"You can't laugh and be afraid at the same time."

Ah, political satire. Oh, Stephen Colbert.

I love you so much. The Colbert character as well as the actor behind the comedian. You both are genuine people who can easily get a point across in the most subtle of ways.

You're untouchable. When on the O'Reilly factor with Bill O'Reilly, the most he could play on you was the fact that you changed the pronunciation of your last name from a pronounced "T" to a silent "T". He repeatedly asks if you're French. As if that has anything to do with the fact that Bill O'Reilly is seriously getting owned at the moment. His studio and film crew are heard laughing in the background at some of the jokes that Colbert cracks. It's HILARIOUS.

How about that episode when Colbert recreated the moment when Bill O'Reilly lost his temper due to the fact that he didn't understand what "to play us out" meant? That episode, I about pissed my pants laughing.

And then you're on Youtube reading all the O'Reilly adoring comments posted about the video. It's a bit creepy, the level of adoration they have for this clearly insane political commentator, who seriously needs to get himself a round of anger management therapy.

But, hey, the topic of this blog post is not Bill O'Reilly, or his extreme conservativeness. I'm not going to get into any of that at all. The real topic of this blog post is the amazing irony that Stephen Colbert posses.

He makes people laugh, and whoever makes people laugh deserves some kind of a medal. A prize. At least a pat on the back. His extremely popular TV show does just that. Everyone adores this guy. I have yet to hear a practical, plausible critique of his show that isn't from some radical neoconservative.

I've watched interviews with Stephen Colbert where he's out of character and genuine about his show. The way he talks about his kids and his family, his values and beliefs really makes this guy seem genuine and knowledgeable. He collaborates with all his writers so that the words he says won't be some scripted thought that he's just reading out loud. They'll actually be some of his own words and thoughts.

Stephen Colbert, I love you. You make me laugh and I appreciate that.