He’s simply not a friend of the believer. The man verbally treats Protestants about as gently as, say, Tomas de Torquemada did physically. Colbert might be a Catholic who sarcastically passes himself off as a Conservative Christian, but his satire of both “conservatism” and “Christianity” will make any truly Conservative, truly Christian person cringe. Listening to it in Colbert’s own voice certainly made it funnier than it would have been in print, so if you risk it, go for the audio.īeware, though. It’s not so much a biography as it was an audio blog discussing issues of relevance to him. When I found this audio book at the local library shortly after my return to the States, I figured it would be a good look into Colbert as a personality, behind the scenes (though I don’t recall there actually being a serious moment in the entire book). Admittedly, I wasn’t as discerning with my choice of entertainment then as I am now. Of course, Comedy Central isn’t the wisest place to get actual news-and certainly not a wise place to feel good about being a Bible-believing Christian-but with Colbert’s supposed “Conservative” bent and creative sense of humor, it was at least a good place to enjoy some American laughs and maybe catch a headline or two. Back in 2007 when I was overseas and couldn’t access much American news, I got into downloading The Colbert Report.
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