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You are here: Home / Economics / Kochsuckers / Late Night Open Thread: Koch Klassic

Late Night Open Thread: Koch Klassic

by Anne Laurie|  May 5, 20121:18 am| 26 Comments

This post is in: Kochsuckers, Open Threads, Assholes

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In honor of the official start of the general election campaign, a little something from Stephen Colbert’s Time 100 speech back at the end of April…

Of course, all of us should be honored to be listed on the TIME 100 alongside the two men who will be slugging it out in the fall: President Obama, and the man who would defeat him, David Koch.

Give it up everybody. David Koch…

Little known fact, David’s brother Charles Koch is actually even more influential. Charles pledged $40 million to defeat President Obama, David only $20 million. That’s kind of cheap, Dave.

Sure, he’s all for buying the elections, but when the bill for democracy comes up, Dave’s always in the men’s room. I’m sorry, I must have left Wisconsin in my other coat.

I was particularly excited to meet David Koch earlier tonight because I have a Super PAC, Colbert Super PAC, and I am — thank you, thank you — and I am happy to announce Mr. Koch has pledged $5 million to my Super PAC. And the great thing is, thanks to federal election law, there’s no way for you to ever know whether that’s a joke….

Fortunately for the rest of us, the real joke in this campaign is named Willard “Mitt” Romney…

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  1. 1.

    Bago

    May 5, 2012 at 1:28 am

    No, it’s the official start of The Avengers. Get your priorities properly sorted. Yeesh! Seriously, in the pantheon of movies starring Harrison Ford, this is a Han Solo/Indy team up.

  2. 2.

    PeakVT

    May 5, 2012 at 1:39 am

    Ugh, don’t remind me that there are elections here soon. I was having a few moments of fun speculating about other countries politicians.

  3. 3.

    handsmile

    May 5, 2012 at 2:00 am

    Demonstrating once more that Stephen Colbert is not only the most brilliant but most fearless satirist in the land of the free.

    Among the comedy gold Colbert brandished before that den of thieves at the Time gala was this gem: “By the way, if David Koch likes his waiter tonight, he will be your next congressman.”

    Also too, via TPM, “Colbert uses epic Star Wars analysis to explain 2012 GOP race.” (Truth be told, a number of his references here escaped me, but I suspect would be instantly recognized by BJ’s legion of sci-fi fanatics.)

    http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/colbert-star-wars-romney-gingrich-gop.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

    ETA: Anne Laurie: thanks for releasing me from moderation limbo the other day. Still haven’t a clue what cast me there.

  4. 4.

    David Koch

    May 5, 2012 at 2:04 am

    That wasn’t funny.

  5. 5.

    Arclite

    May 5, 2012 at 2:05 am

    What with JC partying all weekend, thank the FSM for Anne Laurie.

  6. 6.

    Spaghetti Lee

    May 5, 2012 at 2:08 am

    @David Koch:

    You can say whether you really donated or not here, Dave. We won’t tell.

  7. 7.

    Steeplejack

    May 5, 2012 at 2:14 am

    Anybody know when Cole is going to start drunk-posting? I’m thinking about going to bed.

  8. 8.

    Omnes Omnibus

    May 5, 2012 at 2:16 am

    @Steeplejack: About 15 minutes after you go to bed. Sorry.

  9. 9.

    David Koch

    May 5, 2012 at 2:18 am

    in reality I fund jon stewart instead of colbert.

    colbert is a hard line OBot.

    stewart, on the other hand, is caught up in seeking approval from the Village, so he can be counted on to push the false equivalences they so love

  10. 10.

    Belafon (formerly anonevent)

    May 5, 2012 at 2:25 am

    I walked in on Letterman right as he started “As for Romney…Do we have to take him seriously?”

  11. 11.

    Maude

    May 5, 2012 at 2:26 am

    @Steeplejack:
    He’s probably in moderation and will be stuck there until Monday.

  12. 12.

    Steeplejack

    May 5, 2012 at 2:40 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    True dat. Over the last few months I have had a few very frustrating mornings when I woke up to discover that a really interesting thread went down in the wee hours right after I checked out.

  13. 13.

    Steeplejack

    May 5, 2012 at 2:41 am

    @Maude:

    Maybe we should switch over to his Twitter feed?

  14. 14.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    May 5, 2012 at 2:45 am

    @Steeplejack: Twitter feed’s the best bet. That’s where he invited everyone over to his house a few months ago.

