docwebster ([personal profile] docwebster) wrote2006-04-30 02:43 am

Poor widdle Georgie got his feewings hurt

WASHINGTON A blistering comedy “tribute” to President Bush by Comedy Central’s faux talk show host Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondent Dinner Saturday night left George and Laura Bush unsmiling at its close.

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Colbert, who spoke in the guise of his talk show character, who ostensibly supports the president strongly, urged the Bush to ignore his low approval ratings, saying they were based on reality, “and reality has a well-known liberal bias.”

He attacked those in the press who claim that the shake-up at the White House was merely re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. “This administration is soaring, not sinking,” he said. “They are re-arranging the deck chairs--on the Hindenburg.”

Colbert told Bush he could end the problem of protests by retired generals by refusing to let them retire. He compared Bush to Rocky Balboa in the “Rocky” movies, always getting punched in the face—“and Apollo Creed is everything else in the world.”

Turning to the war, he declared, "I believe that the government that governs best is a government that governs least, and by these standards we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq."

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Aw, so poor widdle Georgie got his feewings hurt? I've got two words for ya, George - tough shit. What I want to know is, who the hell's bright idea was it to invite Colbert in the first place?
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[identity profile] majkia.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
too much speaking "truthiness" to power. >>>


Gee, a shame that the only news network we have any more is Comedy Central

[identity profile] alryssa.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
OH MY GOD THAT IS AWESOME.

[identity profile] drdemure.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
My hero! Well, one of them. I *knew* this was going to happen. Somebody with no sense of sarcasm would actually believe Colbert is a neo-con. Good job, Stephen! I am not worthy. *kowtows.

[identity profile] stoda.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahhh, that's magnificent!

[identity profile] lubedpumpkin.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Brilliant.

[identity profile] murphymom.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"What I want to know is, who the hell's bright idea was it to invite Colbert in the first place?"

If you find out, let's give that person a medal.

[identity profile] moropus.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not worthy.

[identity profile] lubedpumpkin.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)