Monday, October 09, 2006

ö QUIZ: who said what, either Stephen Colbert or Ann Coulter? Over at New York magazine there's a seven-page new piece - Stephen Colbert Has America by the Ballots. On the fourth page there's a quiz:  During one taping I attended, Colbert did a bit about eating disorders that ended with his addressing the camera and saying flatly, "Girls, if we can't see your ribs, you're ugly." The audience laughed. I laughed. The line was obviously, purposefully outrageous. But it was weird to think that this no-doubt self-identified progressive-liberal crowd was howling at a line that, if it had been delivered verbatim by Ann Coulter on Today, would have them sputtering with rage. In fact, here's a list of statements by either Stephen Colbert or Ann Coulter. See if you can tell who said what (answers are at the end of the story): 1. "Even Islamic terrorists don't hate America like liberals do. They don't have the energy. If they had that much energy, they'd have indoor plumbing by now." 2. "There's nothing wrong with being gay. I have plenty of friends who are going to hell." 3. "I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law." 4. "Being nice to people is, in fact, one of the incidental tenets of Christianity, as opposed to other religions whose tenets are more along the lines of 'Kill everyone who doesn't smell bad and answer to the name Muhammad.' " 5. "I believe that everyone has the right to their own religion, be you Hindu, Muslim, or Jewish. I believe there are infinite paths to accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior." 6. "[North Korea] is a major threat. I just think it would be fun to nuke them and have it be a warning to the rest of the world." 7. "Isn't an agnostic just an atheist without balls?" answers  permanent link #     ^ TOP ^  what is this place?