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I don't know who thought it'd be a good idea to let Stephen Colbert speak keynote at the White House Press Corespondents Dinner last night, but I bet someone's looking for a new job. If you've seen the Colbert Report, you know that Steve has this character that's a (slightly) exaggerated parody of the likes of Bill O'Reilly and whatnot; it's a pretty amazing bit of satire, and without any sort of knowing wink or aside to the audience. He'll have guests like Bill Kristol or Georgia Republican Congressman Phil Gingrey, and just utterly destroy them with their own talking points. He never breaks character, which really makes the show.
Anyway, he did his keynote speech in character. Steve spent half an hour gleefully tearing the Preznit an assortment of new assholes while the man was sitting not twenty feet away. It was glorious.
Highlights:
"I stand by this man because he stands for things. Not only for things, he stands on things, like aircraft carriers, rubble and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong mesasge that no matter what happens to America she will always rebound with the most powerfully staged photo ops in the world!"
"Fox News presents both sides of every issue: the President's side and the Vice-President's side."
"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."
"Mayor Nagen, I'd like to welcome to you to Washington DC, the chocolate city with a marshmallow center. And a gramcracker crust of corruption."
Anyway, he did his keynote speech in character. Steve spent half an hour gleefully tearing the Preznit an assortment of new assholes while the man was sitting not twenty feet away. It was glorious.
Highlights:
"I stand by this man because he stands for things. Not only for things, he stands on things, like aircraft carriers, rubble and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong mesasge that no matter what happens to America she will always rebound with the most powerfully staged photo ops in the world!"
"Fox News presents both sides of every issue: the President's side and the Vice-President's side."
"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."
"Mayor Nagen, I'd like to welcome to you to Washington DC, the chocolate city with a marshmallow center. And a gramcracker crust of corruption."