Friday, September 24, 2010

Congress is a joke

Congress is a joke. But you already knew that didn't you. Steven Colbert's appearance before the House Judiciary subcommittee hearing this morning, on farm jobs and illegal immigrants was apparently a lot of things, but it wasn't funny to many of the people who either chose to witness it or were forced to witness it because of their job obligations.

And the media in general came away very unimpressed and unappreciative. To the point that several made their feelings known on Twitter.

A Mockery of Congress? You decide....


Despite the fact that countless Washington reporters couldn't help but watch Stephen Colbert's Capitol Hill testimony Friday, not all were enthralled by the Comedy Central star's performance, as they expressed on Twitter.

"REALLY not sure this is funny," wrote ABC News' Rick Klein.

"Colbert is making a mockery of this hearing," said Mother Jones' David Corn.

"Colbert's testimony made a mockery of Congress," said the Washington Post's Aaron Blake.

The Hill's Mike O'Brien said, "This might be the most amazing public stunt before Congress."

National Review's Kathryn Lopez wrote that "a congressional chairman made a joke of her committee today."

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