ALL HAIL STEPHEN COLBERT!!

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-kornbluth/all-hail-stephen-colbert-_b_20083.html

All Hail Stephen Colbert (You have to see it to believe it)

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(If there was any doubt about Stephen Colbert's genius, it evaporated at the White House Correspondents dinner.

Jon Stewart, God bless him, serves up the clip that shows you the President is an idiot. He works in the noble tradition of satire, and he can do it for years and years so long as there are white men in brogues who are stupid and powerful.

Colbert, God love him, goes much further. His is a high-wire act that could go down in flames at any moment. For he doesn't satirize our idiot government and gutless media, he becomes the biggest idiot of all. He's the true believer, the guy totally on message, the loyalist who would give his all for the Commander-in-Chief. And he never breaks the character. Which is amazing. We're rolling on the floor, wetting our pants, weeping with laughter, and he's still hammering home views that make Hannity and O'Reilly sound like moderates.

No wonder Bush left in a snit. He got shown up for what he is --- by someone who pretends to love him.

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Video link: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/04/29.html#a8104

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Article contains a link to video of the Colbert's performance

[dorktv]

3. does it work for Dial up?

[Kali]

9. I have the slowest dial up in the universe and it even worked for me

last night - takes for ever, but you can see the second half of his ...um, reaming and the video he did with Helen Thomas.

[Libby2]

13. That was one of things I appreciated the most

about his performance.
He made Helen part of it.
Treated her with the dignity and respect she deserves.
After being shut-out by chimpy and the followers for so long.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

5. Went back and included the link; thanks, Brooklyn Liberal.

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[DoYouEverWonder]

4. He skewered the Press Corps

as much as Bush. They were shamed into silence and he didn't let up.

Whoever was behind booking him must be getting a big red ear by now.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

6. Can't wait to see what Olbermann has to say about this. I'm

assuming he'll cover this.

[Dudley_DUright]

7. KO probably will be the only one in the MSM to do so

George S. of "This Weak" showed the complete Bush and Bush impersonator clip but NOTHING from Colbert's speech or tape.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

8. Oh man. Lots of forced smiles in that crowd

He was brutal!

[Kali]

10. transcripts here

see # 5 is the easiest to read....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1060859

[PennyK]

11. It's on again NOW!

You may have to wait a bit as Colbert is last...but trust me, it is worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Southsideirish]

12. They were afraid to smile or laugh for fear of being seen/ photographed

doing same and have freeper types "rat" them out to the bush's and his loony talk show brigade.

[mrgorth]

14. Oh my God.