Transcript of Colbert Ripping Bush

[kerrygoddess]

Here’s a rough transcript of Colbert, compliments of friend…

Here with a special edition of the Colbert report, Stephen Colbert.

Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Before I begin, I’ve been asked to make an announcement. Whoever parked 14 black bullet proof S.U.V.’S out front, could you please move them. They are blocking in 14 other black bulletproof S.U.V.’S and they need to get out.

Wow, wow, what an honor. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner. To just sit here, at the same table with my hero, George W. Bush, to be this close to the man. I feel like I’m dreaming. Somebody pinch me. You know what, I’m a pretty sound sleeper, that may not be enough. Somebody shoot me in the face. Is he really not here tonight? The one guy who could have helped. By the way, before I get started, if anybody needs anything at their tables, speak slowly and clearly on into your table numbers and somebody from the N.S.A. will be right over with a cocktail. Mcsmith , ladies and gentlemen of the press corps, Mr. President and first lady, my name is Stephen Colbert and it’s my privilege tonight to celebrate our president. He’s no so different, he and I. We get it. We’re not brainbacks on the nerd patrol. We’re not members of the fact niece that. We go straight from the gut, right sir? That’s where the truth lies, right down here in the gut. Do you know you have more nerve endings in your gut than you have in your head? You can look it up. I know some of you are going to say I did look it up, and that’s not true. That’s but you looked it up in a book.

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[Ecumenist]

1. Gee, thanks!!

I plan on forwarding this to more than few folks who would be tickled to read this. I mean to tell you, bush and his gang is hated almost uniformly, with a purple passion, yet.

[kerrygoddess]

2. My pleasure. N/T

[rpannier]

3. thanks nt

[blitzen]

4. corrections: "brainbacks" should be "brainiacs"...."fact niece"

should be "fact-inistas"


is there an actual human writing these transcripts?

[kerrygoddess]

9. not my transcript

but nice that someone took the time to try to get it all into text.

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[Kagemusha]

6. Because it was to Bush's face, I guess.

Wasn't about just Bush either. Remember, the whole event is for the admin to act chummy with the press it despises, while the press, which should despise the administration on a point of journalistic principle, sucks up. Colbert went in with the intent of detonating that cozy relationship.

[Justice]

7. Did you watch it? It was much more than a wisecrack speech

He covered everything, Bush, reporters, Cheney, Rumsfield, Scalia - everything. It was unbelievable.

[Arugula Latte]

8. Thanks for this!

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