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Friday, May 1, 2009
News / Pop Culture Study: Conservatives think Colbert is one of them
Posted By Matt Brunson on Fri, May 1, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Honestly, can conservatives get any dumber? From IMDb:
Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert has become the subject of an academic survey conducted at Ohio State University titled "The Irony of Satire: Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report." The survey, conducted among 332 undergraduates, concluded that many conservatives believe that Colbert is on their side. As reported by Wednesday's Chicago Tribune, the researchers observed that "conservative viewers often don't comprehend Colbert's 'deadpan satire'" and process his messages "as being conservative, Republican, and disliking liberals." The study was uploaded on Colbert's website beneath the headline, "Science Proves Stephen Colbert Also Popular With Conservatives."
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