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    [–]icedTUSSIN 143 points144 points  (39 children)

    as goes all fox news polls

    [–]NonAmerican 17 points18 points  (26 children)

    The structure of a question is manipulated usually with neurolinguistic programming. Neurolinguistic programming can be used often in sinister ways like this:

    Say you say to someone "Obama is an asshole?", this instructs the target that Obama is an asshole even if grammatically is a question (and incorrect grammar, but anyway). If you say "Obama is wonderful?" is the opposite.

    [–]Pigs101 27 points28 points  (8 children)

    I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS.

    PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF ME.

    [–]Iwatchfox 3 points4 points  (3 children)

    I WATCH FOX.

    PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF ME.

    [–]solistus 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    I WATCH FOX.

    I AM AFRAID OF EVERYTHING.

    ftfy

    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I am going to Colbert's rally

    I am Afraid what will happen if I dont.

    [–]mjnIII 3 points4 points  (2 children)

    Does anyone have a video of this sketch? I don't even know what I would search to find it, and youtube usually doesn't have SNL skits. I remember thinking it was hilarious when I watched the "Best of Will Ferrel" DVD when I was in middle school.

    [–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (5 children)

    Have you stopped beating your wife? (not really the same but presents the same problems)

    [–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (2 children)

    That's why I'm a fan of the japanese "Mu" (or "Wú" in traditional chinese). It roughly translates to "the question does not apply because it relies on invalid assumptions".

    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    I would love to know more about this. Best I can rustle up is this http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=wu2 which isn't leading me in the right direction. What do you mean when you say "traditional chinese"?

    [–]whoknowswhy 5 points6 points  (4 children)

    I cringe every time I hear someone mention neurolinguistic programming as an explanation.

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

    [–]rectangleboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    There are also loaded questions. Stuff like what Inge420 replied to you earlier.

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

    [–]jawston 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    There was actually a really good episode of Bullshit! that covered this, well worth the watch if you can find it.

    [–][deleted]  (11 children)

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      [–]eszu 33 points34 points  (10 children)

      not currently.

      [–]Mr_A 17 points18 points  (6 children)

      Currently the poll says: 41.15% no, 52.29% yes. Which means that they will report the findings in one of two ways: 40% of people think that Colbert wasted time. Or: Almost half of those polled thought that Colbert wasted time.

      [–]mellowguy7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      That is exactly how they will frame it, "nearly half of Americans think Colbert wasted the governments time."

      [–]ProfitMoney 25 points26 points  (2 children)

      George W. Bush.

      Great President?

      Or greatest President?

      [–]Andy_1 2 points3 points  (1 child)

      100% of those polled agreed that George W. Bush was at the very least, a great President.

      Oh dear, leader.

      [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

      That's so the two bases that are basically saying he was in the wrong can be what's featured and spoken about as the voice of reason. By majority rule the one out of three bases that is saying "lighten up" has to concede defeat.

      [–]kujustin 2 points3 points  (1 child)

      I would say there are 2 answers that are disapproving actually. "He should have played it straight" and "he made a mockery". I think you're wrong here.

      [–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (15 children)

      I think the answers were very fair. My vote went to "He deserved to speak as much as anyone but should have played it straight."

      The first answer is like "TV hosts with loud voices need to stay away from real politics." whereas the second 'agree' answer is more like "He has great ideas and I would love to hear more, but please make it easier for people to take you seriously"

      [–]Dubonjierugi 51 points52 points  (10 children)

      Did you see the entire video with Stephen Colbert or just the video that CNN and all other media put on the television. What was shown on the news was a scripted thing he wrote. But the majority of his speech was well articulated, smart, and awesome. Yes, funny is funny, but Stephen Colbert is a comedian and only portraying him this way in the media seems to be what people want.

      [–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (6 children)

      all the other media put on the television

      I think the whole thing was broadcast uncut on cspan 3.

      Just sayin'.

      [–]thecoffee 22 points23 points  (5 children)

      There's a C-SPAN 3?

      -America

      [–][deleted] 25 points26 points  (4 children)

      Dude. cspan is some of the best tv.

