> On Apr 23, 2009, at 7:36 AM, Michael Pollak wrote:
>
>> "Liberals will see him as an over-the-top satire of Bill O'Reilly-type
>> pundit and think that he is making fun of a conservative pundit,"
>> LaMarre explained. "But conservatives will say, yes, he is an
>> over-the-top satire of Bill O'Reilly, but by being funny he gets to
>> make really good points and make fun of liberals. So they think the
>> joke is on liberals."
>
> Ha. Reminds me of Judith Butler's point re: the Sokal affair. To do
> parody, you have to inhabit the space you're parodying. Evidently the
> cons who like Colbert pick up on that.
I'm not sure what this means. Colbert inhabits the space of conservatives in what way?
I'm dubious of this study. Have you ever seen Colbert's appearance on the O'Reilly Factor, from 2007? It's the most dazzling improv sketch ever aired on television. Clearly Bill O'Reilly doesn't think the joke is on liberals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QquTUR9nbC4
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