New thread for Press Dinner - #2:

[babylonsister]

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[w8liftinglady]

1. LOL...I like the bush clone better

[babylonsister]

2. OMG! I was just listening and thought it was him! nt

[w8liftinglady]

5. lol..where's the great white hunter?

[annabanana]

3. This is a GOOD impersonator

This is a routine they've worked out

[malaise]

6. It really is funny

how he's laughing at himself.

[librechik]

14. this guy is on Leno frequently--he's a scream

[AlCzervik]

4. my back is to the tv, i can't tell which is which.

[w8liftinglady]

7. clue-the one telling the truth,and making sense isn't *

[w8liftinglady]

9. the one that says NU CLE AR

[RepublicanElephant]

8. this double-dubya act is getting irritating.

:yoiks:

[Gabi Hayes]

13. what's so funny about an idiot making fun of how much an IDIOT he is?

is that supposed to make it more acceptable?

more bearable?

[librechik]

10. George looks a little annoyed--but he finally gets a chance to do stand up

in an appropriate place

[AlCzervik]

11. "Intersexual conduct" WTF?? the fundies must be pissed!!

[w8liftinglady]

12. a whole act about how f^cking stupid bush is

[malaise]

16. Profound observation

it is funny but he is that fucking stupid.

[w8liftinglady]

21. it's depressing...

[babylonsister]

19. Really. Think about it. He doesn't get it, or should we assume

he's making a bit of fun of himself? :eyes:

[malaise]

30. He doesn't fucking care

he doesn't give a fugging damn what anyone thinks. He's that dumb.

[Gabi Hayes]

20. you and I posted the same thing at the same time. really, what's so

ffffing funny about the most powerful man in the world being an imcompetent, heedless boob?

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

25. pathetic , isn't it

earlier they showed guests arriving and they showed a sailor with no legs

being wheeled in.

[annabanana]

26. You've nailed it! This is his plan:

If I joke about how dumb I am.. maybe they'll keep giving me a pass..

[CPschem]

15. it's official

he's sooooooo drunk.

[mikelgb]

17. a few shrubs!

[Nitrogenica]

18. Um....is this funny? Compare this to any Clinton speech there.

Clinton spoke from his heart. Bush has no heart.

[AlCzervik]

22. this got old about 5 minutes ago, after the shock wears off it's

just not funny.

[RepublicanElephant]

23. ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!

WAR CRIMINALS ARE NOT FUNNY!!!!

[w8liftinglady]

28. pardon me,but fuck him-god bless our troops..you murderer

[Cleita]

24. Dimson seems to be well medicated or

drunk. Even though he's trying to hang on, he is hanging on to the podium.

[Poll_Blind]

27. OMG this is nuts! n/t

PB

[flyingobject]

29. it makes Dubya look even stupider

This is actually painful to watch, this gimmick just
amplifies the stupidity.

Geez..

[annabanana]

31. Stephen up NOW!!

[UrbScotty]

32. Colbert up (nt)

[w8liftinglady]

33. finally-colbert on

[Viva_La_Revolution]

34. wooohooo Colbert!

the whole reason I'm watching this damn thing. :)

[babylonsister]

36. I hope he's merciless! nt

[RepublicanElephant]

35. finally, a REAL comedian!!!!

stephen's gonna show them how it's done, dubya!

[annabanana]

37. He's in Character..

He's getting a stone face reaction

[brook]

45. They have 1. no sense of humor...

and 2. are too 'invested' to admit it's a hilarious sendup.

[UTUSN]

38. "You have more nerve endings in your gut than in your brain" n/t

[annabanana]

39. they're warming.. but wary

[UTUSN]

Seems like he's not getting much response. "Fabulous govt in Iraq" n/t

[AlCzervik]

40. love the slam on faux!!

[Poll_Blind]

41. Stephen Colbert has balls the size of Jupiter (each!)

He's skewering the shrub mere feet away...

PB

[AlCzervik]

43. he is the man!!