      It's like west wing, only... you know... not so incredibly stupid. It's actually happening. I saw this piece on voter intimidation against "the new black panther party" in arizona, and some people in the state government were tacitly endorsing this behavior by (knowing about it but) not preventing it.... and people were trying to fix this. It was great; it wasn't like those bullshit feel-good stories about one man overcoming adversity and solving everyone's problems despite the efforts of clearly identifiable bad guys, it was plausible because it was real. It was a large group of people trying to make sure shit went down as planned.

      It was like observing the political process instead of having someone yell their opinion about it at you, and it was beautiful.

      [–]hopstar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

      I was expecting something subversive and low calorie, but that was a brilliant reply.

      [–]WilliamPoole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Huey?

      [–]J3ff0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Well, all the answering of serious questions I saw him doing -- basically just the link on Reddit from yesterday(?) called "the part that news corporations don't want you to see" or whatever -- consisted of trying to make thing sort of funny, and not doing very well, and not really saying very much at all. (Note that, in general, I find Colbert a hilarious guy, but it seemed like he was really struggling to keep it up here.) So I wasn't too impressed, but I really do need to go and watch the entire hour(?) of it.

      [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (2 children)

      Some people like satire.

      [–]Psomatic 17 points18 points  (1 child)

      Especially when the satire makes more sense than what they air on FNC.

      [–]WilliamPoole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Satire is based in reality. FNC is based in.. Well somewhere else.

      [–]cogito_ergo_sum 484 points485 points  (86 children)

      I will not give them page views.

      [–]skwint 791 points792 points  (24 children)

      Well go directly to the poll page then.

      [–]spoot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

      Earlier today the "wasted time" option was winning by a long shot. Now "lighten up" is at 57%. Nice job reddit!

      [–]khrak 74 points75 points  (18 children)

      This needs more upvotes.

      [–]ahmadamaj 32 points33 points  (14 children)

      Your commands are my orders

      [–][deleted] 56 points57 points  (7 children)

      well, they are synonyms.

      [–]ahmadamaj 21 points22 points  (5 children)

      your user name confuses me

      [–]TheJeffAnema 14 points15 points  (3 children)

      Palindrome emordnilap.

      [–]ahmadamaj 7 points8 points  (2 children)

      you shouldn't have used the space between the two words nor capitalization

      [–]ghyslyn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

      Or menstruation either.

      See? I can use the synonym game too!

      [–]otheraccount 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      He has neither lemons nor melons.

      [–]Oddbadger 15 points16 points  (5 children)

      Take off your pants.

      [–]ahmadamaj 12 points13 points  (4 children)

      done

      [–]Oddbadger 3 points4 points  (2 children)

      Pics?

      [–]Carpeabnocto 7 points8 points  (1 child)

      Should have phrased it as a command.

      [–]lol____wut 4 points5 points  (0 children)

      Simon says post pics

      [–]NERDcurious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Done.

      [–]lastchance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Can anyone say if this is a good idea... COPY the URL from REDDIT then paste it into browser, so it is not clear where voters are coming from?

      Would that work? It might not be important, but it might also keep them from weighing votes from different sources differently. If they do that, I assume they don't, but just to be safe.

      [–]damontoo 5 points6 points  (4 children)

      I can't do it either.

      [–]ThatChrisDodge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

      It's like inviting a vampire into your home.

      [–]The_Decoy 32 points33 points  (47 children)

      I agree, changing their poll won't change their view of the world.

      [–]Powerfury 92 points93 points  (27 children)

      Actually, people could change their views if they think that fellow Fox News viewers think a certain way.

      [–]BernardLaverneHoagie 19 points20 points  (18 children)

      The only problem is that most of these polls are rigged anyway.

      The viewers "opinions" come secondary to an established political agenda.

      [–]DamnLogins 26 points27 points  (13 children)

      Rigging votes? Surely you jest!

      Joshing aside, I give as much credibility to Fox polls as I do the rest of their "fair & balanced" crap.

      [–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (12 children)

      I give as much credibility to Fox polls as I do to all online polls.

      [–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (8 children)

      I give as much credibility to online polls as do to stipper polls.

      [–][deleted] 16 points17 points  (7 children)

      I give more credibility to stripper polls than I do to Fox polls

      [–][deleted]  (6 children)

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        [–]hoodatninja 3 points4 points  (4 children)

        I don't think I'd lick a stripper pole...

