‘Colbert Report’: Pimpin’ 101 with Sean Hannity
Conservative faux-pimp prankster James O'Keefe earned high praise from Fox News' starring lineup -- Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity, among other Murdochians -- for his infamous ACORN prostitution "bust" depicted in a video which turns out to have been edited, perhaps with a goal in mind In keeping with this spirit, Stephen Colbert engaged in a little deceptive (continued).Conservative faux-pimp prankster James O’Keefe earned high praise from Fox News’ starring lineup — Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity, among other Murdochians — for his infamous ACORN prostitution “bust” depicted in a video … which turns out to have been edited, perhaps with a goal in mind. In keeping with this spirit, Stephen Colbert engaged in a little deceptive editing himself, taking on the guise of a pimp to pay a not-exactly-legit visit to Hannity’s set. –KA
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