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     Foj Citizen Username: Foger Post Number: 1241 Registered: 9-2004 |
PT 1: http://video.freevideoblog.com/video/wm/AAC7FA18-2DDC-4D3E-B1BB-9D6CBD83E27F.htm PT 2: http://video.freevideoblog.com/video/C91DDBB4-28AD-4E6F-BD52-822BC77DF696.htm | ||
| Cynicalgirl Citizen Username: Cynicalgirl Post Number: 2707 Registered: 9-2003  |
Man, I wish I'd seen it. I'll watch these at home. Thanks! | ||
| GOP Man Citizen Username: Headsup Post Number: 347 Registered: 5-2005  |
This episode was a shameful display of disrespect to our president. It was a sad day for America, to see our commander-in-chief have to sit and listen to a tirade by some "comedy" performer. particularly during wartime. shame on all of you who are lauding this man. | ||
| dave23 Citizen Username: Dave23 Post Number: 1703 Registered: 5-2001 |
Tough crowd. But that guy's got balls to do that to the president while he sits less than 10 feet away. | ||
| joel dranove Citizen Username: Jdranove Post Number: 437 Registered: 1-2006 |
Balls, when nothing can happen to the cossetted comedian? Our troops in harm's way are the courageous ones. jd | ||
| Hoops Citizen Username: Hoops Post Number: 1238 Registered: 10-2004  |
Really, I dont think that Bush understood for most of the speech. At the end he seemed a bit peeved. Colbert is an American hero. The way he took Bush to task is the way our 'liberal' media should have been doing it since 2000. If they had done their jobs then we wouldnt have Bush as president nor the republican majority. | ||
| Foj Citizen Username: Foger Post Number: 1248 Registered: 9-2004 |
Colbert deserves some credit, as well as who-ever signed him to do the bit. Valerie Plame-- er ah- I mean Joe Wilsons wife was in the audience. | ||
| Foj Citizen Username: Foger Post Number: 1253 Registered: 9-2004 |
Blogged by JC on 05.01.06 @ 02:25 PM ET Colbert: Critical Speech Unreported by Media Hopefully, most of you have seen the Stephen Colbert's performance at the White House Correspondents dinner (CrooksandLiars.com). This annual event generally features the president giving a self-deprecating speech and a comedian providing some light moments. This year, Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report gave one of the best comedian speeches in recent memory. Colbert's tongue-in-cheek criticism of the media's lack of aggressive reporting was right on target: I am appalled to be surrounded by the liberal media that is destroying America, with the exception of Fox News. Fox News gives you both sides of every story: the president's side, and the vice president's side. But the rest of you, what are you thinking, reporting on NSA wiretapping or secret prisons in eastern Europe? Those things are secret for a very important reason: they're super-depressing. And if that's your goal, well, misery accomplished. Over the last five years you people were so good -- over tax cuts, WMD intelligence, the effect of global warming. We Americans didn't want to know, and you had the courtesy not to try to find out. Those were good times, as far as we knew. Well, the media always gives this event full coverage - the president, after all, is headlining an event praising the media. But, surprise surprise, little mention was made in the press reports that Colbert gave one of the most compelling presentations in years. Many of the major media sources chose not to cover his criticism of the media and the administration. Peter Daou first covered this at Huffington Post and RawStory has followed up with coverage of a New York Times story that omits mention of Colbert's criticism. The Post story relegates it to a couple lines at the end. I guess we should be disappointed at the media's aversion to criticism, but take heart that the speech continues to get coverage in the blogosphere and plenty of criticism has been leveled at the major media sources for failing to fully cover it. The Washington Post's daily politics online chat was beseiged with questions about the event. Has your paper covered the speech? http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000437.htm | ||
| Foj Citizen Username: Foger Post Number: 1255 Registered: 9-2004 |
Colbert on 60 minutes: http://video.freevideoblog.com/video/wm/07727501-62F6-4F42-9422-0DFE8CE6F81E.htm | ||
| MBJ Citizen Username: Mbj Post Number: 213 Registered: 10-2005 |
"Colbert is an American hero". If that's true, then the word "hero" sure doesn't mean what it used to. | ||
| Nohero Supporter Username: Nohero Post Number: 5347 Registered: 10-1999  |
I think we passed that point a while ago.  | ||
| joel dranove Citizen Username: Jdranove Post Number: 440 Registered: 1-2006 |
He never claimed to be a hero. For good reasons. Toy merchandisers have the right to puff their products. The Bush subconscious act was hilarious. Muy caliente. jd | ||
| Nohero Supporter Username: Nohero Post Number: 5351 Registered: 10-1999 |