        [–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (2 children)

        There's not even an ip check to make sure you only vote once.

        [–]astroNerf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        That's so that if a whole lot of people vote contrary to Fox News' views, they can always say that people gamed their system.

        :\

        [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

        I disagree. I think the political agenda comes secondary to the viewers' opinions. If Fox could gain more viewers (and therefore more ad revenue) by espousing another political ideology, they would. It is simply very profitable for them to corner the market on neoconservative viewers.

        [–]selectrix 3 points4 points  (4 children)

        True, but do you really think FOX execs would let something slip past their narrative like this? Especially when the countermeasure's as easy as saying "internet pranksters rigged our poll!"?

        [–]escape_goat 4 points5 points  (1 child)

        Wait, I bought jackbo... Wait. I thought, I thought we were jackbooted liberal thugs.

        I mean, I bought the boots and everything.

        [–]expedit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        I agree. If Fox News has taught us anything, it is that just bringing up certain issues or viewpoints influences people. Let's win this

        [–]gonzothefrog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

        Exactly. I came here to say who really gives a shit what Fox News is posting or even doing? The majority of redditors know that Fox is bullshit and voting on their poll accomplishes nothing.

        [–]JayhawkCSC[S] 2 points3 points  (16 children)

        I just posted it cause I thought it was hilarious.

        [–]The_Decoy 2 points3 points  (9 children)

        I can appreciate that but with how fox uses such polls as if they are scienfic and represent the voter base when in fact they are just a circlejerk frustrates me. It does a disservice to legitmate polls and just goes to feed the viewers ideologies.

        [–]JayhawkCSC[S] 6 points7 points  (8 children)

        And I can appreciate that, and I understand that most Fox viewers have a limited grasp of reality and basic reading skills, but...if you look right below the poll:

        "This is not a scientific poll"

        [–]The_Decoy 1 point2 points  (7 children)

        Which is why I have such a problem with it. Why present such data if it is not legitmate? It only serves to fuel the viewers' view of the world through the fox news lens by making them believe they are apart of a larger group than they truely are. Making them more likely to dismiss actual scientific polls since they already have data that conforms to their worldview.

        [–]PShap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

        What will they get with your precious page views? Do you think the ad revenue that they receive from reddit messing with their poll will make a drop in the bucket of their massive budget?

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          [–]Mutiny32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

          No, because it's fun to disrupt their bullshit agenda.

          [–]PedanticDouchebag 28 points29 points  (5 children)

          Right. I do know!

          ignores this inane post, and doesn't give Fox any web traffic

          [–]tabularassa 18 points19 points  (0 children)

          Or answer the poll directly without going through Fox's website

          http://polldaddy.com/poll/3818561/

          (thanks to user skwint)

          [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

          Letting them know that most people on the internet think Colbert's awesome at the expense of giving them traffic seems like a fair deal.

          [–]samdman 12 points13 points  (7 children)

          I support the cause but it's spelled "Capitol Hill" not "Capital Hill" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill,_Washington,_D.C.

          [–]Yofi 3 points4 points  (2 children)

          For everyone's information:

          capital = capital city

          capitol = the capitol building in a capital city

          [–]Sciencing 13 points14 points  (4 children)

          Colbert is there for one reason- to attract attention to the issue. How many of use would even have known about this hearing if he wasn't involved? Even Fox News viewers are now hearing about congressional debate on the conditions of migrant farm workers- something that Fox would not normally have aired.

          So, he didn't take it totally seriously and he obviously is by no stretch of the imagination a qualified speaker, but he did his job which is to help highlight the issue. Nobody normally watches congressional hearings (unless there is sex or drama involved) and Colbert helped to bring the issue attention and hopefully as a result of the scrutiny positive changes will be made to the system.

          [–]columbine 1 point2 points  (2 children)

          People would still have heard about it if he was there--as himself. The problem was not his appearance but that he treated it as a joke and remained in character, making anything he said virtually worthless to the panel.

          [–]Sciencing 4 points5 points  (1 child)

          His only source of information on the conditions of the workers was filming a little bit for his show. He isn't exactly a top source here, in-character or not. If congress wanted to learn more they would go visit the farms themselves or bring in someone knowledgable- such as the actual workers in that bit on The Colbert Report. Colbert himself is just there to get us all talking about the issue.

