Is Stephen Colbert a hero for having the courage to skewer Bush's failed policies at a White House dinner?
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Yes, he is. It took a lot of courage to face down all those Washington insiders and lampoon our loathsome president while he was sitting at the same table. Stephen Colbert is brilliant and what he does on 'The Colbert Report' defines political satire. I still marvel at how some otherwise perfectly intelligent people simply don't "get it" when it comes to what he's actually doing on that show -- it's called parody, folks! \n\nBut even at that, I honestly believe the White House thought he'd simply play up his "support" of bush (as he seemingly does on his show) and thus not disturb their peace of mind at the dinner. Instead, Colbert cranked it up a notch and really went after them in an amazingly effective, if not particularly well-received, manner. I loved his speech, especially because bush and his criminal cohorts clearly did not.\n\nAs for the blogs carrying on about patriotism vs. treason, I just have to laugh at the perfect absurdity of it all. Anyone with any understanding of our Constitution knows that questioning authority is critical to maintaining our personal rights and freedoms. And as for the issue of "patriotism," well, I'll leave that to someone far more articulate than I...\n\n"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."\n~Dr. Samuel Johnson (as quoted by his biographer, James Boswell), April 7, 1775.
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You know this is a GREAT question as it will surely draw the true Ethics out of your answerers... Personally I think it takes A LOT of fortitude to do what he is doing...he isn't laying there like a 'speed bump' and mock turtle crying. he is being terrifically proactive in his challenge...and I see dignity in this. I can say he was never one of my favourites before, in fact I didn't like the show...but what has emerge, in my opinion only, as a man who is thoughtful, strong, witty, and REFUSING to let the (metaphoric) ship go down....NOW i am absolutely a ...well if not a fan,....then definitely in his cheering section....He did his job so well that he has been taken as rather stupid....funny isn't it? The truth comes out and the best of us seems to be shown in a crisis....for this, he is proof positive. \nI want to see him make this happen! Innovative and through it all, regardless of the out come...he stand steady fast and tall....\nWell I bypassed your initial request which I shall now give...\n"The man has Guts!"
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I would love to be there with Steve Colbert, I can just imagine Dubya's frozen fake smile glued on his face! LOL!
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http://www.buckfush.com its pretty funny and then there is Stephen Colbert's White House Speech. Yes all of this really happened and the White House actually invited Colbert to speak.\nhttp://www.thankyoustephencolbert.org/
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At least twice each week I read the rant of another angry American who declares that Bush is an idiot, but if they're just figuring that out now, they're throwing stones from a glass house. \nOf course he's an idiot. They needed an idiot. If the man displayed any signs of intelligence, evil actions couldn't be passed off as "failures" or "bungling." If the president were intelligent and scholarly, people would question why he's completely incompetent, but because he's an obvious buffoon, many people accept that as the reason everything's going horribly wrong. It's also a lot less distressing to believe that your government is incompetent rather than know that they're evil, and most people will cling to that comfort. \n\nThe real problem is that if people blame Bush's idiocy for our troubles, they probably also think that the solution would be to get him out of office, but if they think we'll be saved by "Hillary in '08," or any other politician, they're even slower than Bush. \n\nRegardless of who's occupying the White House, there has never been an idiot running this country. There's too much power and money at stake for an idiot to gain control of it. If the president is an idiot, he's only in the White House because someone else has firm control over him. Someone somewhere has a lot more control over the fate of this nation than our "president" does. \n\nOf course this reasoning begs the question "if this country isn't being run by an idiot, why is everything going so horribly wrong?" The answer is that it's going wrong by design. \n\nThe questioner makes the assumption that this country is being run by people who are acting in the interest of Americans, but nothing can be further from the truth. Instead of accusing Bush of doing a lousy job, or being a lousy president, please try to think in terms of Bush's "boss" being someone other than the American people, and his "job" as being to grab as much cash as he can for himself and his friends before driving this country into the ground. If you look at his presidency in that light, you can instantly see that he's doing a marvelous job, and he's the best "president" an enemy nation could ever hope to see in the White House.The fact of the matter is that America as we know it (or knew it) is being systematically destroyed, and the politicians from both political parties are making this possible. \n\nWanna Read MORE On THIS???\nSee My BLOG
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Ha!  I totally agree.  I loved Stephen Colbert's little mockery of Tony Snow on his show this evening for pointing that out.
