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Birds, Words, Pics + TV

WESH report gets Colbert’s attention

Roger Simmons, December 14, 2010

The folks at Comedy Central had a good laugh over a WESH 2 News report about Heathrow Elementary banning “red and green” for Christmas.

It’s funny because (1)  Fox News Channel picked up the report and got all indignant about it and (2) the school district said the report was wrong.

Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert takes a shot at WESH for the source of its story: “An anonymous slurring woman hanging around a school at night.” Watch the segment below…

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
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