Colbert vs. Dawkins

[asterroc]

I've never really liked Colbert, and sadly here he gives me more reason to not like him. I'm not entirely a fan of what I've heard of Dawkin's book "The God Delusion" either, but.... *sigh*

Comments

[meredithanne42.livejournal.com]

He's basically imitating O'Riely's show, The Factor, or Scarbourough Country (sp), or another such show. To me, it's awesome to see someone go on his show and successfully defend their viewpoint against Colbert's mock conservatism--that's like the whole point, right? Colbert is making fun of the conservative shows with parody, which seems to be lost on some (it was certainly lost on the White House when he was invited to speak at the Press Association dinner!). But maybe what you're saying here is that you just don't find the parody funny?

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

I'm saying that to start the parody WAS lost on me, and now that I've been put on alert by everyone on my friend's list :-P , I am now aware that it is parody but that the same things that made me not aware of it being parody before, now make the parody not funny.