Colbert Roasts Bush - 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner

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In one of the ballsiest comic stunts ever pulled in Washington, comedian Stephen Colbert delivered a blistering "tribute" to President Bush at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. It was so edgy and uncomfortable that it was almost too hard to watch, as a cold-faced and stunned Bush sat just a few feet away with the look of someone who had just been ambushed.

Acting the part of the faux conservative talk show host that he plays on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, Colbert spoke truthiness to power as he leveled an all-out assault on Bush under the guise of mock praise. He lampooned Bush over everything from his low approval ratings to his handling of Iraq to his vaunted stubbornness -- and got in a few shots at the Washington press corps as well.

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[UtterFlatulence]

In a lot of other countries he would have been imprisoned or put to death. That fact makes it all the more entertainment.

[The Best]

Stephen Colbert is a comic genius. Do people realize how incredibly talented you must be to stay in character, night after night, week after week, as he does on his show? His comic timing is ALWAYS PERFECT. I loved watching him make a complete fool out of Bill O'reilly... without ever breaking character. And I love watching him make a complete fool out of Bush in this.

[Tiger Lily]

xD

Clinton left the office with a surplus. Bush waged war and fucked up the economy for 8 years.

[RageGlitcher01]

Not sure if you're trolling...

[Liliane Buckley]

I miss the Bush years. The economy was booming and America was winning the wars.

Now fucking Obama has wrecked the entire country.....

[Oneiric Outlier]

To poke fun at Bush in a way so subtle as to not arouse too much anger, but yet in a way so obvious that even he understood he was being made a fool of, now THAT takes talent.

[moe18966]

That's a cool idea and all, and I think almost everybody who is reasonably intelligent has come to realize how beliefs hinder learning in some ways, but don't get stuck thinking that just straight up not believing things is a fast path to learning or something. Beliefs are a fundamental part of what forms our thoughts and are extremely practical for learning. It's definitely good to try and be open minded but don't take simple ideas like that too far or you'll just limit yourself. Just think

[thereimade12]

he looks so young!

[thatlillefty2]

That we let this jester disrespect our most highly elected official and laugh... just proves how great democracy really is.

God bless 'Merica.

[PEWTASTIC]

lol, uber troll

[WucasLife]

Steven Colbert omg u got balls

[Jeremy Bader]

ok... gotta love freedom of speech... period. better?