Colbert - if you haven't seen it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN0INDOkFuo&search=colbertPart 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJvar7BKwvQ&search=colbert Part 3
"As Colbert walked from the podium, when it was over, the president and First Lady gave him quick nods, unsmiling, and handshakes, and left immediately."
Here's what CNN's Ed Henry reported: "Now, the president ended his remarks by -- his official remarks by saying that it's really important to laugh in this job. That's probably more true than ever, now that he's so low in the polls. But I have to tell you, near the end of Stephen Colbert's routine, the president didn't really seem to be laughing. He actually seemed to be a little bit annoyed at some of the pokes from Stephen Colbert, it went on for a bit."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2006/05/01/BL2006050100680_3.htmlVideo Dog writes in Salon: "The real sign of Stephen Colbert's success at the White House Correspondents' Dinner wasn't his jokes -- which, from beginning to end, were spot-on . . . from Bush's handling of the war ('I believe the government that governs best is the government that governs least. And by these standards, we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq.'), his low-30s approval rating ('I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68 percent approve of the job he's not doing?'), to sidelong whacks at John McCain, Fox News and Donald Rumsfeld, among others. And no, it wasn't the grim-looking handshake he received from the President or the icy glare he received from Laura Bush that let us know that he hit his targets. . . .
"The proof of his accuracy lies in how badly the . . . Washington press corps reacted. After all, this wasn't the usual baby-soft slapstick they usually get at the correspondents' dinner . . . [F]or the most part the press sat on their hands -- while just moments before, they were laughing uproariously at President Bush's incredibly lame skit with a Bush impressionist. That was Colbert's real feat: Showing us the real Washington media world, where everyone worries so much about offending someone, anyone , that the least bit of frank talk turns them into obedient little church mice."
So it took me about an hour to watch the whole thing cuz of the loading and such.
But man, that was worth it. I kinda felt bad cuz no one was laughing, but then i remembered that its basically a room full of republicans and he is making fun of all of them especially the head guy. But as you say, yeaa i wouldnt be surprised at him being like assassinated by the cia or secret service or something, cept it would be too obvious as to the reasons why.
I thought his video was funny but i think I liked the 32% poll part was the funniest. And the better half crack about his wife, and the joke about the glass not being half full or half empty but it being 2/3 empty. pwned lol
Great stuff.
Posted by
J.Q. |
6:49 AM
love colbert!
Posted by
Tj Dziedzinski |
3:29 PM
boo.. you tube took em down..
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1:41 AM