Steven Colbert hosts WH Correspondents Dinner

[Balta1701]

Last night, the only man who enjoys Stephen Colbert's TV show more than me (Stephen Colbert himself) hosted the annual White House Correspondents dinner. Supposedly, he may have even annoyed the Pres a little.

 

Some of the video is here.

 

CSpan may also have some video.

 

A blistering comedy “tribute” to President Bush by Comedy Central’s faux talk show host Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondent Dinner Saturday night left George and Laura Bush unsmiling at its close.

 

Earlier, the president had delivered his talk to the 2700 attendees, including many celebrities and top officials, with the help of a Bush impersonator.

 

Colbert, who spoke in the guise of his talk show character, who ostensibly supports the president strongly, urged the Bush to ignore his low approval ratings, saying they were based on reality, “and reality has a well-known liberal bias.”

 

He attacked those in the press who claim that the shake-up at the White House was merely re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. “This administration is soaring, not sinking,” he said. “If anything, they are re-arranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg.”

 

Colbert told Bush he could end the problem of protests by retired generals by refusing to let them retire. He compared Bush to Rocky Balboa in the “Rocky” movies, always getting punched in the face—“and Apollo Creed is everything else in the world.”

 

Turning to the war, he declared, "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."

 

He noted former Ambassador Joseph Wilson in the crowd, just three tables away from Karl Rove, and that he had brought " Valerie Plame." Then, worried that he had named her, he corrected himself, as Bush aides might do, "Uh, I mean... he brought Joseph Wilson's wife." He might have "dodged the bullet," he said, as prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald wasn't there.

 

Colbert also made biting cracks about missing WMDs, “photo ops” on aircraft carriers and at hurricane disasters, melting glaciers and Vice President Cheney shooting people in the face. He advised the crowd, "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. "

 

Observing that Bush sticks to his principles, he said, "When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday."

 

Here is an early transcript.

Edited April 30, 2006 by Balta1701

[Rex Kickass]

I can't believe the transcript I read. Biggest balls in the country that Stephen Colbert has.

[Benchwarmerjim]

if you missed it last night,

CSPAN is re-running the dinner tonight (check your local listings)

 

I thoguht Colbert was funny, but the crowd was quiet, whch made he come across not very funny on tv

 

 

but last Thursday, Bill Kristol was on The Report, and Stephen totally nailed him. It was one of the best interveiws Ive seen on his show

Edited April 30, 2006 by Benchwarmerjim

[Balta1701]

if you missed it last night,

CSPAN is re-running the dinner tonight (check your local listings)

 

I thoguht Colbert was funny, but the crowd was quiet, whch made he come across not very funny on tv

but last Thursday, Bill Kristol was on The Report, and Stephen totally nailed him. It was one of the best interveiws Ive seen on his show

Until that interview, I had no idea how you nailed a person by having your words totally agree with everything the guy you're interviewing says.

[rventura23]

Colbert is hilarious

his speech was hilarious too

he was a great person to do a speech like that

 

Two best lines:

1) The president believes Wednesday what he believed Monday, despite what happened Tuesday

 

2) 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

Edited May 1, 2006 by rventura23

[bmags]

it is on Youtube.com as well if you haven't seen it.

 

COlbert has huge balls to do that, it was hilarious, (except the skit) and everyone seemed scared to laugh. "The president refers to his wife as his "better half" and polls show the country agrees with him"

[LowerCaseRepublican]

That was some amazingly big balls by Colbert to go do that kind of humor at the White House. So much nervous laughter. It was classic.

[BigSqwert]

The glacier bit was hilaroius.

[sti3]

That was some amazingly big balls by Colbert to go do that kind of humor at the White House.  So much nervous laughter.  It was classic.

You guys are starting to scare me with this fixation on testes.

[Balta1701]

And of course, the "Fox & Friends" review: "Over the line", "Not very funny."

[bmags]

And of course, the "Fox & Friends" review: "Over the line", "Not very funny."

 

LOL...even if it wasn't funny there was so much truth in it, i don't care.