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I was disappointed to see so little support for Edward Snowden by the crowd. Colbert's view is that Snowden is a criminal.
by steffenfrost 13y ago
I was disappointed to see so little support for Edward Snowden by the crowd.
Colbert's view is that Snowden is a criminal.
- dubfan 13y agoStephen Colbert plays a character that satirizes conservative jingoistic "patriotic" mouthpieces of the Republican party, the kind typically found on Fox News and some talk radio stations.
- mpyne 13y agoWith that said, the fact that he rips NSA doesn't mean he (or his alter ego) supports Snowden: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57619771-83/colbert-turns-his-funny-gun-on-snowden-in-rsa-keynote/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57619771-83/colbert-turns-h...
- mncolinlee 13y agoAh, yes. Satire may survive dictators in totalitarian regimes intact, but it perishes in the webpages of CNET News.
- mpyne 13y agoI assume that means you didn't actually read to the end where the Q&A was discussed...
- mncolinlee 13y agoHe was still in character as any Colbert viewer could tell by his responses.
- serf 13y agoso I suppose it's his character being paid by the criminals at RSA, rather than him himself? That's reassuring.
- higherpurpose 13y agoLook at this way - everyone who still went to the RSAC were okay with RSA putting a backdoor in for the NSA. So you can probably imagine they're not exactly fervent supporters of Snowden.
- sbierwagen 13y agoIt's not shocking that a crowd of government contractors wouldn't support Snowden.
- evilduck 13y agoAt least not when being filmed.
- kefs 13y agoI'm unsure if this is Colbert's character speaking, but during the Q&A he figured the logical end for Snowden would be his return home & pardon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-ZGlKw6-hk#t=45 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-ZGlKw6-hk#t=45
- austinheap 13y agoHe did the entire Q&A out of character as Colbert -- with the T. Was a nice juxtaposition to his prepared remarks which were obviously in character.