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  • that was the best thing I've ever seen. So DAMN FUNNY!

  • I am a "conservative' of sorts... And as I understand it, Colbert does everything in character - that of a "conservative free-market" guy - which he personally is not. He's patterned his tv-persona after Bill O'Reilly and according to Colbert, he's acting in character. He does it so well, people can't tell whether he's playing himself or his spoofed O'Reilly character. This is what makes this testimony ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!!! Major kudos to Colbert for pulling this off in character!

  • 3:50 that girl... She's learned something in school.

  • HES RIGHT, Y CANT THE LAND BE WAIST HIGH?

  • 3/3 C SPAN “Black Republican Forum” Session 2 (begin at 11:30) West said one of the 1986 caveats was to secure our borders, enforcement our laws, but we’re still talking about new amnesty like DREAM Act. We can’t allow local cities to make sanctuary cities policies, because they will bring our inner city turf wars to epic proportions by bringing in the drug cartel and Columbian gangs. (Mexican Gangs don’t recognize our borders established by the Treaty of Guadalupe)

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    Allen West 2012

  • 2/3 In November 2010, the unemployment rate was 9.8% with 15.1 million unemployed. (15.1 million/9.8%) = 154 million are able to work in the workforce. 11,941,812 (or 11.9 million) skilled jobs provided to illegal immigrants. GOOGLE “illegal immigration counters”, the 15.1 million unemployed could take the 11.9 million available jobs. The unemployment rate could be reduced to 2.1% {{15.1-11.9)/154}

  • 1/3 Immigrationcounters com 97% illegal immigrants are from Mexico. Illegalimmigrationstatistics org $1117 - The average amount you and your family paid in taxes this year to support illegals. 51% - The percentage of Mexican immigrant households that use at least one major welfare program. 28% use more than one.

  • this motherfucker is just not funny

    i think i hate him

  • @zacmustbuild thats because you brain is just too small. im sorry. its satire and sarcasm. it take an intelligence level slightly higher than that of a chimpanzee to understand and appreciate this speech. and you, my friend, should be out picking out ripe cantaloupes for me to eat.

  • If he did this on his show that would be one thing. He should have been "out of character" and done this in a serious way. Instead he showed everyone what a a piece of sh*t our Congress really is. A Waste of the American People's Time, Money, and Energy. The only laugh he got outta that was when he said "Both sides will work together on this issue in the best interest of the American People as you allows do."

  • @jchizick22 I think his point was to show everyone how wasteful Congress is while still bringing attention to immigration reform.

    Like "HAHA THEY'RE WATCHING YOU NOW! Now you HAVE to get something done!"

    Honestly if he hadn't been in character, he wouldn't have been able to say half the things he implied by being in character.

  • ssshhhup!

  • It's not moot. If the prime minister is just leader of the house + executive powers, there's no diminishing of bureaucracy. It still has to pass through a voting gauntlet with certain majorities. While the repub's are still rocking a "can't let them do anything they want because it might make it look validated to our voters" thing there's a problem. Even if parliament has laxer standards in passing things, that isn't inherent to the system, it's a detail.

  • shud-up Commie

    

  • @DK0526 Nice comeback. Did your mommy pack that for you before you left for school?

  • genius...pure genius

  • There is no content to his message unless your a stupid fuck and ignorant to see one where it does not exist....!

  • @DK0526 The content was mostly in his submitted written testimony. If you can't see that he's testifying in character to give a face to an issue we need to look at, then you're "a stupid fuck."

    There was some content to his spoken testimony, but you're too biased to hear it. He's saying this is very tough work, that we need to keep growing our own foods, and that we've been abusing the immigrants who come to do that for us.

  • Truth be told,...he aint lyin!

  • I love how Americans rag on their own Government system. You guys know the Presidential system was made to not work quickly. If you want change and you want it fast go to a parlimentary system. We get stuff done. It's not always good but stuff gets done

  • @20MrBigmac

    I may be missing a key piece of information, but isn't parliament analogous to the bureaucracy of the house and/or senate, thus making things necessarily take longer than if something is in the hands of an executive?

  • @gweeboyoda The prime minister is an elected member of parliment. They are the leader of their political party. I think your point is moot, look at when Obama said he was "Talking control" of the healcare debate, still took 5 months to get passed.

  • well in fact, there is many reasons that congress is a joke...I will contend that even using hollywood idiots to market issues is yet another sad example of how ridiculous congress has become!

  • @DK0526

    Content is content, if you choose to look down upon a clear message because it was executed in a sardonic fashion or because it had some absurdity thrown in, your choosing ignorance justified by arbitrary principles of etiquette.

  • There are plenty of unemployed americans who would do farm work, and I sure as hell don't want my crops picked by a mexican.

