Colbert Report alert

Louisville's Congressman John Yarmuth, a former newspaper guy, is the subject of tonight's Better Know a District. Considering his office sent out a press release indicating the segment will show the most embarrassing three minutes from the interview, it should be pretty good.

 

Sometimes you need to get rid of a kitten and sometimes you have a woodchipper laying around and what better way to get rid of a kitten than a woodchipper?
I wish I had some coda kitties right about now ...

 

So a semi-serious question:

If you're that concerned about your image, why the FUCK would you consent to be interviewed by Colbert? It's not exactly a Wayne's World-esque local cable-access show here, so these politicans/public figures who plead ignorance ("uhh, uhh, I didn't think they'd show the embarrassing parts!") don't get any benefit of the doubt. Don't these people have handlers to warn them about these appearances?

But damn, it's good TV.

 

It's like a pitcher whom a coach tells, "listen, don't try throwing your fastball past this guy."

Well, that guy's ego is likely going to lead to throwing the fastball.

 

I actually thought Congressman Yahoo didn't come off too bad, as far as those things go.

 

I wouldn't really call Yarmuth a "newspaper guy." He was editor of a free alternative weekly. He's basically a rich, spoiled kid who was bored, didn't know what to do and decided to run for Congress. At least, that's how I always saw him.

He's a two-termer at most. But I will have to catch the rerun of the Colbert Report for that one.

 

For those of us who didn't get a chance to see Colbert, can anyone please offer a bit of background?

 

LEO was a good paper, a must read, when he was in charge of it. Now? Not so much.

And Yarmuth is no more spoiled than Anne Northup was, and although I respected her, it was time for her to go.

BTW, here's a link to the video.

http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/?lnk=v&ml_video=83449