Colbert Looks At Tea Party Coloring Books For Kids (VIDEO)

Last night on "The Colbert Report," Colbert kicked off his "Tip Of The Hat/Wag Of The Finger" segment with a tip of his hat to the publishing company responsible for a new Tea Party coloring book. The activity book uses pictures and games to teach children about Tea Party values.

In Colbert's opinion, the coloring book is much more comprehensive than "that other conservative kids' activity book: the Republican 'Pledge to America."' It features patriotic images captioned with lengthy diatribes about limiting the Federal Government's power, because "nothing brings joy to a child than a five-clause sentence," as Colbert said.

In fact, Colbert enjoyed the book so much that he offered suggestions for other Tea Party books, such as Christine O'Donnell's "Rainy Day Book Of Masturbation Alternatives" or "Down On The Farm With Carl Paladino," which features a story about a woman and a horse that will probably confuse and scar children more than help them learn.

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[Jrg Frei]

12:08 PM on 10/09/2010

The Coloring Book includes 1 white Crayon.........Colored Crayons can be bought separately at your own risk.

[Sean777]

07:34 PM on 10/06/2010

IRONIC the majority of Tea Baggers are retirees and blue collar workers and they are supporting Rand Paul who wants to eliminate Medicare and Medicaid for American seniors. Joe Miller who wants to lower the wages of American workers and eliminate unemployment benefits for all Americans despite the fact that his wife already collected unemployment from Taxpayers. For the first time in US history Sharron Angle and Christine O’Donnell are campaigning about changing our abortion laws to force woman into incest or procreate with rapists. Sharron Angle also believes that government should not require insurance companies to cover autism or maternity care despite the fact she is using government health care and the list of anti-American proposals from Tea Baggers Candidates goes on and on. True Republicans and Democrats need to stop the Tea Party on November.

[LMPE]

05:34 PM on 10/06/2010

No masturbation alternatives for me!

[Behind the Tweed Curtain]

03:04 PM on 10/06/2010

Even for home-schooling teabaggers, one colouring book isn’t enough for a library – let’s extend a helping hand:

Sarah, Vain and Small
No Light in the Attic
The Lying, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Teabag Princess

Anyone else?

[Behind the Tweed Curtain]

02:29 PM on 10/06/2010

Daniel Davis of La Junta, CO finds this colouring book to be the perfect "anecdote" for progressive teachers and their indoctrination of socialism on our children.

Those damn progressive teachers who swan around knowing the difference between an antidote and an anecdote. Socialists, every man jack of them.

[Number 6]

11:50 AM on 10/06/2010

Maybe the best comedy writing on TV?

[Edward Standley]

11:37 PM on 10/07/2010

Absolutely! Consistently funny!

[m raskolnikov]

11:43 AM on 10/06/2010

The Texas school board will approve this for K through 2 education.

[Tails]

12:10 PM on 10/06/2010

It's a textbook at Texas A&M.

[Shikamaru]

12:21 PM on 10/06/2010

crap...your comment is better... beat me to it!

[Shikamaru]

12:21 PM on 10/06/2010

More like K-12.

[Sinister Minister]

11:01 AM on 10/06/2010

What makes people think the coloring book was made for children and not the average tea bagger? From the looks of the crowds I've seen, I would guess most of the children of the active tea baggers would be somewhere in their 40's.

[Barbie and Ken forever]

12:33 AM on 10/06/2010

This is an example of political indoctrination not Obama telling kids to work hard, get grades, stay in school, follow your dreams, and live up to your full potential

[Sinister Minister]

11:05 AM on 10/06/2010

But you're forgetting that he's black. I think that's the real problem the right had.

If you are white you can preach hatred and intolerance, which makes you am evangelical.

If you're not white and you encourage the lesser among us to succeed you're a radical.

[CAHertzfe]

11:43 PM on 10/05/2010

And the teabaggers were afraid of Pres. Obama indoctrinating their children. Jeeeesh!

[MysticInd]

10:22 PM on 10/05/2010

" ...that shocks the eldery out of their seats...! Thanks Colbert for lightning up my day!

[Tails]

12:11 PM on 10/06/2010

The Five-Clause sentence joke did it for me.

[wilki203]

08:56 PM on 10/05/2010

If only this were a joke. Go to the website where they are selling it... the reviews are hilarious (well I laugh so I don't cry).

http://www.coloringbook.com/teapartycoloringbook.aspx

[BillonMaui]

04:05 AM on 10/06/2010

In the spirit of being fair and balanced they've got a "President Obama" coloring book ("YES WE DID") for only $2.99 (originally $3.99). Gotta love this country.

[Shikamaru]

12:27 PM on 10/06/2010

The reviews are indeed hiliarous. Considering one poster had this to say: "It teaches you about the truth, without the spin and propaganda."

Really? A coloring book can do all of that, and be historically accurate to boot?!

[FlameOnH8]

03:49 AM on 10/07/2010

They'd probably say the same thing about a Tea Party restaurant's kids' place mat.

[toocoolfoschool1234]

05:00 AM on 10/08/2010

That was my favorite part! It doesn't even seem real.

[texadonkey]

07:18 PM on 10/05/2010

Second generation Teabaggers will be WORSE.

[Tails]

12:12 PM on 10/06/2010

But, hopefully illiterate.

[toocoolfoschool1234]

05:02 AM on 10/08/2010

Tea party is the start of a fascist party in America.

[Ant]

07:10 PM on 10/05/2010

It's never to early to indoctrinate kids.

[eden4barack08]

07:49 PM on 10/05/2010

So they were opposed to indoctrination before they were for it?

[PWM]

11:09 AM on 10/06/2010

They just don't like a black man talking to their children.

[Tom Lester]

05:54 PM on 10/05/2010

funny stuff.