Truthiness is tearing apart our country, and I don't mean the argument over who came up with the word. I don't know whether it's a new thing, but it's certainly a current thing, in that it doesn't seem to matter…

Quote by Stephen Colbert

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In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant. One motto...

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In order to be a top-tier candidate, I need 7.5 million dollars, and I currently...

Now we all know that Fidel Castro dressed up like Marilyn Monroe and gave JFK...

Now we all know that Fidel Castro dressed up like Marilyn Monroe and gave JFK...

I don't like books, they're all fact, no heart.

I don't like books, they're all fact, no heart.

I wrote things for the school's newspaper, and - like all teenagers - I dabbled...

I wrote things for the school's newspaper, and - like all teenagers - I dabbled...

Fake news executives are nicer than real news executives, though real news executives are funnier...

Fake news executives are nicer than real news executives, though real news executives are funnier...

I can't prove it, but I can say it.

I can't prove it, but I can say it.

I don't trust books. They're all fact and no heart.

I don't trust books. They're all fact and no heart.

Truthiness is what you want the facts to be as opposed to what the facts...

Truthiness is what you want the facts to be as opposed to what the facts...

The greatest thing about this man is he's steady. You know where he stands. He...

The greatest thing about this man is he's steady. You know where he stands. He...

There's nothing wrong with being gay. I have plenty of friends who are going to...

There's nothing wrong with being gay. I have plenty of friends who are going to...

As God said to Job, Checkmate

As God said to Job, Checkmate

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Here's how it works: the president makes decisions. He's the decider. The press secretary announces...

Shamelessness is a wonderful part of the character.

Shamelessness is a wonderful part of the character.

I don't trust books. They're all fact and no heart.

I don't trust books. They're all fact and no heart.

Even the weather page is in a state of moral decay. Whats wrong with red,...

Even the weather page is in a state of moral decay. Whats wrong with red,...

Here's how it works: the president makes decisions. He's the decider. The press secretary announces...

Here's how it works: the president makes decisions. He's the decider. The press secretary announces...

A day without sunshine is like...night!

A day without sunshine is like...night!

When the goose honk high, fair weather; when the goose honks low, foul weather

When the goose honk high, fair weather; when the goose honks low, foul weather

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower...

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower...