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quote:I’m not a fan of the government doing anything. But I’ve got to ask: Why isn’t the government doing anything? Maybe this Add Jobs Bill would help. I don’t know. Like most members of Congress, I haven’t read it.
quote:Elmo is more intelligent than Colbert and was representing kid's programs.
At least one member (a dem no less) asked him to leave before he made a fool of himself. He should have taken the advice.
Comedy Central in a committee hearing, that change you wanted.
quote:Rep. John Conyers asked Colbert during the hearing to recuse himself from the committee and submit his statement instead, saying that "you run your show, we run the committee," though he later retracted the request. (Watch below.)
Steve King, the conservative ranking Republican on the House Judiciary subcommittee on immigration, also took issue with Colbert's presence. "Maybe amnesty supporters should spend less time watching Comedy Central and more time considering all the real jobs that are out there that require hard labor and don't involve sitting behind a desk," he said during the hearing. "If they did, they would realize that every day American workers perform the dirtiest, most difficult, most dangerous jobs that can be thrown at them."
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), who sits on the immigration subcommittee, called the ordeal a "joke" on CBSNews.com's "Washington Unplugged" today.
"He's the best fake newscaster there is so if they're going to have a fake hearing, I guess he's the guy to do it," Chaffetz said. "It's just unfortunate I've sponsored close to a dozen bills that deal seriously with immigration and none of them have been brought up for discussion. None."
quote:Originally posted by dolemitejb:quote:Elmo is more intelligent than Colbert and was representing kid's programs.
At least one member (a dem no less) asked him to leave before he made a fool of himself. He should have taken the advice.
Comedy Central in a committee hearing, that change you wanted.
I still liked it. Even in satire, Colbert's speech had the poignancy (or lack thereof) of the speeches given everyday by politicians who are attempting to be serious.