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Colbert Takes On Out-Mayor Johnny Cummings

submitted by walle
1 decade 1 year 3 months 1 week ago

Huffington Post:
Whenever Stephen Colbert debuts one of his "People Who Are Destroying America" segments, you know you're about to meet someone wonderful. It's the brilliance of "The Colbert Report" that anything labelled as horrible or destructive is actually something that restores your faith in humanity.

Wednesday's subject of Colbert's fake ire was no exception. In fact, the story of Mayor Johnny Cummings of Vicco, Ky. and the people of his town is so heartwarming you might want to plan a visit there. If you recall, Vicco made headlines in January for being one of the smallest towns in America to pass a non-discrimination law. Naturally, this development sent chills down the spine of "Stephen Colbert"... not to be confused with Stephen Colbert.

While the segment offers plenty of laughs, we challenge you to watch the last moment without tearing up a little bit.

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Procrastinatron says...

It's truly ~~amazing~~ HORRIBLE to see ~~open-mindedness~~ HORRIBLE EVIL FAGGOTS ~~find its way into~~ TAKE OVER the traditionally ~~bigoted~~ JESUS-FEARIN' parts of ~~America~~ 'MURRICA.

criticalthudsays...

god, in his capricious ways, made gays in order to have better daytime television, which he publicly abhors but privately watches with great majesty while frivously wasting away his time. gays are why the universe is going to shit

Thanks!
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I still lose my marbles when someone uses "it's a sin" as a political argument. Sometimes I feel like starting a real fire-and-brimstones old testament literalist party just to make the point religion is a poor basis for policymaking. Then I remember folks like the Westboro Baptist Church, and wonder if they didn't already beat me to it.

I fucking FUCKING loved this segment. I don't like watching Colbert but I happened to catch this one and jesus christ it was brilliant, it nearly made me fucking cry.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/428601/august-14-2013/people-who-are-destroying-america---johnny-cummings

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