{"id":1049,"date":"2007-06-29T15:43:58","date_gmt":"2007-06-29T15:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godspolitics\/2007\/06\/ryan-rodrick-beiler-another-co.html"},"modified":"2007-06-29T15:43:58","modified_gmt":"2007-06-29T15:43:58","slug":"ryan-rodrick-beiler-another-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2007\/06\/ryan-rodrick-beiler-another-co.html","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Rodrick Beiler: Another Colbert Retort"},"content":{"rendered":"

That Stephen Colbert is dishing it out again… Because many of my friends know I’m a dumpster diver, or “freegan,”<\/a> I heard from multiple sources that Colbert was making fun of my ilk<\/a> on his show this week, saying, “I’m not going to stand by and let these human rats live off our waste.” Since I don’t have cable, I didn’t see the segment until I watched it online today over a tasty lunch that included smoked trout and chevre (goat cheese, that is\u2014I had been eating lobster bisque all week and was kind of tired of it) all courtesy\u2014you guessed it\u2014of my nocturnal scavenings. And yes, the irony was also delicious.
\nBut I haven’t been so outraged since Colbert mocked our presidential candidates forum<\/a>. And by outraged, I mean gratified by the free satirical publicity\u2014which is second only to imitation as the sincerest form of flattery.
\nNow, as a person who gets 95 percent of my groceries from dumpster diving, I’m used to misunderstandings about the safety and legality of this lifestyle, but Colbert cut right to the heart of the matter, citing a recent New York Times<\/em> article<\/a> and taking issue with those who are “living off consumer waste in an effort to minimize their support of corporations and their impact on the planet.” (Sorry, you can’t read the article for free online anymore\u2014maybe you can find it in your neighbor’s recycling bin.)
\nColbert may mock our efforts to “stick it to the man,” but maybe he’d be more sympathetic if he read my article in last year’s Sojourners<\/em> special issue on food<\/a>. In it, I cite Jesus’ teachings on simple living as one of the motivators behind my dumpster diet. Is Colbert going to argue with Jesus? Actually, I’d like to see that.
\nAnd Stephen, there’s still plenty of smoked trout in the freezer, and you’re always welcome to come over for dinner … if you dare.
\nRyan Rodrick Beiler<\/strong> is the web editor for Sojourners\/Call to Renewal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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