GAME CHANGER: Slate Has Obtained Footage of Stephen Colbert Making Fun of Rachel Maddow [View all]

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I am sure that Rachel herself would admit that this is a game changer...

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/03/16/stephen_colbert_overhypes_a_trump_scoop_maddow_style.html

Tonight, Slate is thrilled to announce we’ve obtained video footage of late night host Stephen Colbert spoofing Rachel Maddow’s cynical, reputation-scarring “scoop” from Tuesday night, which we’ll share with you in this very post. But first, a little context. According to Wikipedia, Stephen Tyler Colbert “is an American comedian, television host, and author,” which is why we’re sure that this new video footage—which we’ll present to you shortly—is so historic and important. The Colbert segment is based on a segment that aired on MSNBC Tuesday night, featuring host Rachel Maddow, who started her career as a radio host in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Watching Colbert mimic Maddow’s distinctive diction and gestures—one television host versus another—raises very interesting questions about how much the churn of cable news pushes people to overhype their stories, packing them with unecessary background information to make them seem more important. It’s an issue you’ll no doubt be wondering about once you’ve seen the video for yourself...