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Should Stephen Colbert be indicted for lying under oath to Congress?
Examiner.com ^ | Sept. 25, 2010 | Marc Schenker

Posted on 09/25/2010 6:33:32 AM PDT by Suvroc10

Should Stephen Colbert be indicted for lying under oath to Congress? That’s what some observant watchers are now smartly asking after Comedy Central’s brutally unfunny comedian—but full-time and major-league clown—Stephen Colbert made a complete mockery of Congress by "testifying" in character and under oath to a House subcommittee on immigration. It was an unpardonable outrage that Colbert—and his unfunny, Bill O’Reilly-imitating schtick—would willfully make himself a party to what amounted to a waste of taxpayer money, a waste of Congress’ hearing time, and a total disrespect of the oath to tell the truth one takes before Congress.

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TOPICS: Government; Humor; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; ca; california; canada; colbert; congress; immigration; indicted; stephencolbert; zoelofgren
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To: Suvroc10
Yeah, that's right. Let's blame Colbert for this farce. Let's indict the comedian for doing an act for Congress. Let's be sure & arrest the strippers, too, when they “testify”. But don't arrest the ventriloquist act, as that seems truly instructive.

Let's reelect a Congress that prefers entertainment at a committee hearing rather that serious discussion of legislation. Can we move Neverland Ranch to the Mall?

41 posted on 09/25/2010 7:08:19 AM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: Suvroc10

should a retarded person even be put under oath in front of congress ??


42 posted on 09/25/2010 7:10:36 AM PDT by zwerni (this isn't gonna be good for business)
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To: Suvroc10

Hang ‘im high!

And regarding it being a waste of time, money, etc: For the last 15 years Congress has been WORSE THAN a waste of time and money. They have put our entire Country and way of life in peril! What’s THEIR penalty for lying under oath? Their oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of The United States of America!


43 posted on 09/25/2010 7:13:20 AM PDT by Tucker39
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To: Suvroc10

If you believe it to be true, it is not a lie. Case in point: weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

It remains to be seen whether this moron actually believes his drivel...


44 posted on 09/25/2010 7:16:35 AM PDT by JimRed (Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of Liberty too! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: hosepipe

He was very careful when talking about the people he worked with that day, to NOT say whether they were illegal or not.

And he made ONE good point — a republican was questioning him, and got him to admit that some of those he worked with might have been legal. Then the republican said “So, we know that americans will do the work”. COlbert (I think he may have had a prompter sitting with him to feed him information) pointed out that “legal” doesn’t mean only “American”, it could include legal immigrants.


45 posted on 09/25/2010 7:17:45 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: darkwing104

I’m leaning toward having a German Oompah band play at the next hearing...


46 posted on 09/25/2010 7:19:03 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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To: Larry Lucido
shame on you for excerpting.

I guess the definition of shameful behavior has suffered some inflation. Shame? Seriously?

47 posted on 09/25/2010 7:20:34 AM PDT by Minn
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To: Suvroc10

Obvious case of contempt of Congress.


48 posted on 09/25/2010 7:26:47 AM PDT by HapaxLegamenon
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To: saganite
The black panther voting rights intimidation case isn’t going away. They may have deflected attention for a short time but the BP story has legs.

We don't need it to have legs. We need for it to have impact. Now.

We're ~6 weeks away from the mid-term elections, and this is an issue that - if it hits in a big way - could swing 6-8 House seats in the GOP's favor. If it turns out to be a close-run thing with the House, those seats could determine whether Issa is the Chairman and able to issue subponeas ... or ranking Minority member and able to complain loudly as the issue is backburnered.

The single best opportunity for it to have impact was yesterday with Coates' testimony. Instead everyone is talking about f*cking Colbert.
49 posted on 09/25/2010 7:36:12 AM PDT by tanknetter
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To: Suvroc10

True contempt of Congress and the American Citizen was shown by Zoe Lofgren (D) who chairs the committee and who invited this smartmouth trash to “testify”.

The solution to Colbert is to never watch or listen to anything he presents; the solution to Lofgren is an immediate ethics complaint and voting her fat Rat ass out of office a.s.a.p.


50 posted on 09/25/2010 7:39:59 AM PDT by Postman
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To: Suvroc10

I can’t figure out the point of it.

Did the congresswoman believe Colbert is really a Republican who would be giving his views - and then Republicans would be lambasted for it? I’m not sure what to think.


51 posted on 09/25/2010 7:45:22 AM PDT by Heart of Georgia
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
I’m leaning toward having a German Oompah band play at the next hearing...

Why not! Its Oktoberfest!!!

Beer and Würstl for every one! Pass the Jägerschnitzel!


52 posted on 09/25/2010 7:49:34 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: Heart of Georgia

Yeah, I’m not sure what to make of it either. Maybe I’m giving this congresswoman too much credit, but it seems like it would take about 1 minute of analysis to figure out what a disaster it would turn into by inviting him - and letting him play his character to boot!


53 posted on 09/25/2010 7:52:17 AM PDT by Brett66 (Where government advances, and it advances relentlessly , freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
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To: Suvroc10
"Lying to Congress" is like being anti-Semetic to a Nazi.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

54 posted on 09/25/2010 8:01:57 AM PDT by The Comedian
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To: Suvroc10
Should Stephen Colbert be indicted for lying under oath to Congress?

Sure, but Holder should go first.

55 posted on 09/25/2010 8:07:55 AM PDT by ProfoundMan (Time to finish the Reagan Revolution! - RightyPics.com)
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To: Brett66

“1 minute of analysis to figure out what a disaster it would turn into by inviting him”

This is what makes me think she thought he was just an outspoken Republican - one who has a comedy show - but who is nonetheless expressing true Republican views - and she wanted his views seen by as many folks as possible, realizing it would be cycled over and over.

Mind-boggling how anyone like that gets elected to anything.


56 posted on 09/25/2010 8:09:00 AM PDT by Heart of Georgia
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To: Brett66

The Speaker of the House Pelosi said Colbert is an American and has a right to speak. Well Mrs. Pelosi, why don’t you feel the same way about the Tea Partiers? I guess only a select group of Americans (Hollywood, libs and ivy league grads) have the right to speak in your mind. Maybe you should read the Constitution before you ever get to reading the Healthcare Law.


57 posted on 09/25/2010 8:10:03 AM PDT by jerseyrocks
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To: Suvroc10
I do not care anything about Stephen Colbert one way or another.

What would like to see is CONGRESSMEN being indicted for lying to Congress. If it became illegal for Congressmen to lie to Congress, this would change America for the better.

58 posted on 09/25/2010 8:16:03 AM PDT by GregoTX
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To: Suvroc10

The people that should be indicted are the congress critters who brought him on the hill in the first place. Telling jokes is what Colbert does and should be a given- all he is really doing (not his intention) is exposing the joke of that entire body who wastes their time and our money with stunts like this.


59 posted on 09/25/2010 8:18:22 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: Suvroc10

YES and Congress should be indicted for lying to US!!!


60 posted on 09/25/2010 8:35:37 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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