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Our friend Doug Rushkoff is going to be on The Colbert Report tonight, talking about his terrific new book, Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back
. I'm looking forward to seeing him on the program!
Doug Rushkoff on The Colbert Report tonight Wednesday, July 15I’m doing The Colbert Report Wednesday, July 15, 11:30pm on Comedy Central, repeated the next day in earlier time slots. Check your local listings, or watch the segment on the show’s website.
I have to admit this is the one media appearance I’m a little nervous about. Not that Colbert is an unfriendly host. He’s really one of us, pretending to be one of “them.” The trick is to remember that he’s actually drawing out a guest’s best arguments by playing the enemy. (As one of the producers told me, “pretend you’re speaking to an eight-year-old.”)
But he plays the part well – so well, in fact, that he often wins debates even against his own left-leaning version of the Colbert character. Conversations can also quickly devolve into an argument over a single issue as Colbert mines it for comedic potential. This can make for great entertainment, but can also prevent the guest from getting out his main and most important points.
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What's this you say--- He's not a conservative?
I'm psyched to see this! Can't wait.
New book is *really* good, btw. Very timely.
Radicalized but not in a way that anyone would find offensive. It's left-leaning to be sure, but it's common sense stuff. I loved it.
Does anyone know a good site to watch the Colbert show on? I am from the UK and the official site blocks non US-visitors and the UK version is shockingly out of date for its current affairs theme.
(I know about proxies but I'm not wasting time trying to find a decent one and then to have it stream at a 1980's pace.)
Colbert's guests have got to just roll with him--not battle against him trying to get their point across nor treat it like a real interview. Do that and you'll look silly and stubborn. Half the time he makes a conservative argument, but the other half of the time he makes a joke instead that takes things off on a tangent...don't keep fighting through the jokes, roll with them have fun.
No offense, but, if you think we need you to tell us that, "He’s really one of us, pretending to be one of “them.”" Well then, one of us MUST be one of them.
I think Colbert's shtick has run its course, thoroughly.
That said, I hope this increases sales on what it a terrific book. Loved it.
I picked up my copy of the book this afternoon and though I'm only 40 pages in, it's great so far. I can think of a lot of people who need to read this...
Rushkoff looked kind of bad with the Goldbug stuff. He didn't have very good answers to a lot of Colbert's questions either.
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/238643/july-15-2009/douglas-rushkoff
Looking forward to reading this; Rushkoff is kind of a 90s guru to me.
I'm positively surprised. Very good appearance. Good questions, good answers. Usual awkward moments, but hey, it's Colbert!
If only Lessig had been prep'd like Rushkoff before he went on. I'm still pretty sure that LL actually thought/thinks that SC is a right-winger.
DS/Colbert is still the funniest hour on TV. Colbert has the tendency to jump into any millisecond gap of silence, but Doug did an admirable job last night of fending him off and selling his book. Congrats.
Good interview. Here's the link if you live in Canada:
http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/#clip192856
Great job, Mr. "Rooshkoff!" :)
You can also hear a good interview with Doug on KMO's C-Realm Podcast, which I wholly endorse to BB readers:
http://c-realmpodcast.podomatic.com/enclosure/2009-06-10T05_17_21-07_00.mp3
Sssshh!!!! Half the fun is that most of the conservatives still think he's one of them.
From last nights show regarding Mark Sanford "I would have given him such a junk buffing, he wouldn't need an Argentine concubine...I would have taught his taint to tango."
Rushkoff you were pretty good too
I watched it on hulu today. it was great!
Let's indulge ourselves in the fantasy that he succeeds into convincing a majority of people to stop working for the corporate nation of USA and that the national output drops by... well, it should result into a drop of at least 50% but let's say even a 5%... If you think that we are having and economical crisis just wait then.
We are such prisoners.