Rate the Political Significance of Colberts performance

[bryant69]

Poll question: Rate the Political Significance of Colberts performance

Which of these events is more important than Stephen's Colbert's report - I will try to list a number of events in importance from most important to least important (obviously this will be subjective, and I'm choosing to largely focus on American history, for familiarities sake). So vote for the one that is just above it on this list (and we'll assume that you see all of the ones above it as equally important.

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[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Somewhere between zero and .0000001

Look, I loved it as much as the next DUer, but this is already yesterday's news and did exactly nothing to change anything. It has no significance, other than to make us happier.

[SteppingRazor]

2. I expect Colbert's speech to have little or no political significance...

in fact, I'm at a loss to figure out how it could have any. Don't get me wrong -- it was a great speech, and a helluva lot of fun to watch. But as far as long-term change wrought by this speech, I can't imagine it having any lasting effect.

[etherealtruth]

3. I still haven't gotten over "Futurama"

I really wonder what significance, if any, Stephen Colbert's:loveya: performance will have.

I do believe it is possible that his display of massive cojones will embolden others to speak out in very strong ways ... maybe inspire others.

OR

It is possible that very few will see it ...it will make its rounds on the net, making liberals cheer and making conservatives disparage him ... Having no effect other than a little preaching to the choir ... we shall see.

I am grateful for "Futurama" reruns on Cartoon Network.

[onehandle]

4. New straight to DVD Futurama movies coming.

"In 1999, Groening and Simpsons veteran David X. Cohen launched the science-fiction cartoon series Futurama, which quickly attracted a rabid cult following in spite of regular preemptions and generally shoddy treatment by Fox. The network ultimately cancelled Futurama, but substantial DVD sales and impressive ratings for the Cartoon Network reruns prompted Fox to green-light four feature-length direct-to-DVD Futurama movies. Groening is also working on a long-rumored, highly anticipated Simpsons movie, in addition to publishing Bongo Comics and still writing and drawing Life In Hell. Just before a recent Simpsons episode written by Ricky Gervais aired and the 2007 release date of the Simpsons movie was announced, The A.V. Club spoke to Groening about why The Simpsons Forever is more than just the title of a book."

http://www.avclub.com/content/node/47771/1

"We're going to do four of them, straight to DVD. And as we speak, I'm exchanging e-mails and ideas with David X. Cohen and Ken Keeler, both of whom worked on the show from the very beginning. Right now we're trying to figure out whether to do a giant epic, or separate crazy movies, or what. But I wager that Bender will be featured prominently."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama

[etherealtruth]

6. Oh, thank you onehandle

:loveya: thanks :loveya:

[bryant69]

7. That's good news

Cool.

I'm excited to hear that.

Bryant

[MrModerate]

5. Colbert's gig may be nothing . . . or it may be . . .

"The point after which nothing was ever quite the same."

For me, the most interesting part of the performance was the audience reaction. They sat there like bugs pinned to a board. Colbert made their complicity in the criminal presidency of George Bush explicit.

And he brought into the light a very salient fact: the White House has nothing but contempt for the press.

From their reaction, many people went home that night in a thoughtful mood. Let's see what happens next -- and never underestimate the power of public shaming. That's how McCarthy was brought down, after all.

[deaniac21]

8. The most politically significant act in the last 5 years!

[BurtWorm]

9. It's probably too soon to tell, but I think of it as a measuring stick

The fact that it is not a scandal on the right suggests that the Bush "presidency" has reached a point where it's no big deal to mock the fucker right to his face. This would have been unthinkable in the Reagan era. People would have said Colbert was being mean to a nice old guy. No one that I know of thinks Colbert was being mean to Bush, that Bush (and the media) didn't deserve every ounce of what Colbert dished out. If anyone thinks it, they're not saying it. I haven't even heard the old "respect the presidency" chestnut people throw out when they know the "president" himself isn't respectworthy. (Admittedly, I haven't read or heard what the Fox-ers said.)

Why it may be too soon to say what the ultimate significance of Colbert's performance is: these things tend to have a ripple effect. If I'm right that Colbert represents a milestone on the road to whatever history writes of Bush, then it will only get worse for him.