Colbert Report Satirizes Texas History Textbooks
It was only a matter of time, what with the onslaught of national coverage and dueling editorials in The New York Times and on Fox News, before The Colbert Report would jump into the fray with its own satirical take on the Texas history textbook situation (transcript below; full video below.). And one wonders, with the ongoing merging of news and entertainment, if more readers outside Texas might well get their Texas “news” from Colbert than even the aforementioned national news juggernauts.
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c |
| I's on Edjukashun - Texas School Board - Eric Foner ... | |
Comments (2)
BurningFeet
I suppose all the proponents of Edjukashun on the Texas School Board homeschool their little darlings?
stedmonds
This is brilliant casting by Colbert's people. Too bad most people won't "get it."
Most people don't realize who Foner is. Google "Eric+Foner+communist" and you'll see why Colbert calls him "comrade." As a history major at UT I read several of Foner's books, and he is exactly who the SBOE are going after. Foner certainly soft-peddled his view of American history in this skit.