Quote Originally Posted by Ashliana View Post
There's that legendary reading comprehension at work, as always. I literally said he was a parody. That's the point. It was a mocking parody. A caricature. Whether the actor personally held those beliefs (honestly, I have no idea what his beliefs were) is irrelevant. The character was intended to mock tin foil-hat wearing conservatives.

Colbert was also a mocking caricature of conservatives, only he didn't become unironically beloved by conservatives. Neither was a celebration of the underlying ignorance of Bunker or Colbert's professed positions.
Jesus Christ you're dumb.