  15. 15.

    Steeplejack

    May 5, 2012 at 2:46 am

    Okay, I’m taking the over: Cole posts after 4:00 a.m. EDT with a song from either the Beastie Boys or Little Feat.

    Normally 4:00 a.m. is too late for him, I think, but–frat-rat reunion!

  16. 16.

    Steeplejack

    May 5, 2012 at 2:48 am

    Dupe comment deleted. Itchy mouse finger or I am getting a bit of palsy. Probably all the talk about aging this evening. FYWP.

  17. 17.

    Steeplejack

    May 5, 2012 at 2:51 am

    @BillinGlendaleCA:

    You’re probably right. But I’m packing it in. Rough day today (Friday), and I am still lying to myself that I’m going to get up early tomorrow (Saturday) and go get a haircut.

  18. 18.

    tofubo

    May 5, 2012 at 3:07 am

    wheee, and all that

    http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/

  19. 19.

    NotMax

    May 5, 2012 at 3:51 am

    Normally I’m not a big fan of the westerns genre, but have become totally hooked on and enthralled by an Australian TV series I happened upon yesterday: Wild Boys.

    Good, solid acting, deft writing, engaging characters and lush, exquisite filming.

    Seems to be 13 episodes aired thus far.

    The site I watch it on seems safe enough to go to. At least have not encountered anything problematic to speak of.

  20. 20.

    Amir Khalid

    May 5, 2012 at 4:00 am

    I’ve notices how quite a few reviews of The Avengers begin with the critic saying, “I look down my nose at big summer blockbusters from Hollywood. I double look down my nose at comic-book superheroes. I quadruple look down my nose at big summer blockbusters from Hollywood featuring comic-book superheroes.” Then the critic goes on to admit that The Avengers is well-written, well-acted and well-made generally, for that kind of movie, but (s)he still resents the hell out of its empty comic-book violence and mayhem.

    Sigh.

  21. 21.

    Yutsano

    May 5, 2012 at 4:11 am

    @NotMax: Hmm…I could use a new addiction during recovery. I shall examine further.

    @Amir Khalid: Movie critics feel the need to express their credibility by attempting to avoid anything considered low-brow or common. I’m amazed they almost always love Pixar movies even though they are supposedly fluff for kids. It is rather aggravating.

  22. 22.

    Linda Featheringill

    May 5, 2012 at 4:47 am

    What’s with the Republican ads that make Obama look cute? And macho?

    I looked at them again, looking for visual dog whistles and found some but . . . The only folks who will get those messages already think that the Prez is black. [And the rest of us suspect it. ] So what the hey?

  23. 23.

    Linda Featheringill

    May 5, 2012 at 4:58 am

    Happy Cinco, revelers!

    And happy birthday to Karl Marx, for those who celebrate such things [194 years?].

  24. 24.

    Joel

    May 5, 2012 at 9:13 am

    Havent seen the Avengers but have the sneaking suspicion that it’s going to be like Iron Man for me, loved by many but not a flic I much enjoyed…

  25. 25.

    Frankensteinbeck

    May 5, 2012 at 9:57 am

    @Yutsano:
    Pixar movies come with the Disney label. This means they are Art, despite Eisner demanding twenty years of recycled garbage (may he burn in Cartoon Hell next to Ralph Bakshi). Except Pixar movies are actually good, so they get to be taken seriously, then actually deserve approval.

    I’m not quite sure why Disney movies get the Art label. My guess is they’re somehow sanctified by Walt being a pretentious arch-conservative ass 70 years ago. That’s good evidence of being respectable and adult in our society. Then Beauty And The Beast had decent music and cost a buttload of money to make but didn’t challenge the Animation Ghetto in any way, so critics and the Academy felt very comfortable gushing about it. That’s just a guess.

    Yes, I care a lot about animation. Also, I must add a disclaimer that Walt had a lot of good along with his lot of bad.

  26. 26.

    Merp

    May 5, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    Stephen Colbert is the heir to Will Rogers

    Dave Chappelle is the heir to Richard Pryor

    Louis CK is the heir to Woody Allen, who died in the 90s

    Armando Iannucci is the heir to all of the classic workplace sitcoms from The Andy Griffith Show to Fawlty Towers to Murphy Brown.

    Golden age of comedy, folks. Enjoy it while it lasts.

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