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Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) implored Colbert to simply enter his testimony into the record without speaking.
Some in the room gasped. Colbert muttered into the mic: “No hablo Ingles,” before straightening up and asking Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), the subcommittee chairwoman, if she’d prefer if he left the room.
She did not.
Colbert began speaking after Conyers withdrew his request...
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Date: 2010-09-25 11:34 am (UTC)"Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) defended Colbert's appearance, noting that Republican-led committees had invited celebrities such as Elmo the muppet to testify in the past."
Elmo!? You accept testimony by imaginary felt monsters?
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Date: 2010-09-25 07:11 pm (UTC)http://articles.cnn.com/2002-04-23/poli
CNN asked for his reaction to the big news of the day -- senior White House aide Karen Hughes's resignation to go back to Texas."That's wonderful!" he exclaimed. "That means her children are very, very important to her, maybe more important than the president. That's wonderful. Elmo loves you very much, Ms. Karen and you are a wonderful mother."
ELMO, I NEVER LIKED YOU, AND NOW I KNOW WHY, YOU PATRIARCHAL REACTIONARY PIECE OF FELT.
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Date: 2010-09-26 12:55 am (UTC)Elmo
Date: 2010-09-25 05:29 pm (UTC)Re: Elmo
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Date: 2010-09-25 10:45 pm (UTC)Comedian Stephen Colbert commandeered a hearing on migrant farm workers with lewd one-liners (...)
(...) his off-color rant (...)
Colbert’s comedic rant (...) was a bland, seemingly straightforward speech on migrant workers in America.
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