People learn more from Colbert than from the news..

[Dinner]

True, its not a representative sample but, hell, its certainly working better than traditional news which seems to spend more time on who celebs are sleeping with or sports teams than on actual hard news.

[rah]

That's my problem since I lean a little towards the conservative side. I learn more watching the liberal leaning shows while my intelligence is usually insulted when I watch the right leaning shows.

[AAAAAAAAH!]

It's those things that seem to be self-evident that we need to be the most careful about.

For example, it's no secret that Colbert has been doing campaign finance stuff. Thus, it's entirely reasonable that people who are interested in the subject would be more likely to watch the Colbert Report. Alternatively, it's quite possible that people who choose to watch the Colbert Report are more knowledgeable about politics in general, but that the Colbert Report is not where they get their information.

Good point, retards who think money is "free speech" might simply be less likely to watch that show in the first place.

[dannubis]

That's my problem since I lean a little towards the conservative side. I learn more watching the liberal leaning shows while my intelligence is usually insulted when I watch the right leaning shows.

Might it be you are a closet liberal ?

[Uncle Sparky]

It's those things that seem to be self-evident that we need to be the most careful about.

For example, it's no secret that Colbert has been doing campaign finance stuff. Thus, it's entirely reasonable that people who are interested in the subject would be more likely to watch the Colbert Report. Alternatively, it's quite possible that people who choose to watch the Colbert Report are more knowledgeable about politics in general, but that the Colbert Report is not where they get their information.

I can honestly tell you that I, as a Canadian, get most of my news about American politics from Colbert & Stewart. I used to get it from the MacNeil/Lehrer Report.