I am not only surprised Cohen wrote this but how well he described the rudeness of Colbert.
They're causing their own revulsion -- seeing themselves as others see them. It's not a pretty sight.
Colbert was not only rude, he was painfully boring. I heard his screed on a replay on C-SPAN, and was cringing through the whole thing. There was almost no laughter and very little applause. When he sat down, the woman beside him rubbed his back - as if consoling him for being such a failure. It was just embarassing.