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What Stephen Colbert Said Today

September 24, 2010 at 6:03 PM Leave a comment

Below is video of what Stephen Colbert actually said during his testimony before the House “Protecting America’s Harvest” hearing in D.C. today.  The “liberal media” is bastardizing his testimony so much, it’s unrecognizable compared to the real thing.

Here’s the money quote, imho — what the media won’t show you because hey, you might have some sympathy for migrant workers if they did — and they wouldn’t want that:

But, maybe we could offer more visas to the immigrants who, lets face it, will probably be doing these jobs anyway.  And this improved legal status might allow immigrants recourse if they’re abused.  And it just stands to reason to me, that if your co-worker can’t be exploited, then you’re less likely to be exploited yourself, and that itself might improve pay and working conditions on these farms and eventually, Americans may consider taking these jobs again.

Or maybe that’s crazy.  Maybe the easier answer is just to have scientists develop vegetables that pick themselves.  The genetic engineers over at Fruit of the Loom have made great strides in human/fruit hybrids.  The point is, we have to do something because I am not going back out there.  At this point, I break into a cold sweat at the sight of a salad bar.

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