Colbert Roasts President Bush

[Garbarsardar]

You can seethe whole thing here. The amazing thing is that Bush has to sit through the whole speech as it is the official dinner for the White House press correspondants...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcIRXur61II

Some highlights for the 56k users:

"Mr. President, I strongly urge you to ignore your low approval ratings, those are 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.”

"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."


"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. "

"When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday."

Addressing the reporters, he said, "Let's review the rules. Here's how it works. The president makes decisions, he’s the decider. The press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions down. Make, announce, type. Put them through a spell check and go home. Get to know your family again. Make love to your wife. Write that novel you got kicking around in your head. You know, the one about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to the administration. You know--fiction."


As Colbert walked from the podium, when it was over, the president and First Lady gave him quick nods, unsmiling. The president shook his hand and tapped his elbow, and left immediately.

[Zenith Darksea]

Mostly quite amusing. I did like that crack about the Iraqi government. I'm surprised that Colbert wasn't pulled into a back room by the President's goons and given a bit of a shake-up.

[Tom Paine]

Come on, the Hindenburg crack rules... so do many others. Great one.

[God]

'Helen! She wont stop asking why are we invading Iraq!!!' :laughing:

[vizi]

'Helen! She wont stop asking why are we invading Iraq!!!' :laughing:

I loved that part!

[Garbarsardar]

I really never witnessed such roasting, Clinton had his troubles with the press too, but the glee and animosity in this room was exceptional. I have to give it to GWB that he took it like a man. Well' you could ask what else was there to do, but still it looks more like an orchestrated revenge then anything else...

[MoROmeTe]

What trobled me is the fact that most of the people in the room did not seem to get it. Or, if they got it, they did not show it. There was a shot of the public with stone like faces in the first part... Those people do not know how to take a joke... "I said it is a celebration!". Colbert saw it himself...

[Richard the Lionheart]

I really never witnessed such roasting, Clinton had his troubles with the press too, but the glee and animosity in this room was exceptional. I have to give it to GWB that he took it like a man. Well' you could ask what else was there to do, but still it looks more like an orchestrated revenge then anything else...

Colbert was there because Bush wanted him to be there. There was also another part where both Bush and a look-alike (Steve Bridges) took the stage. That was also funny.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12555176/

[RZZZA]

Colbert has balls though, I wouldn't F with the president to his face. And Bring up all these sensitive issues in front of a huge gathering like that. Bush's face was turning red, you could see it in the movie. I dont blame him I bet its embarassing when a guy goes up there and starts listing off every flaw and F up youve made. Some people cant handle roasts, most people in fact. A lot of people kinda seemed shocked that the man was saying these things, and were holding back laughs out of conformity or something.

[Erik]

Colbert was there because Bush wanted him to be there. There was also another part where both Bush and a look-alike (Steve Bridges) took the stage. That was also funny.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12555176/

Yeah, the look-alike was funny, saw that on the news.

Why didn't Saddam ever pose with his look-alikes?
That would have been so great...ah, no sense of humor those dictators.

[Eric]

Woah, even Colbert doesn't like Bush. That's amazing because Colbert is like, Super Neocon. Faster than a speeding Democrat, stronger than a Liberal Candidate, able to ignore large constitutional and biblical rules in a single bound!

[Ahiga]

For my understanding (Cant watch the video since I am in school) - Colbert is steve colbert? Of The colbert show following the Daily show?

[Aristophanes]

Woah, even Colbert doesn't like Bush. That's amazing because Colbert is like, Super Neocon. Faster than a speeding Democrat, stronger than a Liberal Candidate, able to ignore large constitutional and biblical rules in a single bound!

Ummm no...see, if you had a sense of irony you would understand the man is anything but. His persona for 'the Colbert Report' is a satiric barb aimed at 'right-wing' media personalities such as Bill O'Reilly.

Oh God.

[Eric]

Ummm no...see, if you had a sense of irony you would understand the man is anything but. His persona for 'the Colbert Report' is a satiric barb aimed at 'right-wing' media personalities such as Bill O'Reilly.

Oh God.

Yes, I understood that part of Colbert's show, I was being sarcastic. Unfortunately text on a screen cannot convey sarcasm. And Colbert's personality isn't even funny. Stewart's media personality was actually pretty amusing. Colbert spends more time making silly faces and doing stupid stuff than getting a story across or making jokes.

[Erik]

Woah, even Colbert doesn't like Bush. That's amazing because Colbert is like, Super Neocon.

You mean he PLAYS a super neocon?

Anybody who has seen the Colbert Report would know he was going to slam down Bush. (unless they didn't get it of course).

I realy love Steven Colbert , I download his show every day ('cos I can't get it on TV here)
And now I love him even more.

[Red Harvest]

Woah, even Colbert doesn't like Bush. That's amazing because Colbert is like, Super Neocon. Faster than a speeding Democrat, stronger than a Liberal Candidate, able to ignore large constitutional and biblical rules in a single bound!

No, he's lampooning FOX by sounding just like them. He uses all the pet phrases, the flag, etc. I can understand why some might have trouble separating them though...FOX is rapidly becoming a caricature of itself. That wouldn't be good for Colbert. Afterall, by becoming a caricature of itself, FOX is moving in on Colbert's territory.

"There can be only one!!!" <Colbert screaming as he lofts his two hander sword>

"Thud...rattle, rattle, rattle." <O'Reilly's head hitting the studio floor and rolling toward the camera>

[Erik]

No, he's lampooning FOX by sounding just like them. He uses all the pet phrases, the flag, etc. I can understand why some might have trouble separating them though...FOX is rapidly becoming a caricature of itself. That wouldn't be good for Colbert. Afterall, by becoming a caricature of itself, FOX is moving in on Colbert's territory.

"There can be only one!!!" <Colbert screaming as he lofts his two hander sword>

"Thud...rattle, rattle, rattle." <O'Reilly's head hitting the studio floor and rolling toward the camera>

Is it realy that bad?

We had something like that about 10 years ago in my country.
Two comedians pretended to be part of a very right-wing populist political party (their main arguments: things were always better in the past, and there is nothing wrong with being America's lapdog)
This was very funny at first...but then some politicians were actually becomming more right-wing populist then they were pretending to be, so they had to stop 'cos it just wasn't funny anymore.

[Legio XX Valeria Victrix]

Being able to laugh at oneself is obviously something that is beyond people in Washington...

That speech was hilarious from start to finish, and nearly everyone they showed was stone-faced and silent.

Why invite the guy if they didn't want to hear what he had to say??

You know what, points to Scalia, at least that guy had the decency to be able to laugh at what Colbert was saying about him.

[DavidtheDuke]

Being able to laugh at oneself is obviously something that is beyond people in Washington...

The thing is they shouldn't be laughing. Alot of it was very serious things, if they actually thought of it was hilarious THEMSELVES, that would be kinda scary.

[Erik]

Being able to laugh at oneself is obviously something that is beyond people in Washington...

That speech was hilarious from start to finish, and nearly everyone they showed was stone-faced and silent.

That's not true, most people were laughing.
Remember the audience isn't made up of drunk students, and I doubt they have a big red light flashing up to tell them when to laugh.
Given the kind of people in that crowd I would say he got a good reaction.

Of course not EVRERYBODY liked it, and there are probably a lot of people who simply didn't get half of his jokes, but overall I think the crowd enjoyed themselves.