I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert
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Book Reviews of I Am America (And So Can You!)
Book Review: Get Ready Nation, For The Funniest Book You'll Ever Read
Summary: 5 Stars
I have only recently become a fan of Stephen Colbert after accidentally coming across the Colbert Report (pronounced "Repore") by him anyway. From that very first accidental episode, I fell in love with his work and his satirical representation of the typical American and their look on life. That episode happened to advertise this book, and I bought it to see if the satirical personality of Colbert could come across just as well on paper. I needn't have worried as the right wing Republican character of Colbert came off, at times, better than his TV personality.
In this book, which he openly admits he didn't write but dictated himself, he gives us his honest and at times controversial opinions on a number of aspects of life.
The family
Old people
Animals
Religion
Sports
Sex and dating
Homosexuals
Higher education
Hollywood
The media
Class war
Race
Immigrants
Science
They are the truth, the Stephen Colbert truth. The only better truth is the word of God so you better accept the second best truth of Colbert. "Racism no longer exists in America" one of Colbert's many truths, if you can't handle it, then you better go live somewhere else.
All joking aside, if you're a serious reader, then this book isn't for you. It has to be read one small part at a time as if you do read for any real length of time, then the text will become predictable. If you read it as if you're watching the Report (remember the T is silent) I found it came across much funnier than if you were just reading as you would any other book. That being said, it's still an awesome read and is something that can only really be appreciated by fans of the show.
Book Review: COLBERT SCORES AGAIN!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Stephen Colbert, with wit, homor, and stinging satire, again rocks the Reich-wing by speaking truthiness to power. Colbert is the most gifted wit to come along since Mark Twain and Will Rogers and no one should miss an opportunity to read and watch him.
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Book Review: I am America (and so can you)! Stephen Colbert
Summary: 5 Stars
This book -- beautifully bound and, not a surprise, cleverly penned -- is not for everyone. Here's how I know. My 95-year old mother, a huge fan of THE COLBERT REPORT, mentioned wanting to buy this book. I told her to wait for a special occasion and that I'd buy it for her. The "special occasion" came soon after when she had successfully passed the written portion of the California driver's test (yes, you read that right, her driver's test at 95!), so, as promised, I ordered Colbert's book from Amazon. My mother was ecstatic to receive the book and began reading it the night it arrived. Next day when I was talking with her by phone, I asked her how she liked the book. "Oh, my lord, Ann. You wouldn't believe the language in the section on sports. I can't even begin to describe what I mean, but -- and I don't want you to feel bad -- I just don't think I can finish this thing! This guy must be crazy. I can't imagine what in the world he was thinking about when he wrote it." Okay, my curiosity piqued, I bought the book (another victory for you, Stephen!) and read the section mentioned (Please note that my mother is the type who can find THE ONE vulgar word in a 5,000 page treatise, and she is also one who does not start at the BEGINNING of the book; rather, she sort of scouts it out for "bad words."). Oops. Not a proper book for a nonagenarian, I'd submit or, rather, not one for a PROPER nonagenarian, in any case! Let this review be a word to the wise and maybe a smile as well to you children of parents in their 90's. As for me, I loved the book. How does he do it? Ann Woody, San Antonio, TXBook Review: If Colbert said that...maybe you should think about it!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Colbert is one of the best satirists around today. In a time when we are being continually bombarded with absolute nonsense from politicians ( sure we have always been always subjected to these types,but never have they been so entrenched.Where politicians got turfrd out quite regularly in the past,they have made such a career out of it now,that it would be easier to move the Rock of Gibraltar a mile than to change one of them ;or their minds one iota.)
Whether you are hearing about racism,gay rights,global warming,American Imperialism,media bias,world government,the left or the right,America's enemies,class warfare,education,sexual exploitation,religion and on and on; Colbert is a master at stopping the nonsense being spouted,and setting the issue back on a path of reality.
There is abaolutely no point at all in trying to reason with demagogury,soapbox oratory,delusion or outright stupidity in any other fasion but with the satire it deserves.As you read Colbert's ideas you are stopped in your tracks and can't help but see the hilarity of what is going on. It takes a person with the talanted insight of Colbert to see through the fog of it all and in one instant expose the nonsence.
We have a lot to learn from Colbert, and when we see the rubbish,twaddle,bunk,bilge,drivil,tripe,gibberish,guff,bombast,claptrap, hogwash,hokum,blather,piffle,poppycock,tommyrot,and yes, outright lies and deception come flowing at us like water over the top of Niagara Falls;stop and think of things the way Colbert does,and your life can once again become normal,enlightened and above all else enjoyable.
Book Review: Behold! The power of Colbert!
Summary: 5 Stars
Over the three day weekend I happened to find myself in an old-growth national forest looking for tree-huggers to punch in the gullet when I found myself face to face with a towering, black (or so I was told later - I don't see color) Godless Killing Machine.
Of course I would have fought it, had I not injured one of my wrists in a thrilling arm wrestling match with speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi, but as it was, I was left defenseless - except for my copy of "I Am America (And So Can You!)"
Thinking quickly I took the book from my pack and threw it at the charging bear. The throw was strong, my aim was true, and the book hit the beast right on the bean, giving him pause long enough to get distracted from his pursuit by the glowing image of Colbert's face on the cover.
It was in that moment that Stephen and the Bear locked eyes that the full power of truthiness rose from the book and covered the entire forest with a warm tingly sensation, similar to that felt while using "Herbal Essences."
The bear, under the hypnotic spell of Colbert's book, decided then to give up his life as a godless killing machine, to shed his fur, and follow the path of righteousness. From that day forward, this creature would no longer be known as "bear," but now... as "Sean Hannity."
And that's the word.