Stephen Colbert testifies on Capitol Hill - lots of pics

[Kadie]

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Comedian Stephen Colbert arrives for a hearing before the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee September 24, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the needs of immigration agricultural workers for the farming industry.


Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," arrives to testify before the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee hearing on "Protecting America's Harvest" on Capitol Hill in Washington September 24, 2010.


Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," arrives to testify before the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee hearing on "Protecting America's Harvest" on Capitol Hill in Washington September 24, 2010.


Television host and comedian Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report' arrives to testify on US farm workers before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugee, Border Security and International Law on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 24, 2010.


Comedian Stephen Colbert, host of the Colbert Report, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, before the House Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law subcommittee hearing on Protecting America's Harvest.


Comedian Stephen Colbert, host of the Colbert Report, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, before the House Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law subcommittee hearing on Protecting America's Harvest.


WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Comedian Stephen Colbert reacts as he testifies during a hearing before the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee September 24, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the needs of immigration agricultural workers for the farming industry.


WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Comedian Stephen Colbert listens during a hearing before the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee September 24, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the needs of immigration agricultural workers for the farming industry.


WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Comedian Stephen Colbert testifies during a hearing before the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee September 24, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the needs of immigration agricultural workers for the farming industry.


Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report", testifies before the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee hearing on Protecting America's Harvest on Capitol Hill in Washington September 24, 2010.


WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Comedian Stephen Colbert testifies during a hearing before the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee September 24, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the needs of immigration agricultural workers for the farming industry.


WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Comedian Stephen Colbert reacts as he testifies during a hearing before the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee September 24, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the needs of immigration agricultural workers for the farming industry.


Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report", testifies before the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee hearing on Protecting America's Harvest on Capitol Hill in Washington September 24, 2010.


Comedian Stephen Colbert, host of the Colbert Report, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, before the House Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law subcommittee hearing on Protecting America's Harvest.

[tridim]

1. Those pics are great, you can tell he's in character by sight alone.

[Barack_America]

15. Yeah, how does that work exactly?

Getting sworn in while playing a character with the exact opposite of your true beliefs?

[Subdivisions]

2. K&R.

Who was the photog?

[Kadie]

6. Looks like most of the pics

are Getty images. No photographer name. A lot of the time the photographers name is included with the caption, they didn't do it this time.

:shrug:

[madmax]

3. I hope he plays this in it's

on his show. I don't get CSPAN 3 and I would LOVE to actually see and hear it.

[blondeatlast]

9. Vid of entire hearing here

He's toward the end; try about 2/3 in.

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295639-1

[madmax]

11. Thanks blondeatlast n/t

[alfredo]

4. Rep King (asshole Iowa) thinks if the Eskimos can do without

fresh fruits and vegetables, we should be able to. Well, if the Americans could get enough whale blubber and skin, we'd do OK because they are a good source of Vit C.

[KeepItReal]

5. Here is the link to his opening statement

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/24/stephen-colbert-hearing-v_n_737813.html

[Kadie]

14. Thanks!

I missed the beginning.

[Gold Metal Flake]

7. "I'm squishing your head!"

[Gold Metal Flake]

8. How cool to see the imaculately conHow cceived child of Connie and J. R. "Bob" Dobbs on Capital Hill

[Oceansaway]

10. wooooohoooooo !!...nt

[eleny]

12. "Even the invisible hand doesn't want to pick beans"

Priceless.

[valerief]

13. The video of this was hilarious!!!! Bravo, Stephen!!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=507911&mesg_id=507911

[Swamp Rat]

16. k&r

[AspenRose]

17. I love this man.

:loveya:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

18. Conyers asked Stephen to leave the hearing but Conyers is not the chair of this committee

and Stephen stayed on.