Posted on 11/09/2005 5:09:17 AM PST by Danno
On the Tuesday evening edition (11/08/2005) of the Colbert Report I was surprised to see a normally super-liberal and irreverent Stephen Colbert seriously challenge Catherine Crier when she lamented that our country would soon start to 'revert' to prayer in school, public display of nativity scenes and menorahs, etc...because of the likes of the Tom Delays and others on the Christian right.
There is not transcript available but Colbert slammed her and Crier was really caught off guard. He basically stated that it was foolish to abandon our moral conscious for the 'public good' and what was wrong with a little religion/faith in public policy, wasn't our country's founders respectful of that tradition?
When Crier then started blathering about separation, he vehemently slammed her saying there was no such thing as separation, staing that it was the intention of the constitution and founding fathers to prevent the Gov't from creating a state religion but not prevent religion to be a part of society and the body politic. he was serious. I have watched this guy for years now and he wasn't setting up a gag.
It was impressive - He told her she was dead wrong and went on to another topic.
I was surprised. I normally watch this show because it can have some hilarious segments but it is normally very anti-Bush and liberal.
Wow--will try to catch the repeat.
Thanks for the info.
That show is funny. I hear O'Reilly hates it.
I hate the Daily Show, but Colbert is really funny, and a whole lot smarter.
Well - he kind of parodies BO - he even has a talking Points thing with graphics like O'reilly has, called 'The Word' at the top of his broadcast.
And to antagonize him more he even calls him Papa Bear...
I liked Catherine Crier when she was on Fox, the same for David Shuster, but now they're two whiny wimpy libs. I can't stomach watching them any more, it makes me sick.
Would that more question IMMEDIATELY the LIB that uses that expression--"separtion of etc etc" and lambast the ass that uses it........
After I heard her talk on the Colbert Report I was surprised she was anywhere near Fox news...
I used to think Crier was intelligent, but my word, the woman is a walking left wing extremist without a shred of common sense. Just spewing leftist crapola.
What I don't understand is when she was on Fox she was very conservative, now she's the polar opposite. Maybe this is why the MSM's credibility is at an all time low with the public.
Wasn't Crier considered to be right of center when she was a judge? I guess she has gone over to the other side.
She really has gone over then - she was very radical and aggressive in her statements on the report last night. I guess she and Ariana Huffington were targeted by the same Pod people...
I had a feeling it would just be a continuation of Jon Stewart's junk just presented a little 'funnier' (what Hollyweird considers funny). I glad to hear he took a breath in bashing Bush.
I'm a James Spader fan yet can't watch Boston Legal anymore... seems he's more about bashing Bush then being entertaining. Stewart, Colbert and Crier are all on well known liberal channels so their spew is easier to take then from a TV show that is supposed to be ENTERTAINING, not political.
Maybe that's the only way she can keep her job on CourtTV?
I don't like his show. His act is clearly to be a parody of conservative talk show hosts. He's making fun of us the whole darn show.
He portrays a sort of conservative, an arrogant always-right bombastic O' Reilly guy. I'm not so sure he wasn't just in character.
But, he's awesome none-the-less.
The call it The Daily Show because every day they have the same show.
Catherine Crier has a new book out which she has been hawking, it's called: "Contempt: How The Right Is Wronging American Justice". I think the title tells you everything you want to know about Ms. Crier. I read the description on Amazon and, if possible, it's even worse than it sounds. She is a total left-wing moonbat who is supposed to represent another fine example of the MSM's "unbiased" so-called journalists.
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