Stephen Colbert was called as an expert witness after working one day as a farm worker in upstate New York.
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One last segment from the Colbert Report, Colbert is making jokes at BP‘s expense, and with a great follow-on interview with Michael Blum, an environmental scientist from Tulane. Interesting mixed with a message about tainted shrimp…
“Our inspectors are so good they can find shrimp taint by smell.”
Stephan Colbert
Notice at the one-minute mark, the weaselly news-reader’s description of the BP spill — “when oil began seeping” into the Gulf. Seeping? BP could have written that manipulative phrasing.
I’m impressed that Colbert is able to fit so much factual information into segments that are also funny and ironic.
If you want to see masterful PR manipulation, by the way, notice the new BP ads (no link, but they’re turning up as intros to MSNBC online vids).
Pristine waters, happy citizens, a cohort of rested and ready-to-restart BP beach cleaners; and one core message:
“Now that the oil is gone from the beaches, we’ve done our job. And if oil ever returns to the beaches, we’ll be back just that fast to clean it up again.”
And all that clean water in the background. The words may say “beaches,” but the pictures say “all outdoors.”
Can you smell the manipulation? Smells like that oil “taint,” Colbert joked about.
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Rally To Restore Sanity: Watch It LIVE From Washington
Jon Stewart‘s “Rally To Restore Sanity” is starting in Washington in under half an hour. It will be interesting to see how many people the famous comedian are able to gather in a “respectful disagreement” to discuss the issues that truly impact our lives (minus the political discord).
“We will send a message to our leaders! We are here! – but only until six…”
Jon Stewart
The Comedy Central have provided a link to the US capital where the rally is supposed to start in about 20 minutes. Click at the picture below, and follow this extraordinary event LIVE!
(If that link doesn’t work, try this one.)
I anyone should find themself a bit puzzled over Mr. Colbert’s slogan “March To Keep Fear Alive,” here’s a little musical hint for you…
(Thanks to the very talented people at versusplus.com).
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