Colbert Rips Richard Cohen For Racist Op-Ed

Stephen Colbert let The Washington Post's Richard Cohen have it after the columnist wrote yet another racist op-ed on how people with "conventional views must repress a gag reflex" when considering New York mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's interracial marriage and biracial children.
By Heather — November 14, 2013

Stephen Colbert let The Washington Post's Richard Cohen have it after the columnist wrote yet another racist op-ed on how people with "conventional views must repress a gag reflex" when considering New York mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's interracial marriage and biracial children.

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