"Hosts from Comedy Central schedule competing rallies
WASHINGTON — Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show’’ is hosting a “million moderate march’’ in Washington — for people who think shouting is annoying — but faux political nemesis Stephen Colbert will be nearby to keep fear alive against those “dark, optimistic forces.’’
I wasn't a big fan of the other one; however, this is silly.
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A Self-Promoter of the Worst Kind
I'm sorry, it just is not funny anymore.
Colbert, host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,’’ and his arch enemy on the network plan to hold opposing political rallies on the National Mall just before the November elections.
Stewart interrupted his regular fake newscast Thursday to announce a “Rally to Restore Sanity’’ on Oct. 30....
So what is the difference from the "real" ones because I'm not seeing it?
Nearby, Colbert announced a “March to Keep Fear Alive’’ to restore “truthiness’’ to the nation on his show. “Truthiness’’ was a 2006 word of the year that means “truth that comes from the gut, not books.’’
He doesn't have to do that; we have newspapers already taking care of it.
Colbert is encouraging “all freedom-loving patriots’’ to bring an overnight bag and five extra sets of underwear to challenge Stewart’s “dark, optimistic forces.’’ He said the nation cannot afford a rally to restore sanity in the middle of a recession.
He wrote the United States is built on three bedrock principles: freedom, liberty and fear.
“They want to replace our fear with reason,’’ he wrote. “But never forget ‘reason’ is just one letter away from ‘treason.’’’Ha-ha.
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Related:
Globe Editorial Stewart and Colbert: Policing the system
So WTF have you guys been doing, Globe?
Why are COMEDIANS doing YOUR JOB?
