I Am America (And So Can You!)
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In I Am America (And So Can You!), Stephen Colbert presents a comic, aggressively opinionated guide to the issues he believes are shaping—and threatening—the nation. Drawing on the persona behind The Colbert Report, he delivers his supposedly deeply held views on the American family, race, religion, sexuality, sports, nature, and other subjects in a series of arranged chapters. His targets range from Hollywood, evolution, environmentalists, and terrorists to breakfast cereals, as he asks who is really responsible for America’s troubles—and why everyone else’s opinions are wrong.
The book’s satire comes from taking conservative positions to absurd extremes while maintaining Colbert’s unwavering certainty. Helpful illustrations and charts, including one cataloging things allegedly trying to turn him gay, add to the mock-serious presentation. It also includes a transcript of his speech at the 2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Together, these pieces create a deliberately overconfident portrait of an American commentator battling the forces he sees aligned against traditional values.
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The book sits most naturally in comedy territory, and the strongest supported details help set expectations for that kind of story. For the audiobook, there is enough recording-specific support to add a meaningful performance view for Stephen Colbert in Narrator Experience. Verified recognition adds another positive point of context, although the recommendation still rests on the qualities of the work and, where supported, the recording itself.
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- 2007-10-09
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