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Truthiness, with Chinese characteristics!
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There’s something about the juxtaposition of the naked IAAASCY! cover against its inspiration that made me chortle. We should believe that this is proof that the “little blue book” is the natural evolution intelligent design of ideological thought.
And yes, it did remind me of “Popoganda”.
Tip of the hat to Mike (who keeps changing his name to elude the authorities), wherever you are…
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April 21st, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Everyone is noticing weird things about the I Am America (And So Can You!) cover today. Someone on LJ just brought to my attention that when you look at Colbert’s eyes on the cover it isn’t the light shining that you see it’s the bald eagle heads in both of them
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April 21st, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Oh, no WAY! I can’t believe I never noticed the eagle heads before!
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April 21st, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Okay, I just noticed it. Now it’s freakin’ me out.
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April 21st, 2008 at 10:15 pm
hehe.. I sent him that book…..
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April 21st, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Wow! How did I miss the eagles until now? I thought you all were joking until I saw it for myself.
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April 21st, 2008 at 10:22 pm
@MadMoll
Yeah, and I saw the signatures. Good job!
Now I’m thinking what kind of disturbing messages I’m going to hear if I play the audiobook backwards…
(Turn me on, dead man!)
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April 21st, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Ahaha!
I never noticed the eagles either! When I bought the book and first looked at the cover I turned to my friend Abby and said “There’s something almost freaky about the look in his eyes in this photograph.”
Leave it to Stephen to add little details like that though. In all of his works there are so many little references, obscure hidden meanings and subliminal messages, it’s really not surprising.
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April 21st, 2008 at 10:26 pm
If I recall, didn’t Stephen mention that there was (eleven?) eagles on the cover of his book. He might have said it in an interview when he was talking about the fun things to do in the book, he said it was another game, a search and find. Does anyone else remember this?
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April 21st, 2008 at 10:39 pm
laurad1413–
Now that you mention it, I do think I recall him saying something to that extent. Now I’m curious. I lent my copy to a friend. I’ll have to take it back from her and give it another look.
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April 21st, 2008 at 10:41 pm
My husband used to keep a copy of the “Little Red Book” in his back pocket as a teenager. “It was a symbol of solidarity with the revolutionary anti-war movement, the Weathermen and stuff. . . of course I was too young to understand all of the politics.”
Me: *rolls eyes*
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April 21st, 2008 at 11:07 pm
*cues dramatic music*
Da Colbert Code!
(And I have been known on occasion to put hidden messages in my postings. You’re smart – you’ll figure it out.)
@ laughing
I enjoy reminding people, “You do know that guy killed like millions of his own people? On purpose?” Good times.
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April 22nd, 2008 at 12:07 am
Tsk, tsk, children; you haven’t been paying attention. I mentioned the eagle thing last October; Stephen and I exchanged a few words about it back then. :)
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April 22nd, 2008 at 12:31 am
MsI–
I hadn’t seen your recollection from last October. Back then, I’d just started watching the show (literally that week, because it was the week after my 18th birthday), and I’d never been on NFZ at that point.
So, now that I have read it, I’m going to commend you. It was a great write-up! You should have asked for his number when you got your book signed, just to see if he’d hold true to his answer to your question.
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April 22nd, 2008 at 12:57 am
And I was busy, well… *points at the other pictures of Chinese artifacts*
@ AmandaIvy
Now we’re all wondering how Dr. Colbert will affect your voting habits…
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April 22nd, 2008 at 1:29 am
@TheLakeEffect–
I actually wondered if it was a coincidence that I started watching TDS and TCR then or if it was a subconscious “Oh crap, I need to start following politics in some fashion” sort of thing. I suppose it was a bit of both. If I remember correctly I saw Stephen on Good Morning America promoting his book that week too, and I know I found him hilarious and it piqued my curiosity about the show…
Either way, it was a good thing. Our state hasn’t had our primary yet… SIGH. So I haven’t really gotten a chance to vote. I’ve been an Obama supporter since before I started watching the show, so I’m not really sure if I’ve been swayed any. I guess only time will tell.
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April 22nd, 2008 at 1:44 am
Holy Cow!!!Now that I’ve seen popoganda, I find myself to be an artist as well…BTW, is it possible that it was my idea?
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