That’s what I thought. Where oh where would we be without empty sarcasm?
I just find it funny that Erasmus, who could be literally burned alive for “The Praise of Folly”, went down in history as a cowardly effete hypochondriac, but some corn-over-fed, conceited comedian is commended for the size of his balls, because he performed in front of Bush.
Honestly, there were so many mentions of balls here, the whole crowd is virtually slipping and sliding all over the place; nobody can think straight.
I tell you what would take balls. Go to Iraq and report from there, instead of in front of false backdrops on late night shows in US. Go and investigate how ‘fabulous’ or not Iraq gov’t really is. Has Stevie got balls for that, you think?
Alright, and let’s flip it, too; Bush relocates to Iraq as well, and speaks from there as to how good the situation is. Has Georgie the balls for that, you think?
I’ve been saying this about the Keyboard Kommandos for quite some time. I second Revenant Threshold, the best way to make sure adequate coverage is given to all the schools that are being built, or all the hospitals that are being paid for but not built, would be for W to hie his ass to Iraq. He could explain the calculus by which he concludes that progress is being made.
I don’t think that anyone here has suggested that Colbert’s performance was as brave as a large number of examples of bravery that could be tossed around. Certainly NI wouldn’t suggest that nobody can ever be brave again because [cited historical person] was brave, or that there aren’t degrees of bravery. In the vaccuum of open and direct criticism of the president, however, Colbert’s performance was certainly distinct, and in my opinion, balls-a-licious.
Next time I see Erasmus, I’ll give an ‘attaboy.’
:smack: Please tell me you’ know that “balls” is Colbert’s character’s motif. He talks about them pretty frequently on his show - he once have a Congressman a “big brass balls” award and claims to have written a book called “Stephen Colbert’s Balls - for Kids!”
You do know he’s not really a reporter, don’t you?
Without, we should add, being under teh cover a secrecy and accompanied by a small army of secret servicemen and… the actual army.
Even so, it doesn’t matter. For a comedian, that was a pretty ballsy move. He may have dried up any oppurtunity to have conservative guests, and may have soured his relationship with the press. That’s a real risk. No, it’s not being burned alive, but it’s not nothing either. He could have joked about bears for a half hour, and not done any damage to his career. But he didn’t.
That’s fine; Bush isn’t really a President!
Sorry. Hyperbolic and partisan, I know. But if I see a joke, I have to make it.
I dunno. Only note, nobody was talking about W balls.
More about balls here.
Possibly because he hasn’t, himself, done anything “ballsy” on this occasion?
And as pointed out, balls are rather prominent in Colbert’s show. If Homer Simpson had made that speech, the media would no doubt all be reporting that it was “Mmmm…good speech”.
Something else that nobody would be talking about if it was W speeches?
-Joe
Huh? Sorry, I didn’t get that. I’m having a slow day.
I think it’d probably be more like “Mmmmmm. . . oratory.” or maybe “Mmmmmm. . . speechalicious.”
Yeah, I need more to do at work today.
NI whines ‘Nobody is talking about W’s balls’
RT says ‘If it had been Homer Simpson Mmmm…good speech’
ME says [good speech] ‘another thing nobody will say about W’
ie. No balls for W, no ‘good speech’ for W.
-Joe, explaining two jokes in one day. Not good.
Ah, gotcha. I’m really not on top of things atm. :smack:
Al Franken did a show from Afghanistan while it was more of a war zone than it is now. Strangely enough I don’t remember anybody who says Colbert’s performance didn’t take guts praising Franken’s dedication to the troops or courage.
My understanding is that the White House Correspondent’s Dinner is in fact usually held in a tent on the front lines of a war zone. At the last minute, however, they changed it to Omar Sharif’s Janjaweed Holiday Inn (home of the "bottomless pancake and turkey sausage breakfast special at the Osama Can U C Cafe [slogan “it’s a halal a lot of food for 225 Dinars”] when it was learned the Iraqi insurgents were away on spring break and it just really wouldn’t be exciting enough. Then, AIR FORCE ONE got a flat and ran out of Dasani, so it was ultimately moved to a banquet hall in D.C… Too bad, because otherwise Colbert could have joined legitimate satirists like Jonathan Swift (most famous for his “You Might Be a Papist if…” roast of William III at the Battle of the Boyne), Mark Twain (whose “Don’t let me monopolize your time when I say I anti-trust this man completely” send up of Benjamin Harrison while dodging bullets, arrows and an occasional tomato at the Battle of Wounded Knee cemented his reputation), and Bill Mauldin (whose “He puts his leg braces on one leg at a time” jabs at FDR during the Battle of the Bulge was the most defining moment in U.S. humor since Jackie Coogan teamed with Chaplin). Instead, he’ll just have to stand on his non-war-zone merits, poor bloke.
Well, maybe Next Year in Tehran.
Nailed!
Just want to say, this paragraph is a howler. (“You Might Be a Papist if…” That’s awesome!) Thanks, Sampiro!
I’m certain that all those who declare that the President must be loved, adored, and respected at all times will be here to chastise you momentarily.
-Joe