Colbert’s Charade As An Expert Of Illegal Alien Farm Workers Before A Congressional Committee
The recent appearance Of Colbert, the low brow comic who made a fool of himself and made Congress look like a burlesque caricature of itself, has revealed an even deeper problem with Congress that is not being addressed and only serves to weaken the country further; a preoccupation that the Obama Administration seems to have had as a priority since assuming office.
Ironically, the chairman of the House Judicial Committee responsible for investigating ethics violations like those against Maxine Waters D-CA and Charley Rangel D-NY. These charges have been ignored by the Democrats for months. Consequently, the mid-term election will be waged without revealing the corruption that appears to have the tacit approval of Democrat leaders and the party.
On Sept. 24, the House was shamed before the country and the world by Zoe Lofgren, who was responsible for asking Colbert to testify before Congress on the issue of migrant workers who are usually in the country illegally. Colbert launched into a comedy routine to supposedly belittle the issue and the integrity of congress. Republican committee member Steve King and Democrat John Conyers questioned whether Colbert’s testimony was appropriate and necessary: Lofgren was anxious to let the comedy routine go on, a decision that has angered Republicans and Democrats. In a period of economic recession, the congress wasted $125,000 listening to a contrived comedy routine aimed at Republicans, to many Americans, this represents a typical silly episode and waste of money by congress. When the public’s approval of congress is near single the digit stage, it was a stupid move, but with Pelosi and Lofgren reveling pn Colbert’s appearance, what can we expect?
As the immigration subcommittee hearing began, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., praised Colbert for drawing a crowd but then asked the comedian to leave the room – and to leave the job of testifying to the expert witnesses.
“You run your show, we run the committee,” said Conyers.
Colbert said that he was there at the invitation of subcommittee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. Conyers later gave him the go-ahead, apparently hoping that Colbert would counter the testimony of a poli-sci professor who said that illegal immigrants were competing with black and Hispanic citizens for jobs.
Conyers conceded to Lofgren and Cplbert was allowed to do his comedy routine.
Before Colbert could speak, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) praised “The Colbert Report” – and then asked if the comedian would be willing to submit his testimony in writing and leave the hearing without speaking.
Some in the room gasped. Colbert muttered into the mic, “No hablo ingles,” before straightening up and asking Lofgren, the subcommittee chairwoman, if she’d prefer if he left the room. She did not.
Conyers subsequently withdrew his request and Colbert began speaking – quickly moving past his somber prepared remarks in favor of the comedy many had turned out to see.
In defense of Conyers, he realized the potential for disaster and asked Colbert to leave. Colbert refused unless Lofgren asked him to leave, when Lofgren assured Conyers that Colbert’s testimony was important, Conyers allowed the comedy routine proceed.
Using Orwell’s Double Speak or what is now becoming known as Obama Speak, Pelosi weighs in on the Colbert Congress.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi proclaimed it “great” that a celebrity such as Colbert “can bring attention to an important issue like immigration.
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Democrats have made a mockery of the entire government. THis was beyond stupid. Way beyond stupid.
Stephen Colbert is the perfect person for the democrats to put in front of congress concerning the illegals issue. The democrats have been laughing at the laws concerning illegals just like they have been laughing at our laws from the Constitution on down. What better representative to let the world know how the democrats feel about illegals and any other law they don’t want to obey?
If the Republicans were smart, they would have brought in a live brown bear as it is the “bane” of Cobert. Of course that would lead to even more wasteful tax payer dollars.
I think it was perfect. Even the ultra liberal D’s had a look of disgust. He wasn’t even funny. 10% unemployment – no problem, let’s bring in a comedian.
Thanks Cobert.
The Hollywood mystique and the custom of putting celebrities on pedestals is wearing thin and probably has just about run its course. California’s election of Arnold the muscle brain left the people of California and the rest of the country wondering how they could have been so delusional to elect a tough guy stage persona that was actually a wimp.
Colbert is a similar example, just because an entertainer can pretend he is a politician doesn’t mean he has anything meaningful to contribute. Reality is considerably different than the pablum that is offered on the boob tube; although, there is a segment of the population for whom TV is reality and the personalities portrayed as entertainment are real and important. Sadly these are the people most easily duped by well programed propaganda and campaigns: thus we have an explanation of the Obama, a relatively unknown with no qualifications; yet for slightly over 50% of Americans, his campaign had enough heart warming bull shit to warrant voting for him.
America is now paying the price for the dumbing down of its public education system and allowing the Marxist propaganda to inseminated throughout the educational material by subversives like Bill Ayers.
At the beginning of the 20th Century, we were faced with two levels of citizenry: literate and illiterate, illiterate people were not necessarily ignorant, for it was necessary to compete in the market to achieve success. In the first decade of the 21st Century, we have dependent classes who believe success is achieved through fame on the boob tube and being apart of the saga guarantees acceptance among the masses, thus ignorance is promoted and admired. Faith in the pablum of the boob tube is the substitute for reason and the very meaning of life; however, if we just beyond the smoke and mirrors, we see that pablum is only a substitute for real sustenance, and the boob tube is only a parody of the real life giving force, yet we have the masses who are more than willing to suck this artificial pablum from the phony boob tube of life.
Skookum, somewhere inside that purple prose and pablum is an idea I could possibly agree with. It’s too bad you can’t write a paragraph without naming or alluding to Obama. You give him too much credit if you think he’s somehow behind a culture’s going-on ten or fifteen year obsession with empty fame and shallow self-absorption.