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It's Ok To Giggle: Colbert's Gettysburg Address, John M. Rudy
It's Ok To Giggle: Colbert's Gettysburg Address, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
There hasn't been all that much righteous indignation from the lands of historians and the historically inclined public. I'd wager they just haven't noticed. I was a little surprised, to be honest. As soon as I hit play on Stephen Colbert's rendition of the Gettysburg Address, part of Ken Burns' Learn the Address marketing initiative for his upcoming documentary, I figured the flame war was inevitable. [excerpt]