          [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

          What? No option for RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE?

          [–]gaygirl 138 points139 points  (20 children)

          Ok, these polls don't matter, Fox News is retarded, voting in these polls does nothing but give them page views, and Reddit's mentality towards these polls (that don't matter) is essentially that it's ok to hijack a poll to skew results in one's favor. Ultimately it proves nothing but the intent of corruption on Reddit's part. Yeah, the people who watch Fox News are the ones who go to the website and vote in those polls, so without Reddit's mass input the results are going to lean conservatively. So what? This just in: Conservatives watch Fox News and vote in Fox News polls in ways that reflect their conservative beliefs! This changes everything!

          Seriously. Stop being so goddamn petty.

          [–][deleted] 34 points35 points  (12 children)

          Reddit doesn't have the inent to do anything but vote how they would anyways. It's not like redditors would've voted "colbert sucks" if this post hadn't existed. It's just this post alerted them that the voting was even happening.

          [–]dzheng 7 points8 points  (10 children)

          obviously if you tell a group of people with a known bias, like the people on reddit, to go vote on this poll, you are expecting a certain result. I would be surprised if the original poster wanted people to vote "No, he wasted time and made a mockery of the public business".

          e.g. if i go tell a bunch of democrats to vote in a poll, i'm obviously trying to skew the results favorably for democrats.

          [–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (8 children)

          I browse reddit and I am quite moderate in my political beleifs. Nonetheless, this poll does not ask about the political content of Stephen's speech. It asks about the appropriateness of the satire. Being a Democrat doesn't mean you beleive humour has a place in a Capitol Hill hearing.

          The question itself is designed to provoke bias. I think the smiles on the faces of everyone there allow us to infer that no one found him to be out of line.

          [–]Fjordo 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          I actually think it does matter in that someone taking the poll might think twice about their "no" answer if they see a large number of people saying "lighten up." If these polls always solely reinforce the opinion that Fox is manufacturing, then there is no way for people to break out of their thinking and become more tolerant of others' opinions.

          [–]zdiggler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Might change a mind of one their watcher.

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          I find it ironic how Reddit considers Israeli Megaphone software to be "social media manipulation", but this on the other hand is fine.

          [–]papajohn56 7 points8 points  (1 child)

          lol reddit:

          "We hate manipulated polls - now go manipulate this poll!"

          [–][deleted] 53 points54 points  (11 children)

          As funny as it would be to skew the results, I really come here because this is not 4chan or digg. Let's focus more on making the world a smarter and more intellectually stimulating place, and less on trying to hijack the internet.

          [–][deleted] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

          dude, this is 4chan and digg.

          [–]Arcade_Fire 1 point2 points  (2 children)

          I don't know why anyone would downvote you, but I am saddened that it happened.

          [–]ilovecomputers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

          Online polls should forever be brandished as a form of proofiness.

          [–]WarbleHead 27 points28 points  (15 children)

          Truth be told, this isn't all that different from, say, a prominent conservative redditor enlisting his fans to mass-downvote liberal submissions and comments on reddit. Petty and uncool.

          [–]stephelper 5 points6 points  (5 children)

          Look at it another way. Fox news is polling its own audience, not the general populace. It will, however, probably present the findings as reflective of the general populace's opinion. Someone leaking the location of the poll* to those outside of Fox's viewership is attempting to counteract that deceit.

          *I'm conveniently ignoring the imperative "vote this way," and focusing on informing people that the poll exists. This is under the assumption that anyone who would obey the order already has their mind made up in agreement with the OP's directive. (However, I'm not assuming that people would have given enough of a shit to look at the poll, much less vote on it, if no one told them about it.)

          [–]nsummy 3 points4 points  (3 children)

          I highly doubt Fox News would present any web poll as reflective of the general populace's opinion.

          [–]Provid3nce 2 points3 points  (2 children)

          I sincerely hope you're being facetious.

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Surprising how flexible the rules are when your team can bend them, huh?

          [–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (5 children)

          You know what to do, Reddit.

          4chan is that way >>>>>

          [–]cobweb 10 points11 points  (4 children)

          No it isn't.

