Stephen Colbert last night piggybacked on Fox News’ reporting of the nation’s “war on Christmas,” adding some original reporting of his own.
In late November, Fox & Friends‘ Gretchen Carlson picked up a story claiming that a Florida elementary school banned the use of red and green during the holidays, calling the decision “crazy.” But the school district’s spokesperson Regina Klaers told the Orlando Sentinel that the report was simply wrong.
“How was Gretchen supposed to know?” Colbert asked. “She had such a trustworthy source: an anonymous, slurring woman hanging around a school at night.”
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Colbert then showed his own series of anonymously sourced reports on the nation’s war on Christmas, which he said require no fact checking.
“So, Gretchen, start reporting these stories immediately,” Colbert said. “If you don’t, people might forget the reason for the season: your baseless indignation.”
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