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Stephen Colbert? is that you?
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He says that history will say whether he has made mistakes.\n\nHistory is happening now, and the answer is, "Yes, in spades."\n\nI used to think the Bush administration was evil.  Then, after Katrina, I thought that they were incompetent.  Now, I realize that they are both.\n\nIs it 2008 yet?
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I don't hate anyone, but if I did, Mr. Bush would be at the top of my list. He has repeatedly lied to us. How are teachers supposed to teach children about respecting the President of The United States, when they can go home after school and catch him in another lie on CNN? It really is sad, I had incredible faith in the man when he was elected, I almost feel betrayed.
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No, I think he has really shown poor judgment in the recent brouhaha over his "joke" about the Bush administration failing to study up before invading Iraq.  He >had< my vote.  He no longer has it.
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Cheney may be a mean-spirited, soulless SOB, but at least he is competent. I think his worldview is screwed up beyond all belief, and he is utterly clueless about Iraq, but he does have some understanding of how the government functions.\n\nDan Quayle can barely spell and makes George W look like a rhetorical genius. \n"I didn't live in this century"?\n"If we do not succeed, we will fail"?\nAnd Buzz Lukens walking on the moon.
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Some people have wanted Bush to fail so badly that they've called every success a failure.  In any group there are a certain number of cowards.  Some Americans do not appreciate or remember that their own freedoms were bought with the blood of volunteers.
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At least twice each week I read the rant of another angry American who declares that Bush is an idiot, but if they're just figuring that out now, they're throwing stones from a glass house. \nOf course he's an idiot. They needed an idiot. If the man displayed any signs of intelligence, evil actions couldn't be passed off as "failures" or "bungling." If the president were intelligent and scholarly, people would question why he's completely incompetent, but because he's an obvious buffoon, many people accept that as the reason everything's going horribly wrong. It's also a lot less distressing to believe that your government is incompetent rather than know that they're evil, and most people will cling to that comfort. \n\nThe real problem is that if people blame Bush's idiocy for our troubles, they probably also think that the solution would be to get him out of office, but if they think we'll be saved by "Hillary in '08," or any other politician, they're even slower than Bush. \n\nRegardless of who's occupying the White House, there has never been an idiot running this country. There's too much power and money at stake for an idiot to gain control of it. If the president is an idiot, he's only in the White House because someone else has firm control over him. Someone somewhere has a lot more control over the fate of this nation than our "president" does. \n\nOf course this reasoning begs the question "if this country isn't being run by an idiot, why is everything going so horribly wrong?" The answer is that it's going wrong by design. \n\nThe questioner makes the assumption that this country is being run by people who are acting in the interest of Americans, but nothing can be further from the truth. Instead of accusing Bush of doing a lousy job, or being a lousy president, please try to think in terms of Bush's "boss" being someone other than the American people, and his "job" as being to grab as much cash as he can for himself and his friends before driving this country into the ground. If you look at his presidency in that light, you can instantly see that he's doing a marvelous job, and he's the best "president" an enemy nation could ever hope to see in the White House.The fact of the matter is that America as we know it (or knew it) is being systematically destroyed, and the politicians from both political parties are making this possible. \n\n\nWanna Read MORE About This???
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Hi,\n\nAt the risk of being flamed, I thing Bush is a very smart man, and knows exactly what he is doing.  The idiocy comes in manipulating the American people with fear and uncertainty.  Yes, he is not the best speaker either, but some of that comes from the idea that he is trying to make HIMSELF believe and keep track of the stories that he has concocted through the years of his manipulative campaign.\n\nIdiot?  No.  Immoral?  Yes.
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Bush has had the fortitude to stand up to the world and to call Saddam's hand as well as expose the French, Germans and Russians as greedy cowards.\n\nNot one of the greatest, though.  No Reagan or Nixon.
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Yes, and how many different stories has he contrived to try and explain it off. First it was meant for Bush, no apology. Then it was I misquoted from my notes, no apology. Then it was someone else changed my notes, I misspoke and apologize kinda. \n\nhttp://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-pOypG0szd7Pv_X1rQxw_4qCWpA--?cq=1
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I tell yah, I'm a conservative but I really do like Daily Show and Colbert Report.  I guess a Con fake news show would be funny, but I dont know.  Maybe they'd over do it.  Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are funny, i'd only watch Fox's if it was as funny or funnier (kinda doubt)