MSNBC: Bush was a good sport last night (3 sentences on Colbert)

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Bush in ‘chipper’ mood at reporters’ dinner
President jokes that he was lucky to survive White House shakeup



WASHINGTON - It was twice the fun for members of the White House Correspondents’ Association and guests Saturday night when President Bush and a look-alike, sound-alike sidekick poked fun at the president and fellow politicians. “Ladies and gentlemen, I feel chipper tonight. I survived the White House shake-up,” the president said.

The featured entertainer was Stephen Colbert, whose Comedy Central show “The Colbert Report” often lampoons the Washington establishment.

“I believe that the government that governs best is a government that governs least, and by these standards we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq,” Colbert said in a typical zinger.

He also paid mock tribute to Bush as a man who “believes Wednesday what he believed Monday, despite what happened Tuesday.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12555176/

[peacetalksforall]

1. Last night, my gut suggested that the hard right press joined in an

agreement not to laugh. Not all were invited, of course. But, we know from experience that the press we have has been carefully set-up and swayed to defend the right wing cause.

It makes sense that they joined in an agreement not to cover it - why would they push more viewers to the show? Why would they reward him.

The underground will come out on top - in the end.

[stray cat]

2. Colbert insulted the press across the board

No surprise they are not playing those clips.