  • it official the united states congress is a fucking joke!

  • @DK0526 Actually I don't think this is what makes Congress a joke. I think there was a legitimate purpose to having him testify and that was to draw attention to the issue and the hearing. Just like when presidents appoint celebrities to various positions to draw attention to them such as goodwill ambassadors. What really makes Congress a joke is the wasteful use of taxpayers' money holding truly ridiculous hearings about issues that don't affect this country but will make headlines(MLB & PEDs)

  • This was PERFECT! Congress is one big JOKE! He said: "my vast experience with farm work"? What for 1 day? The democrats sure know how to waste your tax dollars. These hearing cost around $100,000 an hour. Why didn't they hold the hearing on Charlie Rangle (tax Cheater)? Or Maxine Waters (forgot to disclose her husband sat on the board and own stock of a bank she asked to have it bailout.) WHAT A JOKE!

  • @OceanLife772 You need to rewatch his speech, he actually said for 1 day and was being sarcastic. How can you miss that?

    Even worse, you think this opening statement is the only reason he is there.

    This hearing would happen no matter what because the debate is so contentious, but he brought more than his character to the stand and if you would find his answers to congress questions, you would see hes sincere and is using his position to bring notice to the hearing and the issue.

    Its worth it

  • @waltermh111 Thats right! U tell 'em! I have newfound respect 4 Colbert. He had balls 2 stand 4 the truth! Though he took a humorous approach, he was truly sincere. I actually prefer his approach...life's 2 serious already. The ppl who get upset at this R just mad cuz the truth hurts!

    Another thing, I dont get the immigrant bashing in the USA. We R all descendants of immigrants here, unless ur Native American, so we could at least B a bit gentle when we approach the subject,....DANG!

  • <3 lol

  • nimrod.

  • Awesome, way to break it down to the mentally challenged.

  • His celebrity? Nonexistent.

    This guy is a dick.

    The colonoscopy line is lame, not funny.

    How lame is this?

    It was stupid to invite him and his "performance" was pitiful.

  • I know, it's hard to know what's funny when there's no laugh track. That's why Jesus invented the Disney channel for poor folks like you.

  • @Clammypollack You don't know him, that means you don't watch his tv show and you don't know what this is all about. I don't blame you, but what the fuck are you doing here??

  • @Clammypollack actually, his jokes arent supposed to be laugh out loud blatant, its satire and subtle jokes.

    Theres as many types of humor as music genres for a reason though.

    Still, he brought more to the stand than his character, but then if this clip is all you think he went for, you would be ignorant and lazy.

    He did Q&A and this was only his opening and he was definitely serious during his answers to questioning and this debate needs the attention he will bring to it.

  • @FORMETOKNOWONLY: How do you NOT know that? No one gets paid or compensated for Congress testimony. It's an honorary thing. You can easily double check this with your Congressman/woman of choice. Do some research BEFORE you make accusations. You saying something repatedly doesn't make it true. (BTW, nice video on your page about how Christ wasn't actually a tolerant guy and therefore Christians shouldn't be tolerant. You are a HUGE jackass sir. Wake up to yopurself.)

  • Fox News Corp. has renewed another 5 year contract with Clear Channel (CC owns 1,200 radio stations & controls most Talk Radio) Contract states that CC will use Fox as PRIMARY news provider. The spin conservatives are hearing in their walled off, single media source, narrow minded worlds (can't afford cable/satellite or bother to read) is that this is some 'stunt' by a 'comedian'. This is almost as BRAVE as when Colbert 'roasted' that little, retarded, piece of shit, puppet George Bush.

  • Note the only thing the House laughs at. It will make you cry inside.

  • @FORMETOKNOWONLY Yet you keep watching this video and making comments that you know will spark controversy? Try harder.

  • Nice jugs in the background too

  • Hilarious! Take some big balls Colbert. It's though, I heard Hannity bitching about it earlier yesterday and felt so indebted to you...

  • @plusmin09

    I never watch Hannity, but Colbert is a regular on O'Reilly.

  • This is hilarious, I don't know how people are not busting out laughing during this thing.

  • By the way, Colbert paid for his trip, his meals, his hotel....it cost the government NOTHING.

  • It beats watching the "Dog and Pony Show" last year when Roger Clemens testified that he never did HGH. Colbert used sarcasm to stress his point. Jonathon Swift the English writer used the same tact when he wrote "A Mosest Proposal."

  • COLBERT! COLBERT! COLBERT! About time they had someone sane up there!

  • as pertinent as his argument is, i can't help but be distracted by the woman in back trying not to crack a smile

  • Are you guys fucking serious? Just because he has a funny way of getting his point across doesnt make what hes saying any less valid. Fucking fox zombies...

