Red Square wrote:

Red Square wrote:

Commissarka Pinkie wrote:Comrades, what you call “wiggles” are officially called “Twinkles” (it just sounds cuter)—part of a lexicon of Occupy hand signals outlined here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkles

Reading that, for some reason I find myself thinking Barney the Dinosaur must have a song-and-dance routine that teaches kids how to do the Twinkles and other gestures. I'm also reminded of this old Cube thread:

https://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/masturbation-for-dummies-obama-s-new-sexy-hand-sign-t2203.html

Even though Colbert's show is a comedy, Wedes said that the two-part sit-down interview, scheduled to conclude tonight on Comedy Central, was a great forum to spread the movement's “thoughtful message behind direct democracy” and what it is that the protesters want to achieve.
“Tonight's ‘Colbert Report' will be the climax,” Wedes said. “Monday's show set up the context of him wanting to learn more and buy us out, but people are going to see us stay strong and not sell out.”
Wedes said that the leaderless Occupy Wall Street movement continues to gain momentum, not just in the Big Apple but in cities across the country, including Detroit.
“We know that people are fed up with greed and corruption,” Wedes said. “I think it's exciting people can see our process in action and that it has captivated so many people. Hopefully, this will help give others that little nudge so people want to engage in the process and make a consensus together.”

Red Square wrote:

TV comedian Steven Colbert recently went to the Occupy Wall Street rally in Che costume and picked a couple of "nice, clean, and idealistic" OWS protesters whom he later took to his pretend posh condo over Ziccotti Park and tried to seduce them with money and creature comforts. And now Americans on the both sides of the moral divide are trying to figure out what Colbert's "co-occupation" of Wall Street really meant.

But a funnier, and more revealing clip with one of these activists named "Ketchup" comes from real life - protesting while stoned - captured on video and posted on YouTube. If you think she's just like the 99% of us, you must be even higher than Ketchup. See her at the bottom of the post. For now let's stick to the order of appearance.

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Conservative magazine The Blaze posted a glowing review of the episodes, inviting us to enjoy the hilarity. Even some conservative bloggers sent me excited emails about Colbert ridiculing of the OWS. But their joy was rather like that of a man who had suffered from sensory deprivation for so long that he begins to sense things that aren't there.

Here is my answer to one of them:
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Colbert's act is a twisted spoof similar to the People's Cube - only coming from the opposite direction. In the beginning of the episode he outlined the premise: the Tea Party had quickly sold out for cash; so let's see if the OWS can be bought as well. The conclusion we are being spoon-fed is that the "spontaneous grass roots movement" called Occupy Wall Street is not for sale - they are the "true, honest, and lovable representatives of the people" whom you can trust.

Colbert himself is playing a caricature of a cynical and corrupt plutocrat who believes money runs everything - which is how the Left sees all capitalists. Essentially, Colbert and the two OWS activists are attuned to the same mental frequency. His two "interviewees" know exactly what they're doing and are likely Colbert's biggest fans - just like the rest of the OWS residents who get their news and opinions from Comedy Central.

This stunt could have had value if Colbert hadn't replaced the truth with "truthiness" he claims to satirize. In real life, it's the Tea Parties who are independent financially, while OWS has been financed and organized from the start by shadow sugar daddies.

A conservative comedian could have done this better - if such species hadn't become extinct on television. This is yet another difference between the Professional Left and the Amateur Right.

And now, as promised, meet "Ketchup" - the "female-bodied person" in red glasses - in her natural habitat, wildly ranting while being higher than kite (1:35). A "touchingly idealistic all-American girl" indeed. She is not credible, and neither is Colbert's entire premise.



Ushanka tip to Comrade Popov-Smirnoff for the link to the "Leave OWS Alone" rant.