2007-01-08
2006.01.08 Drug Policy Alliance chief on Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert is really on a drug policy roll. Three weeks ago he had psychedelic author Daniel Pinchbeck on the Colbert Report, a spot that was by most accounts a favorable portrayal of the 21st century psychedelic community. TONIGHT 2007.01.08 Colbert will have on "drug" legalization advocate Ethan Nadelmann, head of the leading drug reform organization Drug Policy Alliance. The Colbert Report will air at 10:30 PM Central time.
POST-SHOW UPDATE:
The interview here on YouTube
The interview Part 1 on Comedy Central video
The interview Part 2 on Comedy Central video
Discussion on the DPA forum
Sample comments from the Forum discussion:
I have to agree that Nadelmann did not come across in a highly favorable light, but overall did not do too badly. I am unsure whether he did not "get" Colbert or instead was just trying too hard to out-sarcasm Colbert by going even more over the edge. Colbert is cool. He did not have to treat Colbert like a real talking head neocon.
Categories: psychedelic, drug, Colbert, policy, legalization
POST-SHOW UPDATE:
The interview here on YouTube
The interview Part 1 on Comedy Central video
The interview Part 2 on Comedy Central video
Discussion on the DPA forum
Sample comments from the Forum discussion:
Ustaath writes:Shappy85 wrote:I felt like Ethan came off as uninformed about the program and many of his salient points were drowned out because the conversation essentially disolved into a screaming match. Also, he botched the Soros question. Didn't he have PR people to prep him for the interview? What happened?
Round one: Stephen wins.
Seconded, but I don't think it's so much about Colbert winning than Ethan losing. Colbert seems to try to set every guest up to "win" by providing his ridiculous counterpoints. Unfortunately, Ethan came off like a loud fool and blew a great opportunity by trying to "act" or whatever the hell that performance he gave was.
He looked like the occasional guest that goes on The Colbert Report that doesn't know Colbert's tongue is planted firmly in his cheek. Anyone who regulary watches the show knows what I mean. Every once in a while there's a guest that takes him at face value and either argues like a damn fool, or worse- seems to think that Colbert really is some dummy neocon talking head and agrees just a little too wholeheartedly with some crazy thing Colbert says.
I have to agree that Nadelmann did not come across in a highly favorable light, but overall did not do too badly. I am unsure whether he did not "get" Colbert or instead was just trying too hard to out-sarcasm Colbert by going even more over the edge. Colbert is cool. He did not have to treat Colbert like a real talking head neocon.
Categories: psychedelic, drug, Colbert, policy, legalization
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