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Colbert’s Middle East Proposal: Worship Miss Israel & Miss Lebanon

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Posted on Jul 18, 2006
Stephen Colbert

As violence once again wracks that troubled region, “The Colbert Report” host reminds us that the 2006 Miss Universe Pageant is this weekend. “Let’s forget about the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, and focus instead on the competition between Miss Israel and Miss Lebanon.”

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Colbert:

This weekend is the 2006 miss universe pagent. There is only one thing that truly unites mankind. The objectification of womankind. pure girl on girl competition between women who represent everything that is beautiful about their countries, thus allowing us to forget the depressing parts.

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[On screen: “Geopolitical Beer Goggles”]

So, just for this week, let’s forget about the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, and focus instead on the competition between Miss Israel and Miss Lebanon. I think we can all agree: That’s one battle where everyone’s a winner.


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By ali, February 1, 2008 at 12:19 pm Link to this comment
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i like good sex and good realion ship see u allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

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By SupJ, June 22, 2007 at 9:50 am Link to this comment
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L, You are an idiot.  He was being sarcastic you fool.

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By David, July 24, 2006 at 10:37 am Link to this comment
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by the way miss Lebanon is not muslim, she is christian
she declared thru the lebanese media that there is no friendship between miss Israel and her at all.

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By Joella, July 23, 2006 at 6:39 pm Link to this comment
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i’m so happy that miss lebanon is one of the pagant this year. I’M SO PROUD OF THAT EVEN THOUGH I’M NOT LEBANESE BUT I THINK THE WAR SHOULD STOP… I DONT WANT TO TALK BAD ABOUT USA.. I’VE BEEN THERE SO MANY TIMES.. IT’S GREAT.. BUT THEY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT I LOVE LEBANON… AND THAT I’M SO SAD RIGHT NOW

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By saraa, July 23, 2006 at 3:14 am Link to this comment
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What is miss lebanon doing their, is this time for these kind of things, instead se should go back and help those children who has been killed by israel. Enough is enough. Stop following western steps.

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By sally G, July 22, 2006 at 9:35 pm Link to this comment
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Fondue it yourself!@ hahahahah GEt it?

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By L.C., July 19, 2006 at 5:07 pm Link to this comment
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Franky, I Miss America.

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By Ed, July 19, 2006 at 6:54 am Link to this comment
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I’m guessing satire confues and fightens you because you don’t understand it. Colbert is humor. And even though I don’t find him that funny, I do find humor in the fact that many people take him seriously.

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By fireball, July 19, 2006 at 5:40 am Link to this comment
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L, you realize this is satire, right?

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By L, July 18, 2006 at 6:14 pm Link to this comment
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Yeah, that’s right, take our minds off the uglinesss of the situation by treating women as objects.  The turd even said the despicable phrase—THE OBJECTIFICATION OF WOMANKIND.  I wonder, how would colbert (he doesn’t deserve the initial capitalization of his name) feel if he were displayed as an OBJECT???

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