[librechik]

146. He's making fun of der Fuhrer and all his lieutenants

skewering him on Iraq and EVERYTHING

they aren't happy.

[librechik]

156. the rattling sound of their own demise still ringing in the air

as they leave.

[adigal]

161. And the Dirt Bag Press Corps are all afraid

to laugh - either that, or they just don't get it.

hahahahahahaahha!!!!!!!!!!!

[Scooter24]

42. Damn..the crowd

is a bit boring...

[Idioteque]

44. He is bombing...yet he is so funny! n/t

[951-Riverside]

46. *yawn* What a borefest

I thought the real highlight was Steven but I liked Bush and his impersonator better, I never saw that coming lol :P

[Mr_Spock]

160. OMG - Steven Colbert KILLED them!!!

If you can't appreciate that, you're a moron!!

[951-Riverside]

177. I take back what I said....

He really handed it to them they may not have been laughing but I sure as hell was.

[NightOwwl]

47. The audience doesn't get it. n/t

[AlCzervik]

53. the path to Jesus is yogurt!! OMG he is so funny.

[goclark]

196. I'm not even watching and I know they get it

they are just afraid to laugh cause they will not have a job in the morning.

[gumby]

48. Colbert ROCKS

Brilliant!

[malaise]

52. He's killing them

way too deep for Bushie.

[Ms. Clio]

49. Stephen is so damned brilliant

finally the crowd is starting to get it.

[annabanana]

50. It is a nervous crowd.. this lion's den

[adigal]

176. George W. might get angry if they laugh

at the jokes. I knew with the first NSA joke that the Press Wusses were not going to play. They are all frozen with fear and discomfort. A-holes. I was roaring - I have never seen a President eviscerated like this, by a man 5 feet away. And at the end, Bush's face, all puckered up, was priceless.

[gatorboy]

51. What's Fishburn doing there??? EOM

[malaise]

58. A few people are enjoying this

big time

[babylonsister]

People from all avenues are there, not just correspondents. nt

[RepublicanElephant]

54. press whores -- uh, corps -- afraid to laugh in dubya's presence.

colbert is getting his point across -- brilliant!

[malaise]

68. Stunningly brilliant

Damn -the whores are scared to laugh. Bush is not enjoying this. That mean I am.

[w8liftinglady]

55. we know polls are based in reality-well-known liberal bias

the glass is 2/3 empty

[w8liftinglady]

56. dupe

[NightOwwl]

57. Going on about Bush's low poll numbers right to his face.

He'd better not be flying in any small planes anytime soon.

[brook]

63. aircraft carriers...etc...OMG

[librechik]

74. crowd getting quieter due to all the truthiness

I'm sure some are uncomfortable

[Viva_La_Revolution]

59. "The last third is usually backwash!"

:rofl:

excellent description of the freeper demographic!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Evergreen Emerald]

200. that was so funny, did you hear the murmur?

They were stunned at that statement...and it was an excellent description of Bush's supporters.

[babylonsister]

60. Colbert has BALLS! I love him! nt

[w8liftinglady]

61. 68% approve of the job he's not doing

[w8liftinglady]

64. george is not amused.

[NightOwwl]

62. My god he is skewering Bush.

Audience is afraid to laugh.

[highplainsdem]

71. And * is NOT enjoying it.

[AlCzervik]

65. omg--"He stand son things like aircraft carriers, rubble and flooded city

blocks"

[adigal]

184. That was the most powerful example of truth to power

that I have seen in my life.

Stephen Colbert - a comedian. Telling it like it is. Amen.

[AlCzervik]

189. that was beautiful.

[annabanana]

66. he is being vicious.. decks of ships, and rubble, and

recently flooded squares...

[RepublicanElephant]

67. dubya can't figure out if he's being insulted or not. n/t

.

