And what Ogre said above. Doubled.
Really? Here’s a link to a bittorrent of the entire affair. Once it’s on the net, it’s doubtful that it can be entirely removed.
Also, he forced the Washington press to listen to a speech that more or less said, “No matter what you do, somebody will dog your steps forever until you ask the hard questions.”
No wonder so many of them are trying to spin this issue as Colbert’s “rudeness” rather than the substance of his barbs.
here is a link where you can download the video in Quicktime format… just in case it gets harder to find or you want to use segments for presentations or something like that…
sorry… my previous link does not show the entire movie… the Salon version is complete and allows you to download the QT file (if you have the correct version of QT)
Sorry to spoil your fun, but this line could work equally well on the “disaster” that is <name a liberal politician>
Just read it with numerical dates, along with days of the week:
“he believes the same thing on Wednesday (sept 12), that he believed on Monday (sept 10), no matter what happened on Sept 11”
( and, yes, I apologize for pushing a Cafe thread into GD territory)
No, it really wouldn’t. I think almost everyone can agree that stubbornness/steadfastness is one of Bush’s most notable characteristics - maybe his defining characteristic. I’ll skip the examples, but like him or hate him, he is not known for changing his opinions. Maybe there are some liberals you could say that about, but none are springing to mind.
You didn’t. Not even a little bit.
-Joe
Having watched a couple of times with friends, I found it even funnier than the first time. Those of you who felt sympathy for the apparent discomfort of the audience should watch it again–I’d say the discomfort of the audience of part of the genius of Colbert’s presentation.
Stephen Colbert is one of my new heroes. The more I see the footage of his address, the more brilliant I find his delivery, and the more I appreciate his courage and humor.
This is what Democracy is about, folks! “The price of freedom, etc. etc.”
Boy, aint that the truth. I’d give anything if I could go back to my college days and just turn down that $250.
Cite?
-Joe
Minor url thing: that should be “You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you no sense of decency?”
Thanks for the cleanup Marley23.
I thought it was brilliant satire, ballsy and very funny. I thought the bit about the last third being backwash was inspired. I guess you wouldn’t find it funny if you were one of those swimming in the 32% “backwash.”
I’m a bit behind on the general uptake, not having dish or cable, but after seeing, and reading Colbert’s performance–Go Ahead On, Man!..absolutely brilliant.
Not so far mentioned in this thread, but I was amazed by the sheer deftness of it:
I can hear the Whoosh a mile wide. So amazing, that writing.
Exactly-wasn’t that one of the reasons Kerry was slammed-for, actually changing his mind in the face of new evidence? Apparently, refusing to ignore reality makes you a “flip-flopper.”
:rolleyes:
The time has come to state the obvious, and I feel enormously privileged to be in the position to do so.
Yes, Steve Colbert is the Desiderius Erasmus of our time!
Only more so!
What that Rotterdam pancy knew about danger? The closest he came was being friends with Sir Thomas More. Now, our own Stevie spoke truth to Bush!
Thank you, thank you, thank …
I hope the next poster states the obvious more clearly. 
Erasmus was a 16th Century Catholic theologian and scholar (arguably most notable for his compilation of the Textus Receptus) who sharply criticized the Church and was cozy with Martin Luther. I think that NI is attempting to deride any characterizations of Colbert’s performace as having any courage because he was not physically risking his life.