The Colbert Report

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8b3wuuzL8w

           

      Stephen Colbert is known as a sarcastic and hysterical television show host. The Colbert Report’s opinionative existence depends solely on the ignorance of the recent news that occurs worldwide. Many of his segments are biased since it is his opinion, yet it allows viewers to question their mindset on controversial topics and events. In this particular segment, Colbert discusses the Boston Marathon bombing that occurred last year in April. He takes a serious topic and begins to humor it with the history of Boston. He shows bewilderment towards the terrorists that had the audacity to even plan out a disgraceful attack on such a historically resilient and powerful location. He turns people’s exasperation and fury into comical laughter and amusement when expressing the toughness of the British through their past pilgrim hat buckles. He also reiterates the fact that they have meddled with a place that “cradled the American Revolution and withstood an 86 year losing streak (when referring to the ongoing loss of the Boston Red Sox)” He is flabbergasted that such “cowards” could perform this task when the marathon’s courageous participants ran two extra miles to donate blood to those injured. The entire segment is filled with hyperboles and anecdotes that exemplify the nerve of the attack bombers. Stephen Colbert has done a remarkable job praising Boston’s perseverance through means of laughter and entertainment.