[deminks]

69. 68% approve of the job he is not doing.

excellent

[mikelgb]

70. he's tanking

keep rehashing old Report bits

[annabanana]

75. they won't laugh if B*sh doesn't laugh

[951-Riverside]

93. Its like the freaking 1400's

If the king doesnt laugh... :puke:

[adigal]

185. He's not tanking - he's awesome!!

The audience is afraid of the truth.

[waiting for hope]

194. I think it was more

painful - kinda like laughing at the kid with the pee stain on the front of his pants. Colbert was ingenious - I think a lot of them wanted to just spew laughter.

[Ms. Clio]

72. "no matter what happens to America she will always rebound

with the most powerfully crafted photo-ops in the world."

"Polls show that America agrees"(that Laura is his better half)

Oh god I worship this man.

[NightOwwl]

73. Check out Bush eyeballing Colbert...

...if looks could kill.

[malaise]

Damn this is funny

watching him being humiliated in public.

[w8liftinglady]

76. grow some freaking balls,press corps

[Poll_Blind]

77. This audience is cold fish, Stephen is rocking! n/t

PB

[malaise]

86. He's killing all of them

I love it :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[AlCzervik]

78. Handing the press their collective asses right now.

[Gregorian]

79. Oh my god! Are they going to usher Colbert out?

He's reaming the president a new one.

I don't think he even knows it.

He's playing back everything the guy ever said or did that was the wrong thing to say.

[SPKrazy]

80. Make, Announce, Type

Bush is the decider

[goclark]

215. Did he say that about the Media, Bush?

[annabanana]

81. He is biting the hand that is paying for the hall

dangerous game....

[Viva_La_Revolution]

82. Slamming the media

right to their faces!!! I love this man. :loveya:

[deminks]

83. Misery accomplished

omg.

[Canadiana]

92. This is pathetic

I can see why he's not getting laughs...yes he's making fun of the prez. But underneath it all, he's making fun of THEM.

His character IS them. But still....I'm pissed. The man is brilliant. And has some serious balls.

[deminks]

104. Grandchildren will have no idea what a glacier is.

[RepublicanElephant]

84. wow, he's slamming the lazy news whores!!!

GO STEPHEN!!!

[Ms. Clio]

85. "make, announce, type." Go home to your family.

[SPKrazy]

90. Media: Rearranging Deck Chairs on Hindenberg n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

87. He is absolutelyfriggingfantastic! He is the bravest man in America

right now!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE HIM!!!!!!!

[w8liftinglady]

88. be prepared to support colbert,folks-he'll need it

[tishaLA]

102. I wouldn't hesitate for a second

I heart that mofo. He's amazing.

[NightOwwl]

89. I can't believe I am seeing this.

He isn't even trying to make jokes...he's going straight for the jugular.

[moondust]

117. Muchos grandes huevos!

The Establisment doesn't seem to find it too funny! Ha!

[annabanana]

91. rearranging the deck chairs on the HINDENBERG..

[AlwaysDemocrat]

97. Truth hurts doesn't it MSM press corps?

[malaise]

101. He's giving it to Scalia now

haahahah - this is great. So glad I'm watching.

[eleny]

94. Oh crap! "I mean *bump him*." re: Rich

This is such a hoot!

[Libby2]

95. LMAO !!!

Go Stephen !!

[w8liftinglady]

96. OMG-don't let generals retire-use stop-loss

[brook]

118. Scalia! Nagin, Snow job..

Nobody's being ignored. Colbert's fearless. Wonder how bad the fall out will be.

[annabanana]

98. He just insulted the Generals "standing at a bank of

computers and sending men into battle"

[AlCzervik]

103. Enjoy that metaphor, your grand children will have no idea what a glacier

is.

[adigal]

193. Good for him - to say what righteous Americans cannot

He is speaking for many, many millions of us.

Bless him and keep him safe.

Thank you, Stephen Colbert.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

99. I have never watched the Colbert Report, but after this I will make

a real effort. He's absolutely brilliant and the skewering he is giving the Press Corp is absolutely deserved...

Bush has to be absolutely furious..

