Colbert's character went to a vegetable farm in NY earlier in the year, and was invited to speak as part of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
After being asked to leave by Rep John Conyers, only to be rebuffed by the committee chair who invited him, Colbert gave an opening statement and answered questions from the panel, including Rep Peter King's bizarre attempt to somehow spin a comment Colbert made on his show into a "gotcha" moment. He dropped character only at the end, when asked why he chose to do this (which is the video clip at the bottom). Chicagoist: http://chicagoist.com/2010/09/24/colbert_takes_on_congress.php Colbert's closing statement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptZO9Kk1cWI -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
