Colbert lampoons Bush.

[OpLan]

Over here on english TV,there was no mention at all of this monologue- we got the 2 prezidents and their nuculur ei ei o intersexual relations and nothing more..so thanks for posting the transcript.<br>The english broadcast gave the impression that here was a president who was able to laugh at himself.It was quite amusing,but it reminded me of his 'searching for WMD' slideshow..I found myself asking if this latest routine was inappropriate in the present circumstances..but now I feel like I was manipulated into that question by the total censorship of the monologue.Does that make sense? <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=oplan>OpLan</A> at: 5/1/06 2:34 pm<br></i>

[darkbeforedawn]

That's disgusting. It's going on eveywhere. The mainstream media here in the states so far has presented this as "cute" and "amusing" and isn't the president broadminded and self-effacing. Nothing is said about the brutally pointed jabs at their integrety, their humanity and their legitimacy. It makes me sick. Thanks for sharing what is happening in the UK (?) or whereever you write from... <p></p><i></i>

[Moddey Screbbagh]

no surprise here, but still remarkable:<br><br>elisabeth bumiller's white house column in the NYT today is exclusively about bush laughing at himself with his double. not a single mention of colbert. the boys over at powerline take it a step further, saying bush was a hit and colbert bombed.<br><br>i think i live in a different world than these people... <p></p><i></i>

[albion]

"Comedy is not pretty." -Steve Martin <p></p><i></i>

[professorpan]

CNN is featuring video from the event on their front page:<br><br>Bush imposter steals the show<br><br>javascript:cnnVideo('play','/video/us/2006/04/29/white.house.dinner.cnn','2006/05/07');<br><br>Uh huh.<br><br>I guess truthiness to power is too much for the corportate media to handle.<br><br>The emperor is fucking naked, but in today's version of the story the kid who blurts out the truth gets ignored and everyone goes back to telling His Highness that his garments are magnificent. <p></p><i></i>

[Ted the dog]

"the boys over at powerline take it a step further, saying bush was a hit and colbert bombed."<br><br>typical. <br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[robertdreed]

Why the "trying-to-make-offical D.C.- hip" blog Wonkette has taken a nosedive into oblivion:<br><br>1) Comments on their blog are "by invitation only." <br><br>"Comments Terms of Use<br><br>The comments sections on GM Sites are accessible to users by invitation only (such invitations coming either from Gawker Media editors directly or by referral from existing comment users). GM's comment user registration system has been designed so that, if the user so chooses, they can remain completely anonymous, even to us...." <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.gawker.com/advertising/terms-of-use.php">www.gawker.com/advertisin...of-use.php</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>This entitles the Chosen Few to lecture the rest of us on how "out of touch" and "ill-informed" we are, as the posted comments on the Colbert topic (linked below) plainly indicate,<br><br>2) The minxly founder, Ana Marie Cox, has left the building- long, long ago. Ana Marie Cox <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>was</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> Wonkette. <br><br>3) While they did put up the Youtube video, there's no transcript of Colbert's routine posted.<br><br>Their Colbert post: <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.wonkette.com/politics/stephen-colbert/colberts-routine-what-did-jeff-skunk-baxter-think-170750.php">www.wonkette.com/politics...170750.php</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>4)....<br><br> <br><br><br><br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=robertdreed>robertdreed</A> at: 5/1/06 6:37 pm<br></i>

[darkbeforedawn]

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[albion]

The "self-deprecating" Bush impersonator sketch is even worse than I had imagined. The impression itself wasn't even that accurate - imo because Bridges didn't display the slightest trace of Bush's bitter & contemptuous sneer. And this section in particular was a little bit creepy - hm, maybe even more than a little bit. (The gag was that the real Bush made polite comments, while the impersonator said what Bush was "really" thinking.)<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr><br>BUSH IMPERSONATOR: It's just a bunch of media types. Hollywood liberals, Democrats like Joe Biden. How come I can't have dinner with the 36% of the people who like me?<br><br>(Laughter)<br><br>The only thing missing is Hillary Clinton sitting on the front row, rolling her eyes.<br><br>(Laughter)<br><br>There's got to be a friendly face out there somewhere. There's Justice Scalia. There's Justice Alito. Hey, boys.<br><br>(Laughter)<br><br>Bet it feels good to be out from under those robes. Toga! Toga! Toga!<br><br>(Laughter)<br><br>[snip]<br><br>PRESIDENT BUSH: You know, it's good to see so many influential guests here tonight, Justice Scalia, Justice Alito.<br><br>BUSH IMPERSONATOR: Yeah, all the usual suspects. Speaking of suspects, where's the Great White Hunter?<br><br>PRESIDENT BUSH: I am sorry Vice President Cheney couldn't be here tonight.<br><br>(Cheers and applause)<br><br>I agree with the press that Dick was a little late reporting that hunting episode down in Texas. In fact, I didn't know a thing about it until I saw him on "America's Most Wanted."<br><br>BUSH IMPERSONATOR: Cheney, what a goofball.<br><br>(Laughter)<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://newsbusters.org/node/5151">newsbusters.org/node/5151</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Video <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=1907524">here</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> (also <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.rightwinged.com/2006/04/video_white_house_corresponden.html">here</a><!--EZCODE LINK END-->) if you can stand to watch. Although overall, it probably wasn't quite as bad as his "whoops no WMD's" slideshow from the 2004 dinner. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=albion@rigorousintuition>albion</A> at: 5/2/06 2:20 am<br></i>

[sunny]

With talk of Colbert.<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://tinyurl.com/p6m6f">tinyurl.com/p6m6f</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[johnny nemo]

Can someone explain what he meant by the "McClellan, eager to retire. Really felt like he needed to spend more time with Andrew Card’s children." line?<br><br>Pardon my ignorance. <p></p><i></i>

[hmm]

i was wondering when someone would mention that..<br>The camera had perfect timing too,it panned to McClellan, and the change of expression from the big smile he had before he fully realised where Colbert was going was priceless..<br><br>it had to be more than just a cruel joke? <p></p><i></i>

[stickdog99]

When Card retired, he brought out the "spend more time with my kids" canard.<br><br>McClellan has no family with which to form such a transparent excuse, hence the joke. <p></p><i></i>

[Rigorous Intuition]

Is it that McClellan doesn't have a family, so he can't use that transaparent excuse in his own right, he needs to borrow Card's? <p></p><i></i>

[streeb]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Is it that McClellan doesn't have a family, so he can't use that transaparent excuse in his own right, he needs to borrow Card's?<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>I think that's all that Colbert was getting at. Do others think it was a jab at McLellan's reputed homosexuality? I seriously doubt it, or am I misinterpreting the gist of this thread? <p></p><i></i>