[SPKrazy]

113. DC Chocolate City With Marshmallow center and Grahm Cracker crust

of corruption

Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame

[goclark]

190. Did he say that~ Please tell me that he did

cause that is exactly what it is...

[SPKrazy]

195. Yes He Said It!

and he skewered the press, bush, scalia, hell he just kept skewering and skewering

[jane_pippin]

197. Yeah. He called it a malomar!

:rofl:

[spooky3]

203. he absolutely did

[goclark]

221. YES! He had the guts to speak TRUTH to Spineless Wonders!

It reminds me of the brave Eartha Kitt when she blasted Johnson about the Vietnam War at the WH!


She was one brave lady that day.

[robbedvoter]

140. "You were so good the past 5 years - WMD, global warming - not a

word"
Like Rocky Balboa - where Rocky is Bush and Alpollo is everything else in the word"
Don't believe the glass is half empty - it's 2/3 empty.

[Jara sang]

100. Just nailed the Pentagon brass.

"Stand at a computer bank and order men into battle"

[Canadiana]

109. Marshmallow centre.....LOL

[NightOwwl]

105. Well, even if the audience isn't enjoying it....

it looks like Colbert is!

[Poll_Blind]

106. Holy god! He flipped off Scalia, Italian-style! YEAH! n/t

PB

[Poll_Blind]

114. They're going to drag him off stage! This is truly a great moment in...

...COMEDY!

PB

[librechik]

107. Good god! giving the sicilian eff you to Scalia!

and saying it means you're welcome!

[tridim]

108. HE TOLD SCALIA TO FUCK OFF!!!

I bow to Colbert. Brass ones!

[malaise]

143. This is out of this world.

Love the Gannon on the controls. Helen's after him -this is great. Why did we invade Iraq - it's over Bush. Helen's the star. Absolutely brilliant Colbert.

[UTUSN]

110. He's doing to Shrub what sL-IMUS did to CLINTON

This is the first real skewering Shrub has gotten at these things. The first one, CHEENEE threatened whassisname from SNL into not doing it. And Cedric the Entertainer----pulLEEZE.

[highplainsdem]

111. Just nailed McCain

"I have a house in South Carolina. Look me up when you go to speak at Bob Jones University."

[SalmonChantedEvening]

112. Malomar? Bwahahahaha

:rofl:

[goclark]

202. Help me, what does it mean?

[SalmonChantedEvening]

209. Here you go :)

http://www.echonyc.com/%7Ejoro/mallomars_gif.html

It also confirms the eye stil canned speel any guud :D

[goclark]

212. Thanks, that is so funny! I love him now

How is he getting home from the Dinner tonight.

Will he have Body Guards?

[SalmonChantedEvening]

217. Stagecoach.

But you don't wanna know who's riding shotgun.


*ahem*

[checks-n-balances]

219. self-delete

D'oh, I hadn't noticed someone had already posted a picture of Mallomars...

Anyway, is Colbert brave & brilliant or what?!

[onehandle]

115. Is Rove there? I doubt it. nt

[Mnemosyne]

204. He sure was! But I didn't see him when Colbert

was speaking.

[tishaLA]

116. "Chocolate city with Marshmallow center"

Hysterical.

"Most famous husband since Desi Arnez" LOL

[NightOwwl]

119. Colbert's Press Conference up now....

This is going to be soooo good.

[SPKrazy]

120. Stephen Colbert Press Secretary

the pressis destroying America

calling the press names

[truthpusher]

121. Holy Crap!!!

this is fantastic!!!

[truthpusher]

124. Did he just emply that Karl Rove is gay?

sweet!!

[eleny]

128. yop!

[NightOwwl]

122. Bwahahah!!!!

Karl + Stephen

:rofl:

[indie_voter]

123. OMG!! He introduced Wilson and Plame. FABULOUS!! nt

[CPschem]

125. guckert/gannon reference

priceless

[Jara sang]

126. GANNON ---- BUTTON!!!

[Poll_Blind]

127. Holy crap- the GANNON BUTTON! LOL! n/t

PB

[Canadiana]

129. BRILLIANT

he's treating this like it's his show.

