Comments on: Colbert chosen as AP celebrity of the year. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:43:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: bernard quatermass http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4203516 bernard quatermass Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:33:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4203516 "jas and frankie are progressive liberals. they’re always here, right? they just act stupid to help us prove our points. they do a wonderful job." Eh, I don't know. It'd be more instructive to have substantive arguments with intelligent conservatives ;^). Making fun of them is ... fun, but it's way too easy. “jas and frankie are progressive liberals. they’re always here, right? they just act stupid to help us prove our points. they do a wonderful job.”

Eh, I don’t know. It’d be more instructive to have substantive arguments with intelligent conservatives ;^). Making fun of them is … fun, but it’s way too easy.

]]> By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4202086 Ret. Col. Jack Ripper Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:42:12 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4202086 Bart: "Colberts in reruns lamebrain." Colbert and Stewart announced yesterday that they will resume shows during January writing for themselves, which is technically not breaking a strike as they will not be employing writers to work for them. And, they have both acknowledged that their shows will not be up to usual standards because they won't be able to use the striking writers. Letterman is working out a separate independent deal with writers while Leno is actually going to hire scabs to get up and running. Bart: “Colberts in reruns lamebrain.”

Colbert and Stewart announced yesterday that they will resume shows during January writing for themselves, which is technically not breaking a strike as they will not be employing writers to work for them. And, they have both acknowledged that their shows will not be up to usual standards because they won’t be able to use the striking writers. Letterman is working out a separate independent deal with writers while Leno is actually going to hire scabs to get up and running.

]]> By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4202066 Ret. Col. Jack Ripper Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:29:34 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4202066 Reading through these remarks, I'm very happy to see conservatives finally coming around to support unions. Thanks guys! The more people support unions, the better off our middle class will be. Happy solstice! Reading through these remarks, I’m very happy to see conservatives finally coming around to support unions. Thanks guys! The more people support unions, the better off our middle class will be. Happy solstice!

]]> By: tombaker http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201969 tombaker Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:53:17 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201969 He has more class in those 2 thumbs than the entire GOP. I think I'll watch his Press Club Dinner appearance again, just to see him mocking the cheerleader prince face-to-face one more time. He has more class in those 2 thumbs than the entire GOP.

I think I’ll watch his Press Club Dinner appearance again, just to see him mocking the cheerleader prince face-to-face one more time.

]]> By: myiq2xu http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201791 myiq2xu Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:41:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201791 If Jonah Goldberg really wants to keep writing satire he should try to emulate Stephen. If Jonah Goldberg really wants to keep writing satire he should try to emulate Stephen.

]]> By: Nature Rules http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201769 Nature Rules Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:32:13 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201769 Bartlebee, good morning. FYI, Colbert and Stewart are going back to new shows Jan 7. Still better than reruns as there is a lot of material being handed to them on a platter. No writers necessary. LOL Has anyone followed this writer's strike? Seems to me that more and more web content is being viewed. Just yesterday I bought a TiVo and there are loads of programs that can be viewed on TiVo through the web. The corporations don't want to pay the writers more even though their revenue is increased by web viewing. Seems like the writers have a right to portions of this revenue. Bartlebee, good morning. FYI, Colbert and Stewart are going back to new shows Jan 7.

Still better than reruns as there is a lot of material being handed to them on a platter. No writers necessary. LOL

Has anyone followed this writer’s strike? Seems to me that more and more web content is being viewed. Just yesterday I bought a TiVo and there are loads of programs that can be viewed on TiVo through the web. The corporations don’t want to pay the writers more even though their revenue is increased by web viewing. Seems like the writers have a right to portions of this revenue.

]]> By: nanlichi http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201757 nanlichi Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:26:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201757 And so polite too, excuse me is something you just don't hear enough of. And so polite too, excuse me is something you just don’t hear enough of.

]]> By: joe cantwell http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201740 joe cantwell Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:21:04 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201740 Comment by nanlichi — December 21, 2007 @ 11:07 am captain chuck can occasionally think for himself. one time he wrote, "excuse me, i have to scratch my balls." i'm pretty sure he thought of that one all by himself. Comment by nanlichi — December 21, 2007 @ 11:07 am

captain chuck can occasionally think for himself. one time he wrote, “excuse me, i have to scratch my balls.” i’m pretty sure he thought of that one all by himself.

]]> By: joe cantwell http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201736 joe cantwell Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:18:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201736 Comment by Frank M You should change your screenname to “mr. off-topic”. Comment by DieNowForPeace — December 21, 2007 @ 10:42 am jas and frankie are progressive liberals. they're always here, right? they just act stupid to help us prove our points. they do a wonderful job. (<em>frankie's a little more obvious than jas though.</em>) Comment by Frank M

You should change your screenname to “mr. off-topic”.

Comment by DieNowForPeace — December 21, 2007 @ 10:42 am

jas and frankie are progressive liberals. they’re always here, right? they just act stupid to help us prove our points. they do a wonderful job.

(frankie’s a little more obvious than jas though.)

]]> By: nanlichi http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201707 nanlichi Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:07:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201707 This is the second troll today that I’ve seen using this talking point - either it is one troll using two names, or this is the talking point of the day from the RNC. Comment by Chris L — December 21, 2007 @ 10:35 am --------------------- It appears you hit the nail on the head Chris L, the sycophants have their talking points memo. Silly pissants can't even think for themselves. But then again, that's part and parcel of the troll psyche and the need for a strong authority figure to tell them what to think and say. This is the second troll today that I’ve seen using this talking point – either it is one troll using two names, or this is the talking point of the day from the RNC.

