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Colbert to Harold Ford: Hi, Flip-Flopper

Implies politician is flip-flopping on abortion, gay marriage

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 2, 2010 9:35 AM CST

(Newser) – Harold Ford Jr. got the coveted "Colbert bump" last night when he appeared on the Colbert Report to discuss his possible New York Senate run—but probably not in quite the way he expected. Colbert, who started off by noting that "evidently, six... More »

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yummines

Feb 3, 2010 6:20 AM CST

look calm down for a second. Colbert is a "fake" news provider. His job is a comedian, not a politician. If you take everything he says seriously you're obviously missing the point. He said it himself that the Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report is just a character. Stop moaning about Colbert being an O-Bot and get a grip with reality. Besides, with Scott Brown saying that he is actually going to think before he decides to agree with the GOP it looks like they'll throw him under soon anyway... (unless he, you know, is "purified")

thezenhaitian

Feb 2, 2010 11:44 AM CST

Rep. Harold Ford Jr. Insults his Grandmother and Our People - http://www.blackcommentator.co...

chas_m

Feb 2, 2010 11:15 AM CST

I'm all for people changing their minds, and I applaud Ford if he has really done so. But having watched his father and now him in action, my "sociopath" meter is off the scale. There's a fine line between changing your mind and saying ANYTHING to get elected, and Ford seems to change his views every time he crosses a state line.

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