[eleny]

131. Is this really Helen?!

She was in on it!!! The Revenge Of Helen! :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Poll_Blind]

130. OMG, being stalked by Helen Thomas!

PB

[kerry-is-my-prez]

132. Too freakin' hilarious!

n/t

[Ms. Clio]

144. I loved that!!! So cool that she played along!

Fuck those sheeple that can't take a joke.

[DanCa]

133. why did we invade iraq

I just turned cspan on screw my movie this looks good.

[DanCa]

138. Stephen better be careful

he might get drafted.

[Mnemosyne]

216. Watch the rerun if you got there at the end DanCa.

OMG! They were afraid to laugh! Some were screwing their mouth's to the side trying not to let loose.

It was AWESOME!!! But what the hell does it say about our country that they were afraid to laugh? I guess after he ripped the media the shame kept them from laughing also. At least it should have.

Wow! Just wow.:applause::woohoo:

He may have dug his own grave, hopefully not literally.

[annabanana]

134. don't hear the audience......

stunned into silence?

[Mnemosyne]

218. Or maybe shamed?

We can hope!:crazy:

That was the coolest thing I have seen in years!

Colbert was brilliant wasn't he? I hope he stays safe.

Remember last year after Laura's horse joke she ended up terrified in the ME. I'll never forget the look on her face in that one picture trying to get in the limo and people screaming in her face. She was definitely punished and she's his wife.

I hope Colbert watches his back, if it's possible.

[gumby]

135. Colbert IS really over the top...

Kinda reminds me of Imus on Clinton in the same scenario.

However, I ADORE Colbert.

[indie_voter]

151. I couldn't disagree more

Bush deserves every second of what he got.

[NightOwwl]

136. This is destined to become a classic. n/t

[DesEtoiles]

137. OMG! Colbert is skewering them. "Why did we invade Iraq?"

[DesEtoiles]

141. They are NOT clapping for him. NOT Clapping.

[AndyTiedye]

214. They Are In a State of SHOCK AND AWE

[AlCzervik]

142. loved that!!!

[brook]

148. Bush=sourpuss. n/t

[Poll_Blind]

139. God this is killing me! LOL!

PB

[Ms. Clio]

154. the Chimperor was NOT pleased

and vaffanculo, Scalia!

[Poll_Blind]

162. He _really_ fucking hates Scalia, you could tell by the way he did it.

Again, that man has two balls, each the size of Jupiter.

Do you see the shot fo the audience, they're in an uproar!

PB

[knowbody0]

155. unbelievable!

the bravest man in ameriKa!

[UTUSN]

145. Special tribute to Helen THOMAS!!!!!! n/t

[malaise]

153. Yes indeed

and Bush's face is as red as the roses DUers sent her. Colbert was absolutely brilliant.

[NightOwwl]

147. Very weak applause.

G'night Stephen...I love you. :loveya:

[eleny]

149. Colbert is the richest dessert at the table

[RepublicanElephant]

150. COLBERT '08

you go boy!

[Libby2]

152. OMG !!! That was excellent!!!!!!

I love that man!!!

[indie_voter]

165. He rocks and he took away from that stupid two bush skit. n/t

[annabanana]

157. There WILL be repercussions....

He was meciless...

[Mr_Spock]

171. That was the most brutal skewering I've ever seen in my life

lol - I can't wait to see the fallout!!

[adigal]

201. If I didn't hate Bush so much, I might have felt sorry for him

having to sit there and take the truth, right in his face.

But almost 3000 young Americans are dead, almost 20,000 are injured, and tens of thousands of Iraqis are dead.

Bush should be forced to watch this every day.

[tridim]

158. That was tears-shooting-out-of-my-eyes funny!

Double-plus Classic!

