Sorry, Stephen Colbert: Gene Patents Are Unlawful
Last night, Stephen Colbert railed against the ACLU's lawsuit against Myriad Genetics, which control patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 human genes, which are associated with breast and ovarian cancer. Last month, a federal district court judge ruled that these patents are invalid.
Colbert sent us a message: "Just a quick side-note to the ACLU: you might not want to make enemies of the people who own cancer." He then showed a clip of the 60 Minutes segment about our case, and asked: "why cure cancer if you can't make a buck off of it?"
We're all for capitalism, Stephen, but not when it sacrifices women's health and scientific freedom.
Apr 16th, 2010 at 5:56pm
Umm...you do realize his show is satire don't you? Or are you guys as clueless as my Republican father?
Apr 16th, 2010 at 6:01pm
Satire, anyone?
Apr 16th, 2010 at 6:04pm
I think that he was being satirical.
Apr 16th, 2010 at 8:10pm
You realize what sarcasm is, right? Colbert was in no way supporting selling cancer.
Apr 16th, 2010 at 8:15pm
Just to clarify, I 100% agree that gene patents are unlawful and wrong.
Apr 16th, 2010 at 8:17pm
Good grief. You DO know that Colbert is a parody act, right?
Apr 16th, 2010 at 8:37pm
You have got to be the most humorless people on the planet. It never occured to you that Mr. Colbert was making a parody of capitalist greed?
Apr 16th, 2010 at 9:19pm
Stephen Colbert was making a joke! he was endorsing the ACLU's side in the matter! who doesn't yet get the fact that the guy's act is farce?
Apr 17th, 2010 at 12:04pm
im sure he meant it in jest, that is the style of his show...comically criticizing things he supports.
Apr 17th, 2010 at 1:30pm
Suzanne, I think you might be sarcasm-impaired. Do you watch the show at any other times?
Apr 17th, 2010 at 1:54pm
Patents are for protecting the rights of people who invent things,so unless Myriad Genetics are God they have no right to patents on genes.
Apr 17th, 2010 at 6:04pm
Does anyone here realize he is kidding?
Apr 18th, 2010 at 2:53pm
Hahaha.
The last thing liberals want to do is be as stodgy and disconnected as the people they oppose.
Apr 18th, 2010 at 5:16pm
I'm sure that the ACLU knows that Stephen Colbert is a satirist. The people who work there watch tv too.
Apr 18th, 2010 at 9:29pm
You DO know that was satire supporting your argument, right?
Apr 18th, 2010 at 9:51pm
Yes people, the ACLU get the joke! And they're playing along. Why aren't you? Anthony Romero's even been on the show, where he too jokingly accepted Colbert's banter...
Apr 19th, 2010 at 12:50am
you guys are a bunch of idiots
Apr 19th, 2010 at 1:00am
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS REVIEW MY COMMENT BEFORE POSTING IT!!! THOUGHT YOU ENDORSED FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
A.C.L.U.= ENEMY OF THE STATE. PRINT THAT!!!AND GOD BLESS STEVE COLBERET AND DARRYL GATES
Apr 20th, 2010 at 12:34am
you guys are fucking clueless
Apr 20th, 2010 at 9:55am
"Sarcasm," you say? "Satire?" Can the ACLU sit back without comment while someone with the wisdom and gravitas of Stephen Colbert clouds the waters of debate, infects his powerful audience with the "humor" of the issue, and encourages a viewpoint that is not as grave, serious, and solemn as this question demands?
Well, yes, but not without making sure you noticed he mentioned us.
(We got the joke, and a great deal on "daddy butter" to boot.)
Apr 30th, 2010 at 2:00am
The Colbert Report is a parody of all the shows on Fox News, including The O'Reilly Factor.
May 11th, 2010 at 3:06am
Why doesn't this ACLU blog have a Men's Rights section? Does the ACLU not care about men?
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