theRepublic said: Alright, let me explain myself. If you think that Colbert was somehow making fun of the democrats by overreaching on the republican talking points, then I think that you are wrong. You may be reading into something that is not there. |
It's simple. Colbert would take a very rational point that makes fun of some Democratic action and starts to make jokes about it. He then continues to go so over the top with the statements that he ends up parodying hardline Republicans by the end of the segment. In the end, he's gotten both parties... Democrats through the initial action, and then Republicans through his Bill O'Reilly schtick.
He stopped doing that about six months ago and the level of humor in the show has dropped off significantly. Don't believe me? Just go back and watch one of his 2005 era shows and then watch something from the past two months. It's pretty blatant how the show has changed.
Stewart has always leaned left and I don't have a problem with that... Like I said, the balance doesn't have to be perfect. But when the show goes from a 60/40 or even 70/30 ratio to a 90/10 ratio, I stopped finding anything he said funny. I don't laugh at political commentators, especially ones who so feebly hide behind the mask of comedy.
And I've been watching the Daily Show since Craig Killborn hosted it.
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