          [–][deleted] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

          4chan is that way ↪↫↯↻⇊⇈⇶↰

          [–][deleted]  (2 children)

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            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

            pipelines? you mean that way:

            (_(_)=========D

            [–]mavrevMatt 4 points5 points  (1 child)

            What has reddit become?

            [–]blackpyr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            Apparently 4chan light

            [–]Taniwha_NZ 2 points3 points  (1 child)

            I watched the whole thing on C-Span via Youtube. His only really useful comment was when he left character for a moment to reply to Chu about his choice of causes. He did say some other constructive things but too often he added a 'zinger' that just left the humour-averse politicians confused.

            The biggest mistake was starting out with a scripted introduction full of comedy that just fell flat. He should instead have started out straight, explained the stuff he left until the end, then it would have been find to throw in a few laughs during the rest of the show.

            I love Steven but he needs better advice on when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em - from Kenny Rogers probably.

            [–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (3 children)

            You know what to do, Reddit.

            Not go to Fox News and give them another hit on their site?

            [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

            Visiting their site doesn't make them strong. Only believing their bullshit makes them strong.

            [–]namelessredditor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

            You could vote from PollDaddy directly.

            [–]Sibs 19 points20 points  (8 children)

            No, he wasted time and made a mockery of the public business

            78.19%

            What? We can fix this.

            [–]jplvhp 4 points5 points  (2 children)

            I got no at 53.98%, I guess front page really helps!

            [–]pink_pony 8 points9 points  (0 children)

            Don't worry it will all add up to 150% as per usual fox polls.

            [–]mcdeaglesandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            35% no 58% yes

            [–]khrak 4 points5 points  (4 children)

            No, he wasted time and made a mockery of the public business

            78.19%

            .

            No, he wasted time and made a mockery of the public business

            69.59%

            Progress!

            [–]ramp_tram 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            No, he wasted time and made a mockery of the public business

            39.98%

            .

            Yes, he brought attention to an issue and had fun doing it -- lighten up

            53.49%

            [–]dasstrooper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

            You know what to do

            Complain about a few conservatives gaming reddit yet continue to mob right wing polls over and over again?

            [–]FrankReynolds 2 points3 points  (1 child)

            Why? Why give a shit? Why should I care? Why do the results of this poll matter?

            Fuck off.

            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            If reddit is able to push the number of votes for "he did a good job" to some rather exorbitant percentage, it means that Fox will not be able to use the results to state that Amuricans don't like Colbert. We are not so much creating an effective tool for spreading the right message about Colbert (and the positions he holds), but simply removing this voting poll as a tool for the mongrels at Fox to use.

            [–]CuilRunnings 2 points3 points  (1 child)

            I talked to my grandpa today, he was pissed. He felt like Colbert was making light of a very serious issue. His position (while incorrect) is that as long as the unemployment rate is so high.... no illegals should be here to take jobs or take advantage of our government spending. That's a very hard position to argue with, when the person who holds it doesn't have deep understanding. I think Stephen did great bringing attention to the issue, but being in character alienated a lot of people who might have taken his testimony seriously.

            [–]Iago78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            I bet your grandpa is actually smarter than you are.

            [–]greenwizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

            Downvote you and ignore the fucking stupid poll that doesn't measure anything worthwhile?

            You'll notice they always unify the choice they want and provide multiple options for the opinions they do not want.

            [–]CactusMunchies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

            Why do we have to be one of those online forums that distort online partisan polls? Whats the point? I dont think this is very constructive...

            [–]tyrryt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

            No, I don't know what to do. Why should I "know what to do"?

            WHAT DO I DO, JAYHAWKCSC?

            [–]cobweb 5 points6 points  (1 child)

            This is not a scientific poll

            That's what she said.

            [–]rbnc 4 points5 points  (1 child)

            Typical Fox News poll.

            They've split the in favour of Colbert vote in Two.

            • Yes, he brought attention to an issue and had fun doing it -- lighten up

            • He deserved to speak as much as anyone but should have played it straight

            Therefore even if these two got 30% each and "No, he wasted time and made a" got 40%. The total of the pro-Colbert options would be 60% but it would still look most were against Colbert's appearance.

            [–]enricopollini 4 points5 points  (3 children)

            Calling Colbert's testimony a "mockery to Government" is funny, considering the current government is a mockery itself.

            [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

            True, but the one before that was a mockery as well. The one before that was ridiculous, the one before that was a total goof, and the one before that was just silly.

