Sep 27, 2010
During the only moment at which he "broke character" from his ultraconservative-commentator persona during a Congressional hearing on undocumented farm workers, comedian Stephen Colbert couldn't have been more serious:
I like talking about people who don't have any power.
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Sep 25, 2010
Taking his blowhard comedy act to Congress, Stephen Colbert told lawmakers that a day picking beans alongside illegal immigrants convinced him that farm work is "really, really hard."
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Sep 24, 2010
Stephen Colbert testified in Congress on Friday about an immigration bill that he said — in all truthiness — he had not read, "like most members of Congress."
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You've gotta watch this. Via Huffington Post, updates from Stephen Colbert's appearance at a Subcommittee Hearing on Immigration today.
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This summer, comedian Stephen Colbert had United Farm Workers President Arturo S. Rodriguez on his show to discuss the "Take our Jobs" campaign, in which in which citizens and legal residents could volunteer to replace migrant field laborers.
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Stephen Colbert shined his comedic light on farm labor and immigration for his TV show. Now a House subcommittee is about to have him draw attention to the issues on Capitol Hill.
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Sep 23, 2010
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell had the guts to say it like it is on national television. In straightforward terms, Powell had the audacity to declare that illegal immigrants do essential work in the U.S.
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Sep 22, 2010
Stephen Colbert, political satirist and coiner of the word "truthiness," will testify Friday at a House hearing on an agricultural jobs bill, a spokesman for the panel said Wednesday afternoon.
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Jul 29, 2010
There's not a prayer that comprehensive immigration reform will pass Congress this year, but there's a slim one that a smaller "down payment" measure might. And it should.
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Jul 16, 2010
What does Arizona law SB 1070 have to do with the lettuce crop in Yuma? At first glance, not a lot. But when the harvest season for lettuce and other vegetables comes around in November, that could change.
If SB 1070 is implemented, many farmworkers without legal immigration status—or with...
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