The highlight of Stephen Colbert’s testimony before Congress today was the following exchange with lunatic Rep. Steve King (R-IA).
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told Colbert that he’d watched the YouTube video of his day at the farm, and he found it curious that Colbert was unloading crates of corn rather than loading them. “I only presume they must have run the film backwards,” King said.
Colbert explained that he “was packing corn. I was a corn-packer,” adding that, “I know that term is offensive, to some people, because corn-packer is a derogatory term for a gay Iowan.”
Of course, I think it was disrespectful for Colbert to testify in character. I don’t think it should have been allowed. If he wants to advocate for farm workers, he can do it like any other witness.