Comments on: Stephen Colbert and George Bush Lampoon President Bush

By: Oh Please

Oh Please — Thu, 04 May 2006 06:13:26 +0000

Oh please! Bush surrounds himself with yes men and crowds that have been screened to make sure they love him. Its nice to see him hear the truth for once in a blue moon. Reagan, Bush the 1st, and Clinton at least would listen to the other side, this guy turns a deaf ear to them.
Oh! by the way the communist remark above is interesting. A dictator who listens to no one, and disregards the rights of the people, hmmmm, were you talking about this President? A-HA you were!

By: Will

Will — Tue, 02 May 2006 21:36:50 +0000

Your article is as interesting as a fish bowl, you silly sally. If you don't remember what that means, ask your friend Gannon. And spread those cheeks.

Colbert's "delivery was angry?" You know, I think they need a top notch journalist like you over in Iraq. I hear they are running out.

By: Mike Schenk

Mike Schenk — Tue, 02 May 2006 15:15:41 +0000

What ever happened to just a great time and be entertained for a couple of hours. We fall all over ourselves to humiliate and embarass the President of the USA. How about a bit of respect for the Office of the president. Oh by the way, I am a legal immigrant. Come on America, have some fun

By: srgtick

srgtick — Tue, 02 May 2006 08:45:53 +0000

Mark, Colbert's softer and more obvious stuff like the Alito joke, the rest of the world being Apollo Creed, naming Valerie Plame and a few others he got laughs. When he got edgier, like the photo ops, saying Joe Wilson's wife to the president, and calling the press out for being stenographers he didn't. He got anger and discomfort. Which I'm quite sure is what he expected. I'm not sure if you're deaf, if you are I'm sorry.

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft IV

Zelsdorf Ragshaft IV — Tue, 02 May 2006 05:23:41 +0000

Rodger I fail to see the problem with reporting the news in a fair and balanced way as long as you manipulate it to your viewpoint. This country has a long history of propaganda for the good of moral. King George W. knows what is most important for all of us. He is a great intellect and leads with a clear vision and an eloquent prose that stirs the heart. Standing on that aircraft carrier speaking for all the world to hear was so inspiring. It made me proud to be a Neo-American. Mission Acomplished! Only the liberal media have seen the errors in the President's grand plan. He is God's instrument doing the Lord's work. He answers to a higher calling than the Constitution or the Supreme Court. He is above the law because the Father he worships and follows is above all. Fox News is moved by the spirit to do the appointed One's bidding. What higher calling could there possibly be? The Second Coming is here and his name is George W. Bush. Praise the Lord.

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 02 May 2006 03:18:57 +0000

"Your media lies, and the only source on cable or balanced news is disparaged because it is not what you want to hear." Zelsdorf, forgot to mention, if you want to see how Fox fakes the news, check out what I was talking about at Media Matters' website archives. They show clips of the actual crowd response at the King memorium and then how Fox faked it. You can also see how Fox muted the booing of Cheney when he threw out the first pitch at a ballgame and reported a heartwarming happy scene in place of what actually occurred. You have to see this stuff to believe it. When you finally understand how far Fox goes to invent reality, not just by lying, distorting, or by failing to report the truth, but by actually manufacturing a false "reality," it's pretty disturbing stuff.

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft IV

Zelsdorf Ragshaft IV — Tue, 02 May 2006 01:31:06 +0000

There will be a "Klan For Bush" meeting at my bunker this weekend. Bill O'Rielly will be the guest speaker and we plan on burning the Bill Of Rights to provide illumination for a reading of "My Pet Goat". Our leader's favorite tome. Please feel free to bring a LEGAL immigrant to do the dishes. The right stands on principle, unless there is a war to be fought then we stand aside. We are too valuable to the gene pool to risk injury in wars we support. The President is truly one of us....willing to shed the blood of others so Halliburton and Exxon can be free.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 01 May 2006 03:25:47 +0000

Zelsdorf-
You come in here and raise the level of debate by telling everybody who disagrees with you to leave the country. Then you accuse others of being sophomoric. How ironic.

By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 01 May 2006 02:06:52 +0000

Zelsdorf, sounds like you at least were sophisticated enough to appreciate Colbert's brilliance. It's good to have an adult around, befuddled as he may be about reality, which as we all know "is biased for the left." Denial can help one feel better. We all support you. There, there, go to sleep now.

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III

Zelsdorf Ragshaft III — Mon, 01 May 2006 01:51:58 +0000

Some of the responses are sophomoric. What is uniform about the lefts reaching to anything they do not like is not very mature. Starting with the assertion Bush did not legitimately win his election, to the fable that Bush lied about Iraq's attempt to purchase uranium in Africa. That, somehow, it is Bush's fault that the Mayor and Governor of a city and state that were struck by a hurricane did not do their jobs, and all the fault shifts to Bush. The childlike acts of the immature, who cannot understand why the majority of us do not agree with them. Your media lies, and the only source on cable or balanced news is disparaged because it is not what you want to hear. Why don't you act the the five year olds that you are, and take your ball and go home. Preferable to the communist country of your choice.

By: PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts

PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — Mon, 01 May 2006 01:21:15 +0000

The Power of the Partisan Lens...

I did not see Stephen Colbert’s performance last night at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner (although it sits on TiVo, meaning I may or may not get around to it.
Still, if one goes to memeorandum (I’ve linked the archived page ...

By: NSLF

NSLF — Mon, 01 May 2006 01:18:55 +0000

Judging Colbert's routine by the number of laughs it got from that crowd...so ironic I have to wonder, Stephen, is that you?

By: RightWinged.com

RightWinged.com — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:46:52 +0000

VIDEO: White House Correspondents Dinner - President Bush & Impersonator... Last night I mentioned the White House Correspondent's annual dinner event, and it's odd guest list. Well, it turned out to be a less funny event than I've seen in the past, but President Bush's "speech" was pretty funny, so......

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:39:36 +0000

I know Fox edited out the standing ovations and muted the massive applause for the Clintons and others at the Coretta Scott King memorium when they very obviously alluded to Bush's hypocrisy, but do you think C-SPAN could be controlled by the Repubs, too? I watched and didn't hear a lot of laughter for Colbert, just a lot of bemused looks on faces. And they did pan to Bush several times--he looked very uncomfortable. (That's a nice way of saying he looked pissed.)

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:40:03 +0000

I thought Colbert was funny for the most part and from the C-Span coverage, it seemed that the audience mostly enjoyed his routine too. I did not see Bush's reaction. The ending video with Helen Thomas was too dragged out, though and not as funny. At the end, the moderator asked everyone to stay in their seats while the Bush's left the audience, so I did not take their exit to be rushed.