Betty vs. Veronica

I rarely - like, very rarely - find The Colbert Report funny. Usually, I find it funny when Stephen Colbert breaks character slightly, but normally the actual character Colbert plays doesn't do anything to tickle my funny bone. This, though? Is amazing:

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Not only do I love the description of why it would be bad if women were to stop fighting one another, I especially love the defense of Hillary Clinton. Funny, and erudite.

Glenn Beck's Tears

I'm working on a rather large project, inspired by the SXSW band statistics. This may or may not work; it may or may not come to pass. In the interim though, while I'm still full of boundless optimism, watch Colbert take on Glenn Beck:

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I have one question. Well, I have many questions. But the main one is this: How did this man become a conservative icon? He starts crying all the time! That isn't manly. How can one be considered a conservative manly man if you're tearing up every five seconds?