Nas on The Colbert Report: "O'Reilly Is Afraid of Me"
By ZP Heller, Brave New Films Posted on July 24, 2008, Printed on December 18, 2009
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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.
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.
