As Egypt rides the “freedom-nami” toward a more democratic form of government, Stephen Colbert fretted whether American can really let Egyptians to choose their own leaders.
Speaking with guest Christiane Amanpour, Colbert asked how frightened he should be of the Muslim Brotherhood on a scale of nine to ten. His fear, stoked by reports on Fox News, was that Egyptians were either too untrustworthy — or perhaps even genetically unable — to handle democracy on their own, and he was concerned that they would elect leaders who might not always act in America’s interests.
Amanpour did her best to assuage Colbert’s fears, but he seemed hardly convinced.
“How can the United States help them get a democratically elected leader who is not our puppet, but does everything we want him to?” Colbert asked.
Watch the video below:
| The Colbert Report | Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| Egyptian Democracy – Christiane Amanpour | ||||
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