Colbert's A Liberal Now.... What?

[Galloglasses' Alt]

Ok, I was on a Monarchist forum where our resident Geneologist, who is a professed homosexual took offence at another user's Signature which had this quote from Steven Colbert:

"Rainbows are God's way at frowning at gay people."

Now this is not the point of this thread, the point is when I jumped in to defend the user's use of signature, (because I am aquainted with him via the forum and am familiar with his sense of humour and can easily take a stab as to why he'd put that quote in his signature, IE: Because he thought it was funny), the point is somewhere along the line another poster stated in response to me that Colbert was a liberal. This I found hard to believe, outside of him being a democrat voter, he's not liberal on social, moral or religious issues, (which Ironically enough, most monarchists on the forums in question have a braod concensous on bar a few issues), so can someone fill me in on this? Because the person who stated this is no fool in my eyes and I'm rather confused about wether or not Colbert is liberal or Conservative.

PS: Where the keyboard did the political forum go?

[Hassan]

[quote name='Galloglasses' Alt' post='1877290' date='May 28 2009, 01:54 PM']Ok, I was on a Monarchist forum where our resident Geneologist, who is a professed homosexual took offence at another user's Signature which had this quote from Steven Colbert:

"Rainbows are God's way at frowning at gay people."

Now this is not the point of this thread, the point is when I jumped in to defend the user's use of signature, (because I am aquainted with him via the forum and am familiar with his sense of humour and can easily take a stab as to why he'd put that quote in his signature, IE: Because he thought it was funny), the point is somewhere along the line another poster stated in response to me that Colbert was a liberal. This I found hard to believe, outside of him being a democrat voter, he's not liberal on social, moral or religious issues, (which Ironically enough, most monarchists on the forums in question have a braod concensous on bar a few issues), so can someone fill me in on this? Because the person who stated this is no fool in my eyes and I'm rather confused about wether or not Colbert is liberal or Conservative.

PS: Where the keyboard did the political forum go?[/quote]

He's a parrody of conservative pundits like O'Reilly.

He says conservative things and positions, usually, in a way so as to satarize the position.

[Jaime]

[quote name='Galloglasses' Alt' post='1877290' date='May 28 2009, 02:54 PM']PS: Where the keyboard did the political forum go?[/quote]
<---googlemap image of where the political phorum went

[Galloglasses' Alt]

[quote name='Hassan' post='1877291' date='May 28 2009, 03:00 PM']He's a parrody of conservative pundits like O'Reilly.

He says conservative things and positions, usually, in a way so as to satarize the position.[/quote]
Yeah but he does the same to liberal pundits as well =S

[Hassan]

[quote name='Galloglasses' Alt' post='1877294' date='May 28 2009, 03:02 PM']Yeah but he does the same to liberal pundits as well =S[/quote]

Not as much. It goes back to a character he did on The Daily Show.

[kujo]

[quote name='Hassan' post='1877297' date='May 28 2009, 04:03 PM']Not as much. It goes back to a character he did on The Daily Show.[/quote]

He satires everyone. His "character" is that of a conservative blowhard, but he still lampoons both (or "all") sides.

[kenrockthefirst]

[quote name='Galloglasses' Alt' post='1877294' date='May 28 2009, 02:02 PM']Yeah but he does the same to liberal pundits as well =S[/quote]


[quote name='kujo' post='1877308' date='May 28 2009, 02:26 PM']He satires everyone. His "character" is that of a conservative blowhard, but he still lampoons both (or "all") sides.[/quote]
Colbert skewers everyone who deserves skewering. His persona is that of a conservative talk show host such as Bill O'Reilly but no one is spared. For example, earlier in the year he had a show where Alan Colmes joined him for a "Colbert and Colmes" show in which Colert subjected Colmes to all kinds of outrageous indignities.

In real life, Colbert is a committed Catholic, e.g. he teaches CCD and his local parish, and this often comes through in his show.

[kujo]

Of course, when I say "satires" I mean to say "satirizes."

[kamiller42]

[quote name='kenrockthefirst' post='1877317' date='May 28 2009, 03:49 PM']In real life, Colbert is a committed Catholic, e.g. he teaches CCD and his local parish, and this often comes through in his show.[/quote]
Interesting. I did not know that. I wonder how he is in class. Goofy? Serious? [img]http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/39.gif[/img]

[kujo]

[quote name='kamiller42' post='1877362' date='May 28 2009, 05:46 PM']Interesting. I did not know that. I wonder how he is in class. Goofy? Serious? [img]http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/39.gif[/img][/quote]

I've heard he leaves the over-the-top goofiness behind when he's teaching CCD, fearing that not doing so would make him look insincere.

[Maximilianus]

I don't know how liberal he is but he is a Democrat.

[Resurrexi]

Colbert shouldn't be teaching catechism if he votes for pro-abortion candidates.

[Jaime]

[quote name='Resurrexi' post='1877496' date='May 28 2009, 09:38 PM']Colbert shouldn't be teaching catechism if he votes for pro-abortion candidates.[/quote]

You have no idea who he votes for small stack

[Brigid]

[quote name='Resurrexi' post='1877496' date='May 28 2009, 09:38 PM']Colbert shouldn't be teaching catechism if he votes for pro-abortion candidates.[/quote]
Democrat ≠ pro-abortion voting. I know several pro-life Democrats. don't assume, silly.

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='hot stuff' post='1877499' date='May 28 2009, 09:40 PM']You have no idea who he votes for small stack[/quote]

I never said I knew for whom he voted. I said "if..."

Edited May 29, 2009 by Resurrexi