Reality has a well-known liberal bias.
Stephen Colbert wins. Short of facing literal mortal danger, there are few braver actions one could take than what he did at the White House Correspondents Dinner. The phrase 'speaking truth to power' is an enormous cliché, but it fits perfectly here.
Okay, for those of you that do not know, Stephen Colbert (of Daily Show fame, who now has his own show as well) had been asked to deliver the keynote address at the White House Correspondents Dinner. This is a very D.C. function, all tuxes and gowns in a huge banquet hall full of government officials, Republican contributors and interns, and establishment journalists. The kind of people who would first against the wall when the revolution comes, as Douglas Adams might have said.
The Correspondents Dinner is traditionally an occasion for light-hearted, self-effacing humor. Earlier in the dinner (the only part of the dinner widely publicized) George Bush had appeared with an impersonator of himself and mocked his mispronunciation of the English language. Haw Haw Haw. They asked Colbert, who impersonates a right wing pundit (Bill O'Reilly) to give the last talk of the night.
Big mistake. They should have remembered Jon Stewart's appearance on Crossfire. These guys are not the establishment. They do not play your game. You are not in their fucking league.
Colbert took this occasion to masterfully ridicule George W. Bush and the Washington press to their face. And to an absolutely stony and humorless reception. But he did not falter at all--he soldiered on. I have no idea how he managed to do that. He held out to say to George Bush's face everything we all wish we could. I very highly recommend that you watch this video.
http://blogs.citypages.com/ctg/2006/04/the_truthiness.asp
Someone made this page in honor of Colbert's performance at the WHCD:
http://thankyoustephencolbert.org/
Okay, for those of you that do not know, Stephen Colbert (of Daily Show fame, who now has his own show as well) had been asked to deliver the keynote address at the White House Correspondents Dinner. This is a very D.C. function, all tuxes and gowns in a huge banquet hall full of government officials, Republican contributors and interns, and establishment journalists. The kind of people who would first against the wall when the revolution comes, as Douglas Adams might have said.
The Correspondents Dinner is traditionally an occasion for light-hearted, self-effacing humor. Earlier in the dinner (the only part of the dinner widely publicized) George Bush had appeared with an impersonator of himself and mocked his mispronunciation of the English language. Haw Haw Haw. They asked Colbert, who impersonates a right wing pundit (Bill O'Reilly) to give the last talk of the night.
Big mistake. They should have remembered Jon Stewart's appearance on Crossfire. These guys are not the establishment. They do not play your game. You are not in their fucking league.
Colbert took this occasion to masterfully ridicule George W. Bush and the Washington press to their face. And to an absolutely stony and humorless reception. But he did not falter at all--he soldiered on. I have no idea how he managed to do that. He held out to say to George Bush's face everything we all wish we could. I very highly recommend that you watch this video.
http://blogs.citypages.com/ctg/2006/04/the_truthiness.asp
Someone made this page in honor of Colbert's performance at the WHCD:
http://thankyoustephencolbert.org/