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Compare ''[[America the Book]]'' and ''[[Earth the Book]]'', by Colbert's rivals from ''[[The Daily Show]]''.
Compare ''[[America the Book]]'' and ''[[Earth the Book]]'', by Colbert's rivals from ''[[The Daily Show]]''.


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=== This book provides examples of: ===


* [[Acting for Two]]: In the audiobook, [[Stephen Colbert]] (the actor) plays both Stephen Colbert (the character) and Gil Honeycomb from one of the "Stephen Speaks For Me" segments.
* [[Acting for Two]]: In the audiobook, [[Stephen Colbert]] (the actor) plays both Stephen Colbert (the character) and Gil Honeycomb from one of the "Stephen Speaks For Me" segments.
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* [[Bluenose Bowdlerizer]]: Colbert praises the efforts of censors and claims that contrary to some prevalent opinions, censorship encourages creativity. For example, writing "Flip you, codbucket" takes more imagination than the more obvious, profane alternative.
* [[Bluenose Bowdlerizer]]: Colbert praises the efforts of censors and claims that contrary to some prevalent opinions, censorship encourages creativity. For example, writing "Flip you, codbucket" takes more imagination than the more obvious, profane alternative.
* [[Camp Straight]]: Austin, the former homosexual from one of the "Stephen Speaks For Me" sections.
* [[Camp Straight]]: Austin, the former homosexual from one of the "Stephen Speaks For Me" sections.
* [[Cluster F Bomb]]: The Guy Sitting Next To You At The Stadium. And wouldn't you know it, he's in ''two'' "Stephen Speaks For Me" sections.
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: The Guy Sitting Next To You At The Stadium. And wouldn't you know it, he's in ''two'' "Stephen Speaks For Me" sections.
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]
* [[Dirty Communists]]: Mort Sinclair, the communist TV writer from one of the "Stephen Speaks For Me" segments.
* [[Dirty Communists]]: Mort Sinclair, the communist TV writer from one of the "Stephen Speaks For Me" segments.
* [[Eagle Land]]: Apparently, just opening the book's front cover will make you 25% more American.
* [[Eagle Land]]: Apparently, just opening the book's front cover will make you 25% more American.
* [[Godwins Law]]: Done with people other than Hitler. For example, he calls women's rights activists "Femin-[[Useful Notes/Uganda|Idi-Amins]]".
* [[Godwin's Law]]: Done with people other than Hitler. For example, he calls women's rights activists "Femin-[[Useful Notes/Uganda|Idi-Amins]]".
* [[Hey Its That Guy]]: In the audiobook, [[The Daily Show|Jon Stewart]] plays Mort Sinclair, the communist TV writer from one of the "Stephen Speaks For Me" segments.
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: In the audiobook, [[The Daily Show|Jon Stewart]] plays Mort Sinclair, the communist TV writer from one of the "Stephen Speaks For Me" segments.
* [[Hitler Ate Sugar]]: [[Inverted]]. One of the margin notes says [[Family Values Villain|Stalin was a good dad.]] <ref> He really wasn't.</ref>
* [[Hitler Ate Sugar]]: [[Inverted]]. One of the margin notes says [[Family Values Villain|Stalin was a good dad.]] <ref> He really wasn't.</ref>
* [[How Do I Used Tense]]: In the ''very title'', [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[How Do I Used Tense]]: In the ''very title'', [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Killed Mid Sentence]]: {{spoiler|Gil Honeycomb, the oldest man in the world, suffers a fatal heart attack in the middle of his "Stephen Speaks For Me" segment.}}
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]: {{spoiler|Gil Honeycomb, the oldest man in the world, suffers a fatal heart attack in the middle of his "Stephen Speaks For Me" segment.}}
* [[Metaphorgotten]]
* [[Metaphorgotten]]
* [[Mistaken for Racist]]: Colbert, in one of his recollections. He likes to remind everyone that he doesn't see race (unless Mexican immigrants are involved.)
* [[Mistaken for Racist]]: Colbert, in one of his recollections. He likes to remind everyone that he doesn't see race (unless Mexican immigrants are involved.)
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* [[Stay in The Kitchen]]: Colbert believes in this.
* [[Stay in The Kitchen]]: Colbert believes in this.
* [[Strawman Political]]: Follows (the character) [[Stephen Colbert]]'s right-wing doctrine.
* [[Strawman Political]]: Follows (the character) [[Stephen Colbert]]'s right-wing doctrine.
* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: Fictional!Colbert sure has daddy issues.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Fictional!Colbert sure has daddy issues.
* [[You Put the X In XY]]: You can't spell "parentry" without "try". Also you can't spell "emotional abuse" without "bus", which is why Colbert never takes public transportation.
* [[You Put the X In XY]]: You can't spell "parentry" without "try". Also you can't spell "emotional abuse" without "bus", which is why Colbert never takes public transportation.


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