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| Barney Frank Gets Punk'd! |
| 2005-11-10 |
| EFL ..... Camenker was the second political figure from Newton to serve as the butt of a Comedy Central pseudo-newscast over the past two weeks. But while Camenker said he could take the joke, US Representative Barney Frank was not amused. Frank, the nation's first openly gay congressman, was featured on the Oct. 27 ''The Colbert Report," a recent spinoff of ''The Daily Show." Host Stephen Colbert, the network's answer to Bill O'Reilly of Fox TV, interviewed him for the second installment of a 435-part series called ''Better Know A District." ''To sum up," Colbert intoned, ''you're left-handed, you're Jewish. But there is something else about you. And this is sort of the elephant in the room that I'm not naming, but as a journalist I feel like I have to name it. Um, you're a little overweight." Colbert then asked Frank if his weight bothered his wife. ''I can honestly say to you whether or not I lose weight is of no concern whatsoever to my wife," said Frank, who though known for his quick wit didn't crack a smile during the interview. ''I was disappointed," said Frank, who called the show ''sub-Three Stooges." ''It was silly. I like political humor, but I found this really strange. His basic interview technique was to pretend he didn't know things. That wouldn't be funny in junior high school." Camenker and Frank both acknowledged not knowing what they were getting into when they went on the shows. More at link... |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #4 Ditto on agreeing with Frank... South Park > Daily Show for something I can actually laugh at AND get something out of it. |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2005-11-10 17:29 |
| #3 Have to agree with Frank. I find Colbert's dumbshit routine highly annoying. He's at least sixty percent of why I couldn't stand the Daily Show. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2005-11-10 16:15 |
| #2 Nope, it's like asking Mary Mapes about her integrity. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-11-10 14:07 |
| #1 Asking Barney Frank about a wife is like asking Osama about a Ham Sandwich. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-11-10 12:55 |