’s Emmy Awards, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert debated whether or not celebrity awards shows should be cancelled in order to help combat climate change:
STEWART: Perhaps even the very act of gathering tonight for an awards show, no matter how green, is wasteful. Maybe we shouldn’t even have award shows.
COLBERT: WHAT? Jon. If entertainers stop publicly congratulating each other, then the earth wins.
STEWART: You’re right, you’re right. You’re absolutely right. We can’t give in to that bastard. But what if winners were notified by e-mail or phone? And we didn’t have to —
COLBERT: Like common MacArthur Genius Grant winners, or Nobel Prize winners? No, no, not on my watch, Jon.
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Under the GOP though, the earth loses-BIG time.
September 17th, 2007 at 10:15 amGet your official "Fox Blocker' today and have your voice of rejection of their propaganda be heard. Here's the site:
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September 17th, 2007 at 10:19 amThis GOP will be written in history books as the group that destroyed the United States in 8 short years.
September 17th, 2007 at 10:19 amI hear most of the stars reached the venue by bicycle, after flying-in on their solar powered Gulfstreams.
September 17th, 2007 at 10:23 amThat "bastard"??? How did that slip by the censors? Oh right, never mind.
September 17th, 2007 at 10:30 amI much prefer Stephen Colbert to Jon Stewart.
September 17th, 2007 at 10:49 amLike common MacArthur Genius Grant winners, or Nobel Prize winners?
rich... very rich...
think "they" got it?... thanks again colbert...
September 17th, 2007 at 10:50 am.
I never laughed once - thats not comedy
September 17th, 2007 at 10:52 amI never laughed once - thats not comedy
Comment by Tobey Tall — September 17, 2007 @ 10:52 am
You're right, its not comedy. Its a criticism of Hollywood for their wasteful, meaingless, self righteous awards shows.
September 17th, 2007 at 11:04 amTP, you might want to fix this...
September 17th, 2007 at 11:17 amit's Nobel Prize RECIPIENTS, according to the video... not "winners"...
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God that must irk the republicans to have to look at Colbert and Stewart hamming it up on the stage at the emmy's like that. Those two have done more for America then every republican in Congress.
September 17th, 2007 at 12:29 pmI laughed and I enjoyed our boys' righteous skewering of the show they were appearing on. I guess for Toby, it's not comedy if someone doesn't get physically hurt.
September 17th, 2007 at 12:33 pmThey've got some serious balls to skewer the people they're entertaining.
I loved it.
September 17th, 2007 at 3:03 pmHey Tobey Tall --
Sorry that Stewart and Colbert's appearance was a mirthless one for you.
To make up for it, try this on for size:
"Git 'r' done!"
Boy, that line never fails to satisfy, huh, Tobey?
Yee-haw!
September 17th, 2007 at 4:34 pm