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The New York Times reports:
Comedy Central’s pair of popular news satirists, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, will return to their television shows on Jan. 7, two months after production was suspended because of a writers’ strike …
In a statement, the two hosts said they would prefer to return to work with their writers. “If we cannot, we would like to express our ambivalence, but without our writers we are unable to express something as nuanced as ambivalence,” they stated.
How droll! Now, to all you Red Staters who are calling them scabs and such, there’s a little thing you might not know about called satire. See, Writers Guild of America members Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert aren’t really breaking the picket line. They’re making an ironic commentary on the very concept of breaking picket lines. Get it?
Note to witty blog authors:
Red staters took real classes in college, such as chemistry, physics, and upper level english. Blue staters, on the other hand, are more fond of BS classes such as poli sci, stage craft and native America basketweaving. Red staters work their butts off because their tuition comes from high interest loans, whereas blue staters smoke pot and play hackey sack because their tuition comes trust funds, rich parents, and the government.
That being said, I think even the most ignorant, dirt eating red state farmer understands the concepts of “irony” and “satire” better then your average blue stater. What do you expect when half your income comes from a government paycheck for *not* growing crops this year.
I must inquire, friend Cash: When you’re told it’s raining cats and dogs, do you rush to the window to see if they’re landing on their feet?