Stephen Colbert Completely Annhiliated The Dallas Safari Club Last Night

[Initech]

In case you missed it:

Ever wake up feeling in tune with your inner Teddy Roosevelt or Ernest Hemingway and think, "I really need to shoot something rare, something exotic, preferably endangered and it's gotta be huge"?

Lucky for you, the Dallas Safari Club has you covered. The group, which bills itself as a "gathering point for hunters, conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts," has secured the right to hunt one of Namibia's 1,800 remaining black rhinos. According to the Dallas Observer, which first reported the hunt, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also approved the event.

The club's claims of aiding conservation may not be as laughable as they appear on first blush. Ben Carter, director of the Dallas Safari Club, told the Observer that the permit is expected to bring in as much as $750,000, all of which will be going back to the Conservation Trust Fund for Namibia's Black Rhino.

Carter has, as one might expect, received a lot of criticism. "People are talking about 'Why don't you do a photo safari?' or whatever. Well, that's great, but people don't pay for that," he told the Observer.

http://news.yahoo.com/hunt-a-rare-rhino-so-you-can-save-rare-rhinos-143758730.html

And Colbert's brilliant rebuttal: http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/thu-october-24-2013-stephen-fry

That was one of his best WØRD segments ever!

[elfin]

1. 'Twas fabulous

He is an amazing talent with a superb staff.

[Gothmog]

2. Here is a link to just this segment

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/429950/october-24-2013/the-word---philantrophy Colbert was in great form last night