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Stephen Colbert

Did Stephen Colbert Go Too Far?

May 7, 2017 by Randal

This past week Donald Trump had a bizarre interview (one of several) with John Dickerson of Face the Nation in which Trump derided Face the Nation in a sophomoric pun as “Deface the Nation.” (Of all the neofacist attempts to discredit the media this must surely count among the lamest.) Dickerson is an eminently professional journalist who refused to […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Donald Trump, Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert, Paul Ryan, and their subtly sexist critiques of Donald Trump

October 9, 2016 by Randal

Donald Trump is a misogynistic pig. That much we can agree on. (Warning: if we can’t agree on that much, we probably won’t agree on much more.) But the more sobering fact is that some of the most notable “critiques” of Trump are couched in a subtler form of sexism. And given that subtlety, they […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Donald Trump, misogyny, Paul Ryan, sexism, Stephen Colbert

Joe Biden talking about loss with Stephen Colbert

September 11, 2015 by Randal

I was among an apparent minority disappointed by the debut of Colbert’s The Late Show. Apparently I’m still grieving the loss of the right wing pundit of The Colbert Report. But seeing the real Colbert does have its upsides, and chief among them is his deeply moving interaction with Joe Biden on suffering and faith.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: faith, Joe Biden, problem of evil, Stephen Colbert, suffering

Stephen Colbert on providence and the problem of suffering

August 24, 2015 by Randal

Stephen Colbert is one of the funniest and smartest comics/entertainers around. He was always engaging, thought-provoking, and hilarious playing his satirical conservative pundit on The Colbert Report. And he promises to carry that same brilliance into his new role in network late night in a couple weeks. Last week GQ published a fascinating profile on […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: problem of evil, providence, Stephen Colbert, suffering, theodicy

Is it wrong to stereotype?

January 9, 2013 by Randal

A couple days ago Stephen Colbert returned to “The Colbert Show” after a three week hiatus. He was in top form in the segment where he “defended” Bill O’Reilly’s assertion that Asians tend to be studious and hard workers. The segment ends with Colbert digging a deeper hole for himself as he “compliments” Jews as […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethics, Stephen Colbert, stereotyping

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