Colbert Invades NYT to Verbally Dismantle Icons, Heroes, Presidents-to-Be

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We always knew elections were partly spectacle but nothing beats Election ’08 (unless you live in Belgium).

If only to prove how desperately our political society needs a clue, Stephen Colbert appeared as a guest columnist for The New York Times this weekend to trash-talk everyone relevant, including Obama and Jesus, and suggest that what the world needs is him (or his new book).

Read it all here. And to think we honestly believed we were the only ones drinking on the job. Ain’t blogging grand?!

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