{"id":65,"date":"2009-10-06T10:42:34","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T10:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/10\/colbert-v-dawkins-round-2.html"},"modified":"2009-10-06T10:42:34","modified_gmt":"2009-10-06T10:42:34","slug":"colbert-v-dawkins-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/10\/colbert-v-dawkins-round-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Colbert v. Dawkins, Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Absolutely priceless.  Enjoy.<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<center> <\/p>\n<table style=\"font:11px arial; color:#333; background-color:#f5f5f5\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"360\" height=\"353\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color:#e5e5e5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<td style=\"padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;\"><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colbertnation.com\">The Colbert Report<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; text-align:right; font-weight:bold;\">Mon &#8211; Thurs 11:30pm \/ 10:30c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:14px;\" valign=\"middle\">\n<td style=\"padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;\" colspan=\"2\"><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colbertnation.com\/the-colbert-report-videos\/250617\/september-30-2009\/richard-dawkins\">Richard Dawkins<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:14px; background-color:#353535\" valign=\"middle\">\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; width:360px; overflow:hidden; text-align:right\"><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#96deff; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colbertnation.com\/\">www.colbertnation.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\n<td style=\"padding:0px;\" colspan=\"2\"><embed style=\"display:block\" src=\"http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:250617\" width=\"360\" height=\"301\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"window\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"autoPlay=false\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allownetworking=\"all\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:18px;\" valign=\"middle\">\n<td style=\"padding:0px;\" colspan=\"2\">\n<table style=\"margin:0px; text-align:center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\n<td style=\"padding:3px; width:33%;\"><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.comedycentral.com\/colbertreport\/full-episodes\">Colbert Report Full Episodes<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:3px; width:33%;\"><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indecisionforever.com\">Political Humor<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:3px; width:33%;\"><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colbertnation.com\/the-colbert-report-videos\/250350\/september-23-2009\/capitalism-s-enemy---michael-moore\">Michael Moore<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Absolutely priceless. 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