Hey, there's a "Thank you, Stephen" site - http://thankyoustephencolbert.org/ | ||
| The Notorious S.L.K. Citizen Username: Scrotisloknows Post Number: 1354 Registered: 10-2005 |
"The way he took Bush to task is the way our 'liberal' media should have been doing it since 2000. If they had done their jobs then we wouldnt have Bush as president nor the republican majority." yep, that's it Hoops....that is why the Dems lost... fing clueless... -SLK | ||
| GOP Man Citizen Username: Headsup Post Number: 357 Registered: 5-2005 |
absolutely. everyone knows most of the country would have voted for Bush and the Republicans anyway. who pays attention to the news? | ||
| MBJ Citizen Username: Mbj Post Number: 214 Registered: 10-2005 |
Weak response, Nohero. Par for the course, though. | ||
| GOP Man Citizen Username: Headsup Post Number: 358 Registered: 5-2005 |
how can anyone be a hero if they aren't in mortal danger? | ||
| joel dranove Citizen Username: Jdranove Post Number: 443 Registered: 1-2006 |
Don't confuse the issue with factual input, please. jd | ||
| Foj Citizen Username: Foger Post Number: 1258 Registered: 9-2004 |
http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=100242601 9 Jon Stewart Defends Colbert's Dinner Speech By E&P Staff Published: May 01, 2006 11:20 PM ET NEW YORK Probably to no one's surprise, Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "Daily Show," hailed the performance of his stablemate Stephen Colbert at Saturday night's White House Correspondents dinner. Colbert's lampooning of the president and the press has generated a good deal of praise and criticism. "It was balls-alicious," Stewart said. "Apparently he was under the impression that they'd hired him to do what he does every night on television"--that is, make fun of conservatives, public officials and the press in the guise of an O'Reillyesque talk show host. "We've never been prouder of him, but HOLY ----," Stewart added. He also described the annual dinner as "where the President and the press corps consummate their loveless marriage." - snip - Colbert made fun of his mixed reception at the dinner, re-running the tape of one of his jokes with the audience barely reacting. He described this as "very respectful silence," and said that actually the crowd loved him. "They practically carried me out on their shoulders," he said, "even though I wasn't ready to go." | ||
| cjc Citizen Username: Cjc Post Number: 5580 Registered: 8-2003 |
The guy bombed. He's got a room full of people there who hate the president and they didn't get above uncomfortable titters with this guy. Tough crowd??? | ||
| Rastro Citizen Username: Rastro Post Number: 2982 Registered: 5-2004  |
He may have bombed live on stage, but the video is becoming one of the most popular on the 'net... right after the live action simpsons and a few thousand personal porn videos. | ||
| Hoops Citizen Username: Hoops Post Number: 1258 Registered: 10-2004 |
He was hilarious and those that werent caught up in the all to close to home situation laughed their heads off. The rest he made more uncomfortable then watching Andy Kaufman wrestling women. | ||
| Nohero Supporter Username: Nohero Post Number: 5353 Registered: 10-1999 |
If you noticed, Justice Scalia thought he was funny (with the "How are you, Justice Scalia" accompanied by assorted Italian hand gestures). Because - Justice Scalia can at least laugh at himself. The majority of the press, apparently, can not laugh at themselves. If you actually watch the video, the routine is not just about the President - it's about how the press reacts to, and reports on, the President. (And it is hilarious) | ||
| cjc Citizen Username: Cjc Post Number: 5582 Registered: 8-2003 |
Really? From The Hill: Hoyer: Bush deserves respect By Andrew Barr and Josephine Hearn House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) took on a rare role yesterday as a defender of President Bush. Hoyer came to the defense of the commander in chief after Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where the president took a drubbing from comedian Stephen Colbert. “I thought some of it was funny, but I think it got a little rough,” Hoyer said. “He is the president of the United States, and he deserves some respect.” “I’m certainly not a defender of the administration,” Hoyer reassured stunned observers, but Colbert “crossed the line” with many jokes that were “in bad taste.” | ||
| Nohero Supporter Username: Nohero Post Number: 5354 Registered: 10-1999 |
Cjc - I'll bite, what joke was in bad taste? | ||
| Rastro Citizen Username: Rastro Post Number: 2986 Registered: 5-2004 |
I do agree many of the jokes were in bad taste. I do find it ironic that the same people who constantly make jokes about Clinton are now saying this was in bad taste, however. The jokes about Clinton were funny. So were Colbert's. I'm curious... what was the "Really?" in response to? | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 9332 Registered: 4-1997  |
Maybe this part?
