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Stephen Colbert Roasts the Credit Card Companies

May 12, 2009

In anticipation of the upcoming Senate vote on credit cards, Colbert shows in the segment below that “credit card companies are part of an honest industry just trying to make 30% on a buck.”  I don’t know which is funnier, the “credit-rule monkey’s rule-randomizing wheel” which determines our interest rates and fees, or the image of the credit card companies at the end of the sketch…

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Credit Check
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After this segment, Colbert interviewed Tamara Draut of Demos, an AFFIL Partner.  Tamara did a great job making the audience laugh and summarizing why credit cards should be regulated.

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Credit Card Industry Regulation – Tamara Draut
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