To me personally this is more then him being funny. Captain America stood for patriotism, truth, Justice. To just kill him off then pass on this shield(calling card) to a comedian, speaks allot as to how Americans feel about the current state of politics.
Zimzum Reviewed by Zimzum on . Truth, Justice, and Stephen Colbert! Hmm.. While Nazism is no longer around to fight, truthiness is. Meet your new Captain America! People News Captain America shield bequeathed to Stephen Colbert By Stone Martindale Mar 13, 2007, 6:41 GMT Despite the sad news that the Marvel comic book character Captain America has apparently been whacked, fans including truthiness slinger and defender of all things American, Stephen Colbert, were up in arms over the news of the beloved superheroâ??s death. Tonight on Stephen Rating: 5