Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Stephen Colbert hosting the White House Correspondent Dinner
Stephen Colbert, with a stone-faced Bush seated to his right, consistently went for the jugular with offerings like:
"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."
and
"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. Put them 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."
The awkward and painfully uncomfortable audience reaction is a good indication of where the mainstream media stands on the high crimes of this administration.
Stephen Colbert, with a stone-faced Bush seated to his right, consistently went for the jugular with offerings like:
"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."
and
"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. Put them 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."
The awkward and painfully uncomfortable audience reaction is a good indication of where the mainstream media stands on the high crimes of this administration.
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