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The Auburn Plainsman

Colbert isn't any more a crock than the current crop

Last week, as you all may have seen, Stephen Colbert, in a skit so risible as to be outdone only by the ridiculousness of the Citizen's United Supreme Court decision Colbert has long mocked, transferred control of his Super-PAC to fellow satirist and "business partner" Jon Stewart before announcing he was "forming an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for [his] possible candidacy for the president of the United States of South Carolina!"

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Your view: Christians not perfect

To every atheist we've called a fool, to every Jew we've ridiculed, to every agnostic, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu or anyone else we have misunderstood or mistreated, I want to apologize.

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Your view: ignorant Christians at root of Christmas problems

While I agree with your contention that a simple "Merry Christmas" (or "Happy Hanukkah" or "Happy Ramadan") should not offend anyone, I don't think it is over-sensitive atheists who pose the biggest threat to the role of this holiday in North American culture, nor any perceived decline of its representation in stores or at schools.