By Matt Hardo, Apr. 10, 2013, Newsbuster.org
On Thursday evening, both CBS and NBC hailed the arrival of
comedian Stephen Colbert at CBS but failed to acknowledge his routine of posing
as a mock-conservative host at Comedy Central.
Colbert's persona was a
conservative TV host who was, in his own words, a "well-intentioned,
poorly-informed, high-status idiot." His show was a mockery of a
conservative host. Yet CBS and NBC glossed over the "conservative"
bit, remaining neutral on the details and referring to his character as simply
his "know-it-all alter ego."
"The Colbert Report, as he calls it, has won four Emmys
and two Peabody awards by skewering politicians, the media and Hollywood,"
reported CBS's Ben Tracy, who left out Colbert's liberal routine.
NBC wouldn't
identify the bias of his character, either. "Colbert said today he will
host as himself, meaning he will drop the character, the persona he uses to
host the Colbert Report," reported Brian Williams on the NBC Nightly News.
NBC said he was the member of the new "comedy
graduating class" while CBS called him one of "a new generation of
night time hosts.
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