Little Richard Translates for Bush on ‘Daily Show’

We’ve had some readers asking for us at Truthdig to dig between the lines of Bush’s 9/11 speech. Turns out Jon Stewart & Co. were already all over that. Watch as Little Richard explicates our prez.

Posted on Sep 13, 2006 READ MORE  | 95 READS

Colbert Plays the Name Game in Jersey

Stephen Colbert sat down with Richard Sexton on Tuesday to discuss his congressional candidacy against the confusingly named incumbent, James Saxton.  As can be expected, hijinks ensue, including Colbert’s generous offer to smear Sexton’s opponent for him and a mock concession call not to be missed.

Posted on Sep 13, 2006 READ MORE  | 46 READS

‘Daily Show’: Gary Hart’s Manifesto

Former presidential candidate and national security expert Gary Hart appeared on “The Daily Show” Tuesday to pitch his new book, “The Courage of Our Convictions: A Manifesto for Democrats.”  Evoking giants like Roosevelt and Kennedy, Hart challenged the wisdom of playing it safe and took a stab at the centrism so popular among Democrats in recent years.

Posted on Sep 13, 2006 READ MORE  | 26 READS

Snow Almost Doesn’t Bother Lying

Asked whether Bush still thinks there was a relationship between Hussein and Al Qaeda honcho Al Zarqawi, White House spokesman Tony Snow nearly admitted the absence of such a relationship, but then said one existed because Zarqawi “operated” in Iraq. But as ThinkProgress points out, that’s like saying America had a “relationship” with the Unabomber because he was “operating” in the United States.

Posted on Sep 13, 2006 READ MORE  | 74 READS

‘Daily Show’ Digests Latest Bush Puzzler

George Bush recently said “America is safer than it has been, but it’s not yet safe.”  Attempting to make sense of this seemingly contradictory statement in a post-9/11, post-“mission accomplished,” post-Katrina world, “The Daily Show” came up with this rationale: “George W. Bush is the right man to lead us in the era post whatever horrible calamity he leads us into next.”

Posted on Sep 12, 2006 READ MORE  | 1838 READS

Colbert Nails Docu-Farce

Stephen Colbert sank his teeth into the “Path to 9/11” controversy on Monday, shaming ABC’s truth-challenged drama: “What better way to commemorate a national tragedy than turning it into a miniseries?”

Posted on Sep 12, 2006 READ MORE  | 53 READS

Lauer Challenges Bush on Torture, CIA Prisons

NBC host Matt Lauer confronts President Bush on a fundamental apparent inconsistency in his interrogation policy: If it’s legal, why are we doing it in secret CIA prisons abroad? Cornered, Bush doesn’t answer straight. Watch the fireworks.

Posted on Sep 11, 2006 READ MORE  | 70 READS

Olbermann to Bush at Ground Zero: ‘May This Country Forgive You’

In perhaps his most powerful monologue ever, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann savagely harangued Bush for using 9/11 as a wedge to pit Americans against Americans. “Who has left this hole in the ground? We have not forgotten, Mr. President. You have. May this country forgive you.”

Bill Maher Takes On ‘The Path to 9/11’

Maher, along with guests Rob Thomas, P.J. O’Rourke and Joan Walsh, ripped into ABC’s undocu-drama, which pins the blame for 9/11 on Bill Clinton. Maher reminds us: As president, Clinton had a meeting a week about bin Laden; George W. Bush, before 9/11, had zero. Watch it on the jump.

Posted on Sep 11, 2006 READ MORE  | 124 READS

How Would ABC Fictionalize Other Historical Periods?

A satire of ABC’s “The Path to 9/11” has popped up on YouTube. It envisions how ABC would dramatize Vietnam, the San Francisco Earthquake and the Revolutionary War. Not gut-bustingly hilarious, but significant in terms of how quickly these kinds of things appear nowadays. (h/t: AMERICAblog)

Posted on Sep 11, 2006 READ MORE  | 15 READS

The Fictional Sandy Berger ‘Path to 9/11’ Scene

Watch the part of ABC’s undocu-drama “The Path to 9/11” in which Sandy Berger goes weak-kneed when presented with an opportunity to order the killing of bin Laden. DISCLAIMER: This never happened in real life, and is one of the most blatant falsehoods contained in the miniseries.

Posted on Sep 11, 2006 READ MORE  | 25 READS

The Best War Ever

Check out this hip new video trailer about a new graphical book, “The Best War Ever,” which chronicles how the U.S. defeated itself by believing its own propaganda that the invasion and occupation of Iraq would be a cakewalk. It just hit the Internet today (Sept. 11, 2006).

Posted on Sep 11, 2006 READ MORE  | 68 READS

9/11 Video Tribute

To commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, we have assembled a collection of the most memorable and compelling footage related to that day—some of it iconic and unforgettable, like the images of the planes crashing into the towers, some of it more below the radar, like Jon Stewart’s first show after the attacks.

Posted on Sep 10, 2006 READ MORE  | 2562 READS

Limbaugh Brings His Claptrap to CBS

Rush Limbaugh said something stupid again, only this time on CBS’ nightly “Free Speech” segment, where the radio show host railed against those evil people who are “more interested in punishing this country over a few incidents of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay than they are in defeating those who want to kill us.” (Video & Transcript)

Posted on Sep 8, 2006 READ MORE  | 122 READS

Keitel: 9/11 Undocu-Drama Should Be Changed

Harvey Keitel, who stars in ABC’s upcoming 9/11-themed miniseries, appeared on CNN’s “Showbiz Tonight” to relate his own concerns over the project’s manipulation of history.  When asked if a work derived from 9/11 held a special obligation to the truth, Keitel responded: “Absolutely, you cannot cross the line from a conflation of events to a distortion of the event. No. Where we have distorted something we have made a mistake—and that should be corrected.”

Posted on Sep 8, 2006 READ MORE  | 52 READS