|
Support AlterNet
Do you value the information you're getting from AlterNet? Please show your support with a tax-deductible donation.
Feedback
Tell us how we're doing.
Nas on The Colbert Report: "O'Reilly Is Afraid of Me"
After FOX thwarted Nas' attempt to deliver our 620,000-signature petition in Manhattan yesterday, Nas outfoxed FOX. Nas took the petition over to The Colbert Report, where he and Colbert lit into FOX for its racist slander against the Obamas as they literally sat on our boxes of petition signatures.
So many highlights: Nas calling Colbert a gangster host; Colbert dropping rhymes like atom bombs; Colbert declaring Tucker Carlson less qualified than Lil Jon to host the news; Nas ending the show with his anti-FOX anthem, "Sly Fox." But what really stood out for me was the sight of Nas and Colbert using our petition as a table for their discussion. What a clear, powerful message that sends about how many people are standing up to FOX's overt racism.
Tagged as: fox news, media, colbert report, fox attacks, nas, stephen colbert, comedy, sly fox
ZP Heller is the editorial director of Brave New Films. He has written for The American Prospect, AlterNet, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Huffington Post, covering everything from politics to pop culture.
| Also in Video | |||
| Poor Little Rich Man: McCain Can't Remember How Many Mansions He Has McCain is out of touch with economic realities facing Americans. Post by ZP Heller. August 21, 2008. |
Scary: McCain Wants to Reinstitute the Draft McCain on reinstituting a military draft: 'I Don’t Disagree.' Post by Ali. August 20, 2008. |
Dirty Politics: Republican Congressman from Florida Caught in Corruption Scandal Charges of fraud could ruin Vern Buchanan's dreams of reelection. Post by Harry Hanbury. August 20, 2008. |
|
EMAIL
PRINT
2 COMMENTS
PERMALINK