Comment by Chris L — December 21, 2007 @ 10:35 am

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It appears you hit the nail on the head Chris L, the sycophants have their talking points memo. Silly pissants can’t even think for themselves. But then again, that’s part and parcel of the troll psyche and the need for a strong authority figure to tell them what to think and say.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201699 RUCerious Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:00:53 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201699 Colbert = Funny Haha Trolls = Funny wierd Colbert = Funny Haha

Trolls = Funny wierd

]]> By: whiteyfresh http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201676 whiteyfresh Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:51:25 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201676 Viva satire! www.tshirtinsurgency.com Comment by desaparecido — December 21, 2007 @ 10:35 am you shameless pusher! :) Viva satire! http://www.tshirtinsurgency.com

Comment by desaparecido — December 21, 2007 @ 10:35 am

you shameless pusher!

:)

]]> By: Lefty Patriot http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201672 Lefty Patriot Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:50:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201672 Colber, the scab who is crossing the picket line to do hiw own writing — a job previously done by the writers? Don’t Democrats support unions anymore? Comment by good_golly — December 21, 2007 @ 10:47 am yes, gg, keep up the lies and propaganda, as if we were as stupid as you. Colber, the scab who is crossing the picket line to do hiw own writing — a job previously done by the writers? Don’t Democrats support unions anymore?

Comment by good_golly — December 21, 2007 @ 10:47 am

yes, gg, keep up the lies and propaganda, as if we were as stupid as you.

]]> By: Lefty Patriot http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201669 Lefty Patriot Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:49:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201669 rightwingers exist to maintain the white man's place of letting everyone else do the work, while they reap the riches. it's really no wonder they've worked themselves into such insane frothings as we are seeing today; they can feel that their time is over, and that the world can clearly see through their lazy, immoral attempts to destroy civilization. look at gg justifying the brokers' theft of funds to reward themselves for failing, that's a perfect example. wingnut welfare, soon to end, and they can't stand it. rightwingers exist to maintain the white man’s place of letting everyone else do the work, while they reap the riches. it’s really no wonder they’ve worked themselves into such insane frothings as we are seeing today; they can feel that their time is over, and that the world can clearly see through their lazy, immoral attempts to destroy civilization. look at gg justifying the brokers’ theft of funds to reward themselves for failing, that’s a perfect example. wingnut welfare, soon to end, and they can’t stand it.

]]> By: Menehune http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201657 Menehune Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:43:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201657 Is Colbert bringing in non-Union writers? No. Is he bringing in any writers? No. Will his show be as good? They openly admit, no--they need their writers to be consistently tops. Will all of his writers still have their jobs when the strike ends? Yes. Why are they going back on the air? To make sure the paychecks continue for the rest of their staff while the strike continues. Not really my definition of "scab", but hey--that's just me. Is Colbert bringing in non-Union writers? No. Is he bringing in any writers? No. Will his show be as good? They openly admit, no–they need their writers to be consistently tops. Will all of his writers still have their jobs when the strike ends? Yes. Why are they going back on the air? To make sure the paychecks continue for the rest of their staff while the strike continues. Not really my definition of “scab”, but hey–that’s just me.

]]> By: DieNowForPeace http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201652 DieNowForPeace Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:42:47 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201652 <em>Comment by Frank M</em> You should change your screenname to "mr. off-topic". Comment by Frank M

You should change your screenname to “mr. off-topic”.

]]> By: Lefty Patriot http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201642 Lefty Patriot Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:39:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201642 frank m regrets the days the slaves were freed, women were given the vote, and children weren't required to work for a dime a day. frank m misses the good old days. frank m hates America. frank m regrets the days the slaves were freed, women were given the vote, and children weren’t required to work for a dime a day. frank m misses the good old days. frank m hates America.

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201636 toasterhead Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:36:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201636 <i>I thought you’d jeer the man for being “a scab”… does this mean that the left is finally giving up the idiotic, union-led mob mentality? Glad to see that. Comment by Frank M — December 21, 2007 @ 10:31 am</i> He's not breaking the strike. The hosts of these shows, both WGA members, would not have decided to go back into production wthout consulting the writers on whom they depend. While we're glad that Colbert and Stewart are resuming production of their shows, we still support the striking writers and hope Viacom and the other corporations pay them what they deserve. I thought you’d jeer the man for being “a scab”… does this mean that the left is finally giving up the idiotic, union-led mob mentality? Glad to see that.

Comment by Frank M — December 21, 2007 @ 10:31 am

He’s not breaking the strike. The hosts of these shows, both WGA members, would not have decided to go back into production wthout consulting the writers on whom they depend. While we’re glad that Colbert and Stewart are resuming production of their shows, we still support the striking writers and hope Viacom and the other corporations pay them what they deserve.

]]> By: Chris L http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201635 Chris L Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:35:55 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201635 Comment by Frank M — December 21, 2007 @ 10:31 am ##### This is the second troll today that I've seen using this talking point - either it is one troll using two names, or this is the talking point of the day from the RNC. Comment by Frank M — December 21, 2007 @ 10:31 am
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This is the second troll today that I’ve seen using this talking point – either it is one troll using two names, or this is the talking point of the day from the RNC.

]]> By: desaparecido http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4201633 desaparecido Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:35:19 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/colbert-chosen-as-ap-celebrity-of-the-year/#comment-4201633 Viva satire! www.tshirtinsurgency.com Viva satire! http://www.tshirtinsurgency.com

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