Stephen Colbert A Threat?

[prose]

[quote name='kenrockthefirst' post='1269944' date='May 10 2007, 09:56 AM']Colbert is Catholic and, indeed, teaches CCD, as far as I know. FWIW, he's originally from SC. He is rightly skeptical of the policies of this administration, IMHO. Having said that, when he breaks out with the Nicene Creed, I'm not sure that he isn't serious. As Shakespeare wrote in "Twelfth Night," "...the truth is oft proclaimed in jest."[/quote]

That is what I think of him.

Now what does FWIW mean? And CCD? And SC?

It's like a coded message!

[Phoenix Reborn]

[quote name='prose' post='1270040' date='May 10 2007, 09:54 AM']And CCD?[/quote]

Is that a joke?

[kenrockthefirst]

[quote name='prose' post='1270040' date='May 10 2007, 11:54 AM']That is what I think of him.

Now what does FWIW mean? And CCD? And SC?

It's like a coded message![/quote]

FWIW = For what it's worth
CCD = Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, e.g. religious education
SC = South Carolina

[Mateo el Feo]

[quote name='kenrockthefirst' post='1269924' date='May 10 2007, 10:53 AM']Peeps, Colbert is satire. Both Al Franken and Eli Pariser, who appear in the You Tube clip, have appeared on Colbert's show. Indeed, the You Tube clip [i]itself[/i] is satire.[/quote]I suppose satire has the greatest sting when there are people who actually lend credence to it.

[The Joey-O]

[quote name='Revprodeji' post='1269977' date='May 10 2007, 11:48 AM']out of all people you ask me this. are you being serious?[/quote]

Yes. I'm asking, because it sounds a little bit like despair. While, I would agree that our politics is messed up, I still think there's hope. The natural intentions and inclinations in American politics would lead one to believe that while there's no great possibility of things becoming better, there is a small chance. If there's a small chance, there's hope, however statstically improbable it may be. Also, there is the fact that we can have supernatural hope in a miracle. That gives us even more hope.

If there's hope, apathy is probably inappropriate. There's just a lot of work that needs to be done.

EDIT: I'm really not trying to sound chipper or authoritarian.

Edited May 10, 2007 by The Joey-O

[Maggyie]

Bears are cowards!

[Guest T-Bone]

They are. I fire my itty-bitty .50 caliber rifle at one, and he just runs away...

[Paddington]

Maggie and T-Bone,

Bears are very afraid....................of how badly we would hurt somebody if we were cornered.
Colbert doesn't like talking about it, but us bears have been very kind to him. His inferiority complex makes him see it otherwise. Have a good life Stephen Colbert!

GRRRRRRRRRRR,
Paddington

[kujo]

By and large, Colbert is classic. He's self-proclaimed Democrat, but he's a Roman Catholic as well. I don't know what his *official* stance on abortion is, but he's probably pro-choice (afterall, he is a comedian who has a show on Comedy Central). Still, he's awesome. He cracks me up!

[Maggyie]

[quote name='Paddington' post='1270662' date='May 10 2007, 10:14 PM']Maggie and T-Bone,

Bears are very afraid....................of how badly we would hurt somebody if we were cornered.
Colbert doesn't like talking about it, but us bears have been very kind to him. His inferiority complex makes him see it otherwise. Have a good life Stephen Colbert!

GRRRRRRRRRRR,
Paddington[/quote]

A good life? Or a short one, if the bears get him.

[Paddington]

[quote name='Maggie' post='1271768' date='May 12 2007, 10:38 AM']A good life? Or a short one, if the bears get him.[/quote]


He's got nothing to worry about.

[The Joey-O]

I'm with Colbert on the bear issue. We should ban together to exterminate such vile creatures. They eat the elderly, you know.

[Paddington]

[quote name='The Joey-O' post='1271887' date='May 12 2007, 02:05 PM']I'm with Colbert on the bear issue. We should ban together to exterminate such vile creatures. They eat the elderly, you know.[/quote]

My powerful jaws have hit the floor on that one.

[Maggyie]

Paddington wouldn't eat our aged relatives, he's a [i]tame [/i]bear.

[Paddington]

Maggie,

Thanks.
That's enough closure for me.
I'll stop hijacking this thread now. I love Stephen Colbert tho. Funny Guy.

Paddington

[jeffpugh]

Fine. I'll ask. What is "Politically Apathetic"?

[prose]

[quote name='Sacred Music Man' post='1272590' date='May 13 2007, 05:46 PM']Fine. I'll ask. What is "Politically Apathetic"?[/quote]

I don't know, and I don't care.






















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[Phoenix Reborn]

[quote name='Maggie' post='1271937' date='May 12 2007, 02:54 PM']Paddington wouldn't eat our aged relatives, he's a [i]tame [/i]bear.[/quote]

¿De veras?

[The Joey-O]

[quote name='Sacred Music Man' post='1272590' date='May 13 2007, 06:46 PM']Fine. I'll ask. What is "Politically Apathetic"?[/quote]

To be apathetic about something is to not care about it. To be politically apathetic is to not care about politics in general.

While, I cannot read the mind of revprodeji, I'm guessing he didn't mean that he doesn't care about politics. Rather, the state of American and world politics is such that it's not worth thinking about.

Again, I want to stress the fact that I cannot read his mind, but I'm making an educated guess.

[N/A Gone]

Joey_o...explain more about the mind of the revprodeji.

Why would he have issues with the state of world politics?