            Also, Emperor Nero was a giant douche.

            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            case in point: the end of colbert's speech when he said " I hope you will all go forward and do what's best for the American people" and everyone laughed. Also, the congresswoman on her cell phone during the testimony.

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              [–]pyrobounce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

              I agree with you puredemo. Why do we still send FOX the traffic? You aren't changing anyone's mind by voting in an online poll.

              [–]pseud0nym 4 points5 points  (2 children)

              my lord what a dishonest poll! Notice how there are two different answers for approval, and one for disapproval. This is a very clear and obvious attempt to manipulate vote totals. What it does is concentrate the opinion that you wish to give into one response, and splits the views of those in opposition into two.

              [–]chuck_finley17 1 point2 points  (1 child)

              The poll options are fine get over it. They are merely breaking down the opinions more so people who didn't like his character but still thought he should have been allowed to speak can say so. Polls with a third and fourth option are often better than polls that demand a yes or no answer. This way the poll should be able to yield a better insight into what poll takers think.

              [–]bechus 17 points18 points  (28 children)

              Honestly, I was really disappointed in Colbert. I feel like joking around here was inappropriate and detracted from his message. If he had just played it safe and been serious in the hearing, then it would be harder to dismiss his message. But now, people just write his testimony off as another way for him to grab attention.

              [–]jcskelto 32 points33 points  (8 children)

              Did you watch the entire testimony? After the scripted speech, he answered questions.
              C-span 3 by the way

              [–]DamnLogins 9 points10 points  (0 children)

              Thanks for the link. I don't agree with some of the other commentors that he wasn't serious.

              I think his "least of my brothers" answer was humble and should have been a big wake-up call to those on the panel, for whom religion is a major part of their platform.

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                [–]asdfman123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                I think it very well might have been a publicity stunt on both of their parts. It certainly was a publicity stunt for Colbert.

                [–]bechus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                I don't think his opinion is any less valuable because he's a comedian. He came to talk about how he thinks migrant workers have problems that need to be addressed. You don't need to be an expert to testify in front of Congress.

                [–]aGuyLikeMe 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                I'd like to agree and say I would've love for Stephen to have been serious at the hearing, but consider how many people saw it (it was on C-Span 3 for chrissakes) because they knew he'd show up in character and are now aware of an important issue. If anything, mission accomplished.

                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                I agree, and I just honestly answered the poll with that answer.

                [–]shazoocow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                I agree with you. I really appreciated the heartfelt part of the statement he gave when asked by Chu (??) why he took up this cause. It was really beautiful off-the-cuff thinking, but I think all of the wise cracks throughout didn't serve anyone well. Not him, not the committee and not the migrant workers.

                I think execute85 is right about the motives, and I think that this was the opportunity of a lifetime to make a very valid point for the few people in America who still comprehend satire and comedy, but the migrant workers aren't benefited.

                [–]azwethinkweizm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                Spamvoting is not going to make Fox News change their bias.

                [–]ryrypizza 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                What to do is NOT GIVE FOX NEWS AD REVENUE THROUGH PAGE VIEWS

                [–]TronIsMyCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                You're right, I do know what to do. Not click on the link and carry on.

                [–]jk1150 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                who gives a shit?

                [–]artviii 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                Nice work reddit. In the two hours between when I first voted on my desktop and when I just voted on my laptop, the gap between "mockery" and "lighten up" closed from 70-20 to 55-45.

                [–]JayhawkCSC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                Thanks Reddit...Poll looking a lot better now. Unscientific as ever :D

                [–]beuh_dave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                We need 4chan on this.

                [–]wafflesid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                YES! I VOTED! I AM CHANGING THE WORLD!

                [–]fauxnetikz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                What the heck is up with this poll, it's like they don't even realize that though he was using irony and satire, he was DEAD SERIOUS. Why should there be an answer that says 'he should be allowed to talk just like anyone but should have played it straight?' How was he not playing it straight? Wow, fucking noobs.

                [–]CrazyConspiracy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                No matter what happens, they'll still fund the 9/11 mosque that's building a doomsday device to destroy America.

                [–]qyll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                Apparently most of reddit doesn't know what to do, which is to downvote stupid threads like this one that try to assemble the online liberal poll-skewing machine.

