Building a Bridge to the 19th Century

Jesse Jackson dropped by the Colbert Report last night to discuss Hurricane Katrina, immigration, and Tom Delay's resignation.

While Jackson's comments include their usual bizarre flair - including strange Palestinian rhetoric such as "right to return" in reference to Katrina victims - it's really Colbert's needling questions that provide the majority of the fun.

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Comments

[louis]

I understood that Colbert enjoyed entertaining his own buffoonery, although up until just now, I hadn't the understanding that Colbert is actually just another common nincompoop. I bow to Jackson's exceptional and exemplary diplomacy.

Yeah little Robbie, that was lots of "fun".

[Robbie]

*brushes Louis' shoulders off with a wisk broom*

[louis]

Little witches would be best advised to keep their brooms unto themselves.

[Malcontent]

Louis, you take Colbert's schtick literally? If so, how are you bright enough to work a computer?

[Jamie]

Did I miss something? Why are all the gay men posting comments severely PMSing lately?

[Robbie]

Louis thinks I'm racist for various unfathomable reasons.

I'm contemplating posting Daily Show's treatment of McKinney from last night, just to oblige him.

[Queer Conservative]

Louis,

Jesse J. is a racist dickwad and deserves every bit of scorn and ridcule he gets.

[louis]

Louis, you take Colbert's schtick literally? If so, how are you bright enough to work a computer?

His so-called, schtick? No. His audacity? YES!

[Queer Conservative]

Cynthia "Batshit Insane" McKinney courtesy of Cox & Forkum

[louis]

Louis thinks I'm racist for various unfathomable reasons.

I'm contemplating posting Daily Show's treatment of McKinney from last night, just to oblige him

Yes, do you baby! You do it.."racy-ly" well.

[Robbie]

I'm sorry, I don't speak jive.

[Queer Conservative]

Yes, do you baby! You do it.."racy-ly" well.

Damn, Google doesn't translate "ebonics to english."

[louis]

Jackson may be a lot of things but he is no racist, even in the face of all the white noise directly about him.

[Jamie]

Oh, "white noise." Almost clever.

[louis]

And you Jamie?? Why you're never clever.

[Queer Conservative]

I'm sorry, did I say Jackson is racist? My bad - I meant to say he's RACIST!

[Malcontent]

No, "Hymietown" is definitely not a racist thing to say. Nope. Not at all.

I'm sorry, what's that?! You'll have to speak up! I can't hear you over the sound of Louis's wake-up call!

[louis]

nothing worse than a bunch of pretentious waspy queens who think themselves witty

[Queer Conservative]

I'll have you know that I am NOT waspy, pretentious - okay you got me, but not waspy.

[Robbie]

I think I just got called lace curtain Irish.

Excellent. My life-long ambition is finally coming to bear.

*sighs happily*

[Patrick]

Or maybe you meant to say that Jesse Jackson is racy-ly racist.

[Jamie]

And you Jamie?? Why you're never clever.

Oh, certainly I can be. I've just found that I usually have to explain it to dimbulbs like you, so it's wasted effort. But please, keep up the half-witty retorts.

[Robbie]

Racy-ly racist just makes it sounds like he denounces white folk and Jews while wearing a thong.

If possible, I'd prefer if we didn't go there. I have a sex drive to protect.

[louis]

No, "Hymietown" is definitely not a racist thing to say. Nope. Not at all

You know what dear, sometimes the under-served ,you know the ones who are consistantly being kicked, spat and shat upon, actually fucking bark. Imagine that!

Put your shit in its proper context you screaming Queen before you go around calling Jackson of all people, a racist.

[Queer Conservative]

Racy-ly

I just thought it meant he can't spell, what with the underfunded urban public schools and all.