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Saturday, April 5, 2008 12:00 AM

Can Stephen Colbert save America?

A new book argues that Colbert, Jon Stewart and Bill Maher are good for democracy. But is it taking late-night comedy too seriously?
By Louis Bayard

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  • Saturday, April 5, 2008 09:42 AM

    Speaking of Carson, does the book mention THIS?

    Something I noticed about George W. Bush in early 2001 is that much of his on-camera persona and mannerisms seemed to be based on Johnny Carson. I have to suspect his handlers had noticed a resemblance, and trained him to play it up, because people still missed Johnny.

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