Once I'm performing the show, I think that hour show has a certain intimacy with our audience. And that intimacy is through the lens and the live audience is a witness to that, whereas the audience at home is actually the object of my efforts.
Stephen ColbertSenator Kerry does not support our troops. If he had won the election, there wouldn't be any troops left in Iraq. President Bush, on the other hand, has given our troops an opportunity to fight without end. That's creating jobs. In fact, the president's policies helped create 104 more job openings last month. Now who's stupid, Senator?
Stephen ColbertLuckily, a recent survey published in the American Sociological Review revealed that atheists are the least trusted group in Americaโless trusted, even, than homosexuals. It makes sense at least we trust the homosexuals with our hair.
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