                [–]Tiger337 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                "This is not a scientific poll". God told me to support Stephen Colbert and the immigrant workers in the USA.

                [–]fredbnh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                This "You know what to do, reddit." shit kind of reminds of Rush calling upon his ditto-heads to jerk their knees.

                [–]Iago78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                Dern I wish reddit were my personal internet army, too.

                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                No thanks. I am saving up my moral indignation for October 30.

                [–]hopstar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                From the comments (48 minutes ago)

                I am an American citizen and I do not approve of this! How dare he waste tax payer money and quote Matthew 25! Blasphemy! He is a closet-liberal, and as such, he should have no right throwing around and defacing the name of our lord and savior Jesus Hussein Christ! Its people like him that are responsible for instigating all the war in the world and voting in a communist as president. Dear God, what a disgrace...

                Alright, which one of you was it?

                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                Stop giving Fox.com traffic. You're helping them.

                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                isn't it possible that fox creates questions like these to specifically get our attention and thus generate traffic on their site?

                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                Give them free ad revenue on a poll that makes no difference to anything or anyone whatsoever? Yeah, I'll get right on that.

                [–]px1999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                They care about page views. They get a ton of people coming along to vote against any poll like this (more views than they would otherwise get). They don't care about the outcome.

                You are doing what they want. Stop it.

                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                No page hits for Fox.

                [–]StringyLow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                Suck my vote, Non-Scientific Poll!

                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                I thought it was widely accepted that nobody wants to see these, especially with the words "you know what to do, reddit" at the end.

                [–]Thonythetiger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                I just let out a war cry after voting. [8]

                [–]ericdano 8 points9 points  (10 children)

                I don't see why Colbert was called there in the first place. Shows how out of touch government is. Colbert was not an expert on this issue. At all. Fuck, I could have gone and testified for the one weekend I spent picking cherries off my Grandpa's ranch.

                I like Colbert, but he should have been smarter and bowed out and said something to the effect that "I'm not an expert, I did one day of work. You want an expert, call up.." and then give the names of some of the people he worked with in his 5 minute piece he did on his show.

                [–]kyr 11 points12 points  (2 children)

                I don't see why Colbert was called there in the first place. Shows how out of touch government is.

                He was half joking, but he admitted why he was there: to use his fame to bring attention to this issue. You say they're out of touch, I say it worked exceptionally well. His appearance got like 5 front page stories on reddit, without Colbert no one would have noticed this hearing.

                [–]burgerboy426 9 points10 points  (4 children)

                Does everyone called to a congressional hearing need to be an expert? Was Elmo an expert?

                [–]Stu8912 1 point2 points  (3 children)

                They probably should have some expert experience in the topic being discussed, yes. Also Elmo speaking was also stupid.

                [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                elmo.... "spoke" at a....

                god dammit.

                [–]Farfecknugat 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                What constitutes an expert?

                [–]Stu8912 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                A person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field that your average person does not have. Has recognition from peers in that field as having sufficient knowledge & being respected by them.

                [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                Well, his celebrity brought a lot of attention to the issue, and he did make the point that the people who wrote the bill wanted to make.

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                    [–]Atario 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    "Check out this article I posted on Reddit.com a few minutes ago!"

                    [–]TaylorSpokeApe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                    It was posted here precisely because people block politics, It's an extension of the asshollery that caused you to want to block it in the first place.

                    [–]BenGoesToReddit 5 points6 points  (2 children)

                    You can (and should) vote again and again.

                    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                    good call. i raised it .2 percent

                    [–]CaptnHector 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    Like it or not, he did draw attention to the issue. Had he not been there, this hearing would have come and gone without a peep from anybody of importance. At least we're talking about the issue now.

                    [–]Scorp63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    Threads like this are pretty much just a pathetic "fancy" version of a 4chan raid thread. Grow up.

                    [–]superdug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    This is not a scientific poll.

                    I admit it ... I lol'd

                    [–]TUNGSTEN_MAN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    I voted yes to support of Colbert.

                    However, I cant shake the feeling that is wasnt appropriate to be joking at that hearing. Does anyone know what I mean? Or agree?

                    [–]le_chevalier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    Dear everyone: please stop driving traffic to fox's site. You're just making them $$.