Survey says: Stephen Colbert is a top “Public Intellectual”
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You may recall that we linked an article from Foreign Policy last month that was either (1) a genuine attempt to correct the omission of Stephen Colbert from the list of the “World’s Top Public Intellectuals” or (2) a shameless example of pandering to the Colbert Nation’s desire to see Stephen atop rankings lists. Either way, the results are in, and the votes have been tallied. From Foreign Policy:
The World’s Top 20 Public Intellectuals
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July/August 2008. . .
TOP WRITE-IN CANDIDATE
STEPHEN COLBERT
Television host, satirist • United States
Host of the popular late-night fake news show The Colbert Report, Colbert so deftly and hilariously skewers the politically powerful that he has become one of young America’s go-to sources for genuine news and analysis. With deadpan delivery and a disregard for the line between parody and politics, Colbert is the ironic man’s talking head. For added intellectual cachet, he recently penned a bestselling book, I Am America (And So Can You!).
Don’t tell “Stephen”, but I think the public just called him a “brainiac on the nerd patrol”.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 9:43 am
well, I can tell who is in that picture, but it’s not the best…
but I like the idea of Stephen being an intellectual, because by some wacky Colbert-style logic, that gives ME intellectual points too. and I love to be elitesg.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 5:37 pm
oh boy.
I hope this goes on the show.
how do you guys stay on top of everything anyway?
I could never do that.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Boredom and the tendency toward procrastination are amazing things. :)
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