Back to News & Commentary

Anthony Romero, Mano-a-Mano with Stephen Colbert

Share This Page
July 25, 2007

Executive Director Anthony Romero's appearance on The Colbert Report last night was even more explosive than his first appearance. In the span of only a few short minutes, the pair duked it out over habeas corpus rights of detainees in Guantanamo, the NSA wiretapping program, separation of powers, and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' misleading statements to Congress:

mytubethumb
play

%3Cembed%20flashvars%3D%22%2F%2Fwww.comedycentral.com%2Fmotherload%2Fxml%2Fdata_synd.jhtml%3Fvid%3D90340%2526myspace%3Dfalse%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.comedycentral.com%2Fmotherload%2Fsyndicated_player%2Findex.jhtml%22%20quality%3D%22high%22%20bgcolor%3D%22%23006699%22%20width%3D%22340%22%20height%3D%22325%22%20name%3D%22comedy_player%22%20align%3D%22middle%22%20allowscriptaccess%3D%22always%22%20allownetworking%3D%22external%22%20type%3D%22application%2Fx-shockwave-flash%22%20pluginspage%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macromedia.com%2Fgo%2Fgetflashplayer%22%3E%3C%2Fembed%3E

Privacy statement. This embed will serve content from comedycentral.com.

Please note that by playing this clip, which is hosted by Comedy Central, Comedy Central will place a long-term cookie on your computer. View Comedy Central’s privacy statement on their website. View the ACLU’s privacy statement.

You can learn more about Anthony's book, In Defense of Our America, and find out where he will appear next on his book tour, at www.aclu.org/ouramerica.

Learn More About the Issues on This Page