Skeptic Project

Stephen Colbert said last night that Shirley Sherrod saying she debated whether to help a white farmer save his farm "is offensive. People who support racial discrimination have no place in government -- until Rand Paul is elected."

When he realized that the video of Sherrod's comments were taken out of context, Colbert was unfazed: "You say potato, I say black racists are going to take away our potah-tos."

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