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ClarkeVII

(89 posts)
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 08:16 PM Aug 2014

Colbert v. Stewart: The Celebrity Death Match Over School Reform

Comedy Central's fake newscasters have an outsized influence on public opinion and seemingly different takes on hotly-debated topics like teacher tenure laws and the Common Core standards

When Stephen Colbert invited newcaster-turned-education-reformer Campbell Brown on his show last night, he unwittingly unleashed a firestorm of controversy and, some say, distanced him from his liberal brother-in-fake-news, and fellow Viacom employee, Jon Stewart.

Several hundred of Colbert’s leftwing fans protested outside of his Manhattan studio before the taping, and thousands more took to the blogosphere, decrying Brown as an elitist union-buster and accusing Colbert of being “a sell out like the rest of them.”

“Maybe Colbert ought to watch the Jon Stewart show to learn about education issues!” wrote one commenter. “How idiotic of Colbert – IDIOTIC.”

In an era where liberals find themselves at each other’s throats over nearly every issue related to school reform—from charter schools to teacher tenure laws to the roll-out of the Common Core reading and math standards adopted by most states—advocates on both sides of the debate have been paying close attention to people like Colbert and Stewart, who have an outsized influence on liberal public opinion.

Full article: http://time.com/3071243/stephen-colbert-jon-stweart-school-reform-common-core/

Colbert went down a notch BIG TIME in my book.

Campbell Brown = Wife of Mitt Romey Aide..... No wonder she can't name her donors

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Colbert v. Stewart: The Celebrity Death Match Over School Reform (Original Post) ClarkeVII Aug 2014 OP
Man-are you off.... catnhatnh Aug 2014 #1
I and my wife agree ... GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #2
It's possible... ClarkeVII Aug 2014 #3
he was charming but not easy on her at all. pansypoo53219 Aug 2014 #5
As a professional comedian ClarkeVII Aug 2014 #6
Funny, I was wondering how Stewart would have handled Brown BuelahWitch Aug 2014 #4

catnhatnh

(8,976 posts)
1. Man-are you off....
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 08:59 PM
Aug 2014

Colbert got a smiling Campbell Brown to look just like the sneaky lying critter she is. Do you really think Colbert supported her? He laughed with her and showed she was hiding a dirty national campaign backed by craven hidden billionaires. Who could have done better?

ClarkeVII

(89 posts)
3. It's possible...
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 09:15 PM
Aug 2014

But I honestly thought he was easy on her and allowing her airtime only gave her the opportunity to validate her position.

BuelahWitch

(9,083 posts)
4. Funny, I was wondering how Stewart would have handled Brown
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 09:29 PM
Aug 2014

since his Mom was a public school teacher for many years. I did not feel that Colbert gave a softball interview, but the info in the article about his support for charter schools is disheartening.

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