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| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 9333 Registered: 4-1997 |
No.. wait... maybe this part?
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| Joe Citizen Username: Gonets Post Number: 1222 Registered: 2-2004 |
It's in bad taste to make the President uncomfortable about any decisions he may have made. Thus far he's led a consequence free life. It's unfair at this stage to introduce criticism. The press understands this, which is why they were ossified by Colbert's routine. | ||
| Dr. Winston O'Boogie Citizen Username: Casey Post Number: 2071 Registered: 8-2003  |
how about this part?
this might have been in bad taste (but not nearly as bad taste as the reality of the photo ops that Colbert was mocking). | ||
| Rastro Citizen Username: Rastro Post Number: 2994 Registered: 5-2004 |
Tucker Carlson is about to address this on MSNBC. | ||
| tom Citizen Username: Tom Post Number: 4848 Registered: 5-2001 |
if you can't stand the heat... | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 9337 Registered: 4-1997 |
Bush had it coming and history won't be any kinder. | ||
| ess Citizen Username: Ess Post Number: 1878 Registered: 11-2001  |
I tuned into Stephen Colbert's routine on NPR the other day. Didn't know what it was, at first, and thought it was just dead-on criticism of the administration. I thought it was funny, but was not surprised to hear, or not hear, the reactions of the audience. It was funny, but it hit way too close to home. The office of the President deserves respect, yes. A president who has bumbled more times than can be counted, who has mucked up the economy, put thousands of soldiers' lives in danger, misled the country and the world about the situation in Iraq, ignored volatile situations in North Korea and Iran, etc., deserves to be called onto the carpet and be held accountable for his actions. For crying out loud, President Clinton got impeached over fellatio. You would think this boob would at least get a slap on the wrist for any one of his numerous offenses. OK, team - flame away! | ||
| Hoops Citizen Username: Hoops Post Number: 1261 Registered: 10-2004 |
No flames here ess. You are right on! but I think the boob/wrist slapping remark was funny for all the wrong reasons} | ||
| Robert Livingston Citizen Username: Rob_livingston Post Number: 1882 Registered: 7-2004  |
Bush deserves zero respect. Colbert is one brave hombre. | ||
| mjh Supporter Username: Mjh Post Number: 491 Registered: 5-2001 |
If you hire a political satirist, you will get political satire. If you hire Colbert, you will get political satire from a progressive, left-leaning viewpoint. If anyone was suprised by this, they didn't do their homework before they booked him for the program. I haven't heard his performance, but I read it. And I agree, it takes cajones to have performed it in front of this audience. The big-time journalists who took it on the chin just as the President did deserved the criticism. Of course they didn't laugh much..........it was too close to the mark and painfully derogatory of the mainstream press. Frankly, the content would indicate to me that he did not aim for big laughs, but rather took the opportunity to fire off some true satire. I'm willing to bet that he's pretty satisfied. | ||
| dave23 Citizen Username: Dave23 Post Number: 1717 Registered: 5-2001 |
He bombed in a room full of humorless insiders because he peed on the throne. | ||
| dave23 Citizen Username: Dave23 Post Number: 1718 Registered: 5-2001 |
I can't imagine why the press didn't laugh: "But, listen, let's review the rules. Here's how it works: the president makes decisions. He's the decider. The press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions down. Make, announce, type. Just put 'em through a spell check and go home. Get to know your family again. Make love to your wife. Write that novel you got kicking around in your head. You know, the one about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to the administration. You know - fiction!" "But the rest of you, what are you thinking, reporting on NSA wiretapping or secret prisons in eastern Europe? Those things are secret for a very important reason: they're super-depressing. And if that's your goal, well, misery accomplished. Over the last five years you people were so good -- over tax cuts, WMD intelligence, the effect of global warming. We Americans didn't want to know, and you had the courtesy not to try to find out. Those were good times, as far as we knew." | ||
| bettyd Citizen Username: Badjtdso Post Number: 206 Registered: 12-2005 |
Remember Bush a year or two ago at, I believe, the same function, when he walked around the stage and looked under the table and chairs and joked that there were no WMD's there? Now that was funny and not at all in poor taste. |
