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It occurs to me that Flanagan probably was trying to play along, to be more outrageous than Colbert. At least, I'm hoping that's the case. But if so, she didn't carry it off. Her strongest turn was when flirting with Colbert. Otherwise, she sounded a bit too earnest and unsure of herself to be doing effective parody. It would have been better if she'd gotten herself permed and hairsprayed up like a Dallas church lady, worn one of those retro pastel-colored dresses with the full skirts and the little waists, pearls, and heels, and spoken in stentorian Barbara Bush tones. Then, maybe, she might have outgunned Colbert.
If people now believe that she condemns date night at the Olive Garden (shudder), well, that's her own damn fault.
And she's still a fraud.
