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Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist: The Glenn Beck Takedown Edition
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Stephen’s smackdown of Glenn Beck in Tuesday night’s show sent quite a few ripples out into cyberspace yesterday. Beck’s emotional weeping over his 9.12 Project apparently got under the skin of plenty of people who enjoyed the thorough skewering that Stephen gave him. Here’s a round-up of some of the reactions from around the web (all internal links omitted).
- Stephen Colbert Rips Apart Glenn Beck: Building His Career on 9/11 (Video) – Huffingtonpost.com:
“Stephen Colbert ripped apart Fox News host (and New York Times cover boy) Glenn Beck Tuesday night, mocking his 9-12 project, meant to conjure the spirit of compassion and comaraderie Americans felt on September 12, 2001.
Colbert went on to mock Beck’s now infamous tendency to cry, and to launch his own “democratic experiment, the 10-31 project.”
“It will be scare and balanced!” he joked.”
- Colbert Went Where the New York Times Feared to Tread on Glenn Beck – Greg Mitchell on Huffingtonpost.com:
“Colbert … expressed (albeit with his usual twinkle and silly Halloween coda) all of the passion, and skill, shown by Stewart when he went after Cramer. He was not just foolin’ around.
Something obviously got to him. Perhaps it was a part left out of the Times’ piece, which covered Beck’s new “9/12″ movement without mentioning that Beck had attacked 9/11 families and said he was sick of hearing about it and them. The punch line: ‘The 9-12 project is not for families directly affected by 9/11 — just people building their careers on it.’”
- Colbert Tearily Unveils his new “1031 Project” – Crooksandliars.com:
“As the folks at “Morning Joe” were sharing guffaws over Glenn Beck’s keerazee schtick the other day, some of them were speculating that Stephen Colbert might have to give up his parody-of-a-right-wing-talker act, since Beck had reached a level of self-parody that Colbert couldn’t hope to match. (Hee hee. – Ed.)
Au contraire.
Obviously, Beck is quickly becoming the most flavorful grist for Colbert’s satirical mill. Witness the “1031 Project” unveiled last night — inspired by Beck’s “912 Project” lunacy.”
- Glenn Beck’s Insanity Matched by Stephen Colbert – Gawker.com:
“Insanely weepy Glenn Beck will probably cry over what it means for our country, but Stephen Colbert’s thorough Tuesday-night takedown of the Fox News Host is, in one way, a compliment.
If nothing else, all this attention from Comedy Central’s designated right wing newswatcher marks Beck as, in his own very twisted way, a rising star.”
- Colbert Weeps for Glenn Beck’s Sanity – Rawstory.com:
“Colbert helpfully explained that Beck is attempting to get us to move “beyond the fear we felt on 9/11 to the compassion we felt on 9/12. And hopefully, we’ll all eventually get to the way Glenn felt on 9/9 of 2005.”
On that date, Beck said, “You know, it took me about a year to start hating the 9/11 victims’ families. … When I see a 9/11 victim family on television or whatever, I’m just like, ‘Oh, shut up!’ I’m so sick of them because they’re always complaining.”
“I’m sorry,” Beck apologized during another of his bouts of weeping. “I just love my country — and I fear for it.”
This heartfelt declaration choked Colbert up as well. “I’m sorry,” he gasped. “I just love Glenn Beck’s sanity — and I fear for it.”
Colbert then announced his own forthcoming 10.31 Project — which apparently involves ghosts, witches, jack o’lanterns, and bats in the belfry.”
- Stephen Colbert: “I’m Sorry. I Just Love Glenn Beck’s Sanity, and I Fear for It.” – Bravenewfilms.org:
After relentlessly mocking Beck’s War Room a few weeks ago with the “Doom Bunker,” Colbert was at it again last night, crying phony tears of patriotism for Beck’s phony tears of patriotism. Watch him counter Beck’s asinine 9/12 Project with The 10/31 Project. We’re going to need sugary treats and costumes to surround the “them” who are watching us!”
That’s just a sampling of the reactions. Stories and the video of the segment were also featured prominently in The Nation and EW.com’s Popwatch.
Glenn Beck does seem to be Stephen’s favorite new piñata. When the target of your satire practically hands you the material ready for use, it’s hard to resist. I’ll be waiting to see if this develops further, and if Beck has any response to it.
(h/t Ms. Interpreted)
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Glenn Beck responds to Stephen Colbert’s Doom Bunker segment
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s a wonderful video featuring Glenn Beck’s reaction to the Wednesday, March 4th ‘Colbert Report’, featuring the ‘War Room’ send-up, ‘Doom Bunker’. The best of Beck’s retorts came in response to Stephen Colbert talking about Beck’s double chin – “The camera adds 10 pounds. The M&M’s add another eight, but the camera adds 10.” Beck can’t even keep a straight face as he tries to set up the ‘Colbert Report’ clip of the ‘Doom Bunker’ for his audience. The monkey bumping in the ‘Doom Bunker’ graphic was blurred, which made me laugh yet again at the brilliance of the ‘Colbert Report’ graphics gurus. It’s good to see that at least one pundit can still laugh at himself when the occasion arises.
The embedded video is a bit on the small size, but if you click on the expand screen button (box with four arrows) you can see it in its full-screen high-def glory.
h/t Twitterer @weathrlver
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