Friday, December 26, 2014

The Friday Link for 12/26/14

Colbert Part 2!!!

I will miss this guy so much.  I am posting this epic moment from Stephen Colbert's testimony to the US House Judiciary Committee in 2010, in regards to the issue of immigrant farm workers.  Colbert had taken a day to work as a farm laborer and was truly shocked by the pay and working conditions.  He was invited afterwards to share his thoughts with the committee.  Jokes aside, he actually makes a lot of great points here.  First is his opening remarks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewPburLEZyY

Next is the monstrous take down of Rep. Steve King, from Idiot...Oops I meant Iowa:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mncOjWmZw

And finally is the great response to Rep. Judy Chu.  Wait for the final minute of the response:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxeIO4pW05s

Two notes:  King clearly stayed at the hearing in a weak attempt to embarrass Colbert.  It doesn't work out too well for him in the end, but there were a lot of Republicans who ran out of that hearing as soon as they could.  A lot of empty Republican seats.

Also, watch the people in the back trying not to laugh with his responses.  Dana Bash is one of my favorites, to the right a few rows back.  Enjoy!



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