Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 04, 2013
August 03, 2013
August 05, 2013
Transcript:
Becca: Can you believe this? He's doing Colbert in costume... Which of them will break character first? Stephen Colbert: Nation, I hate to pick heroes-- you're all heroes to me-- but if The Red Rascal were a sandwich, he'd be a hero hero! He fights evil by night, blogs about it by day, and does it all in rustic garb that conceals his true identity as an ex-CIA intern! Could you possibly be more interesting, sir? Jeff: Well, that's The Red Rascal, Stephen. He's not the "Real" me... Stephen Colbert: No air quotes, please, sir. Most of Colbert Nation only listens to the show while tweeting about me. Jeff: Okay, but my point is that when you lead a double life, the private side is often misunderstood. For instance, in real life, I'll bet you're fairly intelligent-- not at all the obtuse wingnut people think you are! Stephen Colbert: You may have nailed me, sir. Depending on what "obtuse" means. Jeff: I knew it! I do the same thing! Deliberately play dumb!
Darsan54 Premium Member over 10 years ago
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and human stupidity. . . . Harlan Ellison.
True when he said, even truer now.
McSpook over 10 years ago
A true irony, the dumbest people don’t think of themselves that way, and most of the smart people understand how much they themselves don’t know.So dumb folks are dumb for thinking themselves smart,and smart people are smart for realizing they’re dumb.
kovainanban over 10 years ago
Playig dumb is the requisite quality at Faux News.
sbchamp over 10 years ago
Obtuse WingnutAddin’ to my arsenal…
corzak over 10 years ago
Lol! Yes, captures the spirit of Colbert nicely.
Ivan Araque over 10 years ago
I just hope Stephen comment on this tomorrow night!!!
unca jim over 10 years ago
Wow. A ‘double-zinger!’
davidh48 over 10 years ago
“Most people wold die rather than think; in fact, they do so”-G. B Shaw
Yet, we give them permission to “drive” multi-ton behemoths in that condition.
rmbdot over 10 years ago
Hey, where’s my rerun? I was promised reruns through August!
Good strip today, but I refuse to believe Jeff knows and could use “obtuse” correctly. Clearly, someone wrote that for him.
rgcviper over 10 years ago
“Two things are infinite—the universe and human stupidity. And I”m not sure about the universe."— Einstein
montessoriteacher over 10 years ago
Like Trudeau, Stephen Colbert is brilliant! I love them both! Also, can’t wait until Jon Stewart gets back even though John Oliver is doing great too. Jeff does not seem to get irony, so I can’t really say that he is all that smart, IMO.
ChrisV over 10 years ago
Had to comment on this one because Jeff would make a perfect guest on Colbert. Plus we get to see the lovely Becca again!