Wanna know what pisses me off about this shit?

[CornField]

All these assholes at the correspondence dinner were sitting there on their hands -- scared to death of perhaps laughing at what they knew was the truth being said via satire -- but they had absolutely no problem laughing outloud about:

Washington DC: The chocolate city with the marshmallow center.

What the hell is wrong with these people that they believe poking fun of the man who has done the most in recent history to ruin our nation is 'inappropriate,' however, laughing out loud about obvious racism is okay?

[Rosemary2205]

1. They care more about access

than they care about informing the public.

[Tempest]

3. Bob Woodward made that perfectly clear

Not only did Woodward admit it, he compromised his integrity so he could get the same access.

[FightingIrish]

2. Sometimes the truth just isn't funny. I think Colbert was

going for uncomfortable and he nailed it.

[az chela]

4. Here is what pisses me off!!!

People in Iraq are being killed and tortured,our troops are dying,our economy is going to hell,prices are going up on everything and the damage from Katrina has destroyed homes and families and this administraton has fancy parties that cost us a fortune and oh yah being the president is hard work.The whole bunch of them should be in prison and we should take back OUR country

[OffWithTheirHeads]

5. Hey, these people are the props for corporate control

What the heck did you expect?

[CornField]

7. Humans -- occassionally faulty, but by-and-large good

[Gabi Hayes]

6. I started a thread on this, basically, too

that can't find the WMD crap of two years ago came back at me in spades tonight, and I'm FURIOUS at the way they laughed HARD when he did that, and sat on their hands tonight

[Garbo 2004]

11. Colbert via satire held up a mirror and they were uncomfortable with what

they saw, IMO. It was scathing.

There was a reason, I think, that of all the WH press corps Helen Thomas was the one featured in the Colbert video. Not just because she's a good sport. She asks the tough essential questions and keeps on asking them. Unlike so many of her self-satisfied smug and compromised colleagues.

[skids]

8. Be easy on them. They were communications majors...

...Colbert requires the ability to comprehend thing rapidly.

/me braces for flames from Communications majors. :hide:

[DanCa]

9. And Soldiers Die in Iraq

While Bush and his cronnies get fat and have a good time. I am glad Colbert kicked there asses tonight.

[leftofthedial]

10. our nation is in the hands of amoral scum

despicable vermin