Colbert on Arizona shootings and the pursuit of angriness

In Wednesday night's segment of "The Word" Stephen Colbert connects rhetoric, vitriol and Palin

By Adam Clark Estes

Published January 13, 2011 1:14PM (EST)

Stephen Colbert's Colbertness loops back onto itself as he addresses the violent rhetoric that pundits point to as a cause of the Arizona shootings. Called "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Angriness" the segment is well worth five minutes of your time:

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