  • why the heck would you Americans say to stop eating fruits and vegetables, they are the healthiest things to eat on the planet, like duhhh :(, in Canada we would never say that

  • @nederlandaise222 Are you being as sarcastic as he was? That's the joke, and it's funny here in Canada too!

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  • Lofgren,a Democrat, INVITED Colbert as an "authority" on Immigration...the joke is on the Dems! They not only look more stupid then ever, they also WASTED over $100,000 tax payer's money on this "Show"

  • @TheMusicmama1 The Joke is on you. He got the message out to a wider audience than 4 miserable years of Republican control was ever able to accomplish. And LOTS of American voters will listen to him.  He's popular. And WASTE? Congress runs on waste! Shame they can't legislate cars to do the same. Colbert is smart. I think you may need to catch up...

  • This wasn't meant to be a joke. It just came off as one in order to make a serious point. I don't think he cared if he made people laugh or not since it's not a place meant for that. The point he was getting across is how much of a joke our treatment of migrant workers are and the policies on immigrants are.

  • I thought it was entertaining watching everyone try not to laugh. I dont see the point in calling a character phony.. its a character and even in character he makes more sense than most politicians.

  • He needs a laugh track- it's like watching a sitcom without one- it's strange but that's why it doesn't work. Democrats suck, but this guy is pretty funny actually

  • Goes to show how this phony bombs without an audience full of mindless shills who will laugh at anything from farts to nut shots. Doesn't he remind you of that nasty person at school who gets off on belittling other people? If you think what he had to say was clever, incisive or worthy of anything more than an embarrassed chuckle, please accept my sympathy for your loss in the gene pool lottery.

    This was bad manners without a hint of anything clever.

  • Worst audience ever! Why invite Colbert and then sit there like bumps? Because those that get it, understand that they are being mocked. Those that don't get it are simply lame and confused. Performance/script is mildly amusing.

  • Hardly a chuckle, proof that Congress has no sense of humor.

  • @FORMETOKNOWONLY what do you mean tax dollars at work? it's not like he was payed to be there. it didnt cost anything for him to talk for a woppin 5 minutes and it made a lot more people watch it. and even though he's in character and being sarcastic he's still making some points. republican ass hole

  • For those who hate on the Dems or Congress in general for "wasting tax dollars" on having Colbert, I give you Wikipedia:

    "Elmo is the only non-human or puppet ever to testify before the U.S. Congress. At the request and with the assistance of Rep. Duke Cunningham, he testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education in April 2002, urging support for increased funding in music education."

  • A lot of people call themselves liberals, I doubt you outright hate them all automatically, I mean you are capable of comprehending humor.

    Anyway, "lol" but,

    Man, the clips of him picking the beans are awkward, you can see the workers beside him simultaneously disgusted as well as worried about keeping up the pace despite him, or so it seemed. (Colbert and crew shot satire scenes of him picking beans, I only hope that before or afterwards he tried the actual job...)

  • i hate liberals but this is the funniest shit i have ever seen. stephen colbert is awesome.

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  • He was trying to stay in character, but he was too nervous to take his eyes off of his notes. :D

  • Colbert whoops ass.

  • @FORMETOKNOWONLY they invited him to get cameras in the room so people would pay attention to the issue.

  • what's an immigrant?

  • sounds like a modest proposal

  • @FORMETOKNOWONLY - Sweet tap dancing Christ Spammer...I was laughing the first few times you posted your shit on ALL of the other YouTube Clips regarding this topic - but now you're like that annoying ass rash that even Prep H can't get rid of.

    I take it back...its insulting to those dungeon dwelling World of Warcraft folks to put you their category.

    I'm going to see your contribution of Copy & Paste as a clear reason why I'm for Abortion.

  • Humor drives the point home.

  • @FORMETOKNOWONLY I fail to see the humor in America's prosperity.

  • His comments about the invisible hand of the market (around 3:35) is not a joke.

  • @FORMETOKNOWONLY So, did you just go through YouTube pasting the same two comments on every appearance of this video?

    If you don't like stuff like this, you must not watch Fox News, right? Right? Hm.

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  • I feel so sorry for whatever guy has to go home to that chick [behind Stephen, to his right]. She may have smirked twice during that entire testimony. I wonder if she EVER laughs.

  • Right on Stephen!!!!!  lol! :-)

  • @FORMETOKNOWONLY I like to think of this as a satire. There's plenty of truth to this, it's just using humor to make the point.

  • @FORMETOKNOWONLY

    "a mockery of congress"

    lol

  • BEST. TESTIMONY. EVER.

  • "I don't want a tomato picked by a Mexican. I want it picked by an American, then sliced by a Guatemalan and served by a Venezuelan in a spa where a Chilean gives me a Brazilian." hahahaha

  • Stephen is amazing.

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