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I Am America (And So Can You!)

By: Stephen Colbert
Narrated by: Stephen Colbert
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What The Daily Show is to evening news, The Colbert Report is to personality-driven pundit shows. Stephen Colbert brings his sarcastic charm to a half-hour report, tackling the important issues of the day and telling his guests why their opinions are just plain wrong. Stephen stands for "truthiness" and his American right to copyright that word and claim ownership of it.

The author describes his audiobook as a simple audiobook from a simple mind: Stephen Colbert's. In plain conversational language, not to mention the occasional grunt and/or whistle, Stephen explains his take on the most pressing concerns of our culture: faith, family...hygiene.

Why now? Stephen fears America has lost its balls and he hopes to re-ballify us...even the ladies. Ladies can have balls: lady-balls too. Stephen likes to call those "Thatchers". Stephen will show how he got his mammoth swinging sack with tales of courage and vital documents from his own life, including the Mother's Day card he made at age six, disputed credit-card bills, and putt-putt score cards - all the major milestones.

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Not funny

What a disappointment; I smiled twice. I never laughed once. I'm a big fan, so I'm saddened by this waste of time.

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Fan of Colbert Report-not this book

I'm a big fan of the Colbert Report and so disappointed in this book. I found it silly and boring.

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  • 05-14-11

True fans only...

I think you need to be a Stephen FAN to truly enjoy the humor in the book. I occasionally watch his show and usually think it's funny. The book does have several really funny parts but a little Colbert goes a long way.

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  • 12-26-07

All character, no wit

This was an excellent example of what "The Colbert Report" would be like if produced during the WGA strike. Colbert's delivery and character are great, but this audiobook lacks the subtlety, satire, intelligence and humor that makes me love "The Report".

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Another scam I fell for

I guess I fell for the good review trick....again......How anyone could say this was even remotely worthwhile is beyond me. Steven has said things before that made me think he was a smart guy with insight and wit. But, it's by no means reflected in this book.

It was a waste of the money to buy it, certainly, but to keep wating for a point to be made became frustrating.

The first 15 minutes of this book are alright, but the rest of it is mindless babble; and to call it "funny" is a stretch, at best.

I listened to all of it. And, the farther into it we laboriously trudged, the worse it became. Literally, it sounded like he was just babling incoherent thoughts to fill up the pages.

It's disheartening to see that something like this can be one of the current best sellers....Instead, it should be a #1 example of how to effectively market something that is worthless.

Having a position of "celebrity" also carries at least a small amount of responsibility. But to prey on people, many of which have very little "extra" money for books, reflects poorly on the author's entegrity.

Wouldn't this type of behavior is best left to our political leaders. At least we've come to expect it from them.

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Good in small doses

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I like Stephen Colbert, but there is a reason his show on TV is only 30 minutes long. This book at 3.5 hours is too much Colbert, even for a fan.

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Good but not Great

Not as funny as John's book.

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pretentious

Not funny, but really a waste of time.

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God Awful

A very disappointing book

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I really do love Stephen Colbert...

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Just not this book. It's probably more a coffee table book. It's not a good audiobook unless you have some attention deficit disorder.

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