kN9F5.jpg (400×318) Attention: Old white men.. Colbert on Sarah Palin | Colbert and Mika | Video. Its been said a lot, but every now and again it bears repeating. Stephen Colbert is a genius. Yes, his consistent amplification of absurd news items to a level of hilarious observation is a consistent part of his routine, but the fake dimwittedness very often results in a much smarter meta-commentary than a straight report could ever provide.
Take for example last night’s “pep talk” to Morning Joe‘s Mika Brzezinski , who yesterday expressed frustration in having to discuss Sarah Palin‘s interview with Sean Hannity. Some background: Yesterday Ms. Brzezinski seemed to take the position that, just because Sarah Palin made some comments somewhere, it wasn’t necessarily worth reporting. In advance to his pep talk, Colbert runs a clip of the clearly frustrated and disinterested Morning Joe co-host, before turning to camera to encourage Mika: I know you think this story has no purpose other than keeping Sarah Palin’s name in the headlines for another news cycle. Sarah Palin blamed by the US Secret Service for death threats against Barack Obama.
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