[CPschem]

159. whoa! laura bush

wouldn't shake cobert's hand after his speech- just kind of glared at him! cameras caught it.

[annabanana]

166. georgie didnt' shake his hand either...

[NightOwwl]

174. Yeah...just a dismissive pat on the shoulder....

Oh how I love seeing Bush humiliated.

[brook]

169. c-span steve

doesn't look all that happy either.

[adigal]

205. Miss Sweety-Pants - Colbert hates books!!!

Too funny - making fun of her make-believe intellectualism also.

[mikelgb]

163. i wasn't feelin Colbert tonight

love the Report usually

[TheWatcher]

220. Truth Kind Of Stings doesn't it?

Get Over It. He was brilliant.

[blogslut]

Genius!

:)

[malaise]

178. They were blasted

Bush and his adminsitration, the judges, military and press whores. That was fabulous.

What a lovely tribute to Helen Thomas. Very touching indeed. Colbert yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

Edit -add.:

[951-Riverside]

164. Looks like his Saudi friends are in the audience as well

[UTUSN]

167. Shrub gave COLBERT an unsmiling frat-hit on the way out.

And Ann COMPTON feeling up Tony SNOWjob.

[tishaLA]

168. Very impressive

Probably too edgy for the Beltway types. I'm sure we'll hear tut-tutting about it from the RW echo chamber for the next week. And a bump in Stephen's ratings.

[Poll_Blind]

170. The audience is LITERALLY in an uproar over the performance!

AMAZING!

PB

[951-Riverside]

172. Let me just say COLBERT you kicked ASS!

"Snow Job" :lmao:

[Mr_Spock]

181. Oh, I see you get it!!

he killed them!!

[kpete]

173. ABSOLUTELY F---king AMAZING!!!

[Poll_Blind]

179. I've never seen anything like that- ever....

PB

[jbnow]

198. I agree-

not even on his show. Sometimes "The Word" is that cutting but this came right out of his mouth. Shocking. Wonderful.

[NightOwwl]

180. Yep...I think we just watched a little bit of history...

in the making.

[kittenpants]

175. who's the lady in the black dress whose face looks like Laura

talking to Stephen right now?

[Poll_Blind]

183. Some reporter for one of the big 4 evening news....if that helps n/t

PB

[brook]

187. Anne Compton. n/t

[robbedvoter]

210. Anne Compton - ABC News. Presented the awards before.

[kittenpants]

213. thank you (all of you)! n/t

[babylonsister]

182. Here's thread #3, Correspondents' Dinner:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=364

[Poll_Blind]

186. That will go down in history of the most pointed skewering of a sitting...

...president, ever. I can't believe Stephen Colbert had the rocks to piss one everyone in the Bush Administration, especially with Delta Force Snipers honed on him!

PB

[jane_pippin]

188. It appears George isn't an "it-getter"

But then we knew that, didn't we.

:rofl:

That was great! I can't believe the audience! It was hilarious and added bonus, it pissed off our boy George. Oh, first amendment, you're my favorite one.

[skids]

224. lol. n/t

[flyingobject]

191. he did to Bush/Press what Jon Stewart did to Tucker Carlson

He is going to be even more high profile now, just like
Jon Stewart after rubbing Tucker Carlson and the bald martian into the dirt
on their own show.



http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bljonstewartcrossfire.htm



Colbert's ratings will go through the ceiling now.

[Canadiana]

211. Do you think this will be an even bigger deal?

I do. Hope so. Love him.

[robbedvoter]

192. Tell Steven you love him"

[e-mail]

[Poll_Blind]

199. Bounced...? n/t

PB

[robbedvoter]

207. mine too...

:-(

[Libby2]

208. Yep, mine bounced too. (nt)

[Libby2]

206. Thank You !!

I just did.

[Blue_In_AK]

222. Colbert was amazing...

Very courageous of him to do that. I hope he's watching his back.

[OhioChick]

223. I haven't laughed this hard in a while........

Colbert kicked ass! :toast: