I think one of the greatest tools we have for active change is wit and laughter…mad props to Colbert for the ‘guts’

I wish Bush had erupted. It would’ve been great to see his arrogant, childish, “me leader, you peon” act on display for all to see.

Colbert told the truth through humour and when silence was the response to his quips, the truth hit home like a blint dagger in the gut.

I laughed my head off.  Some of the funniest commentary I have every heard. The “Real” news is a bunch of clowns that are lazy and report what they are told to.  They are even told what questions to ask at press conferences.  It’s like they are a bunch of props in a bad movie.

Perhaps the reason why Steven supposedly was not funny is because in the world we now inhabit, reality has long ago surpassed satire.  I loved Steven’s piece but it made feel terribly sad to be reminded of how truly far our country has strayed from the good and decent nation I always thought it was.  Bravo, or sould I say Brave Homme Steven!

Stephen Colbert did what the mainstream media refuses to do; show us that our emporor has no clothes.

Thank God for Colbert!  If no one is man enough to shoot Bush, Colbert is the best we can do.

poor tubby george can’t take a joke, can’t ride a bike, can’t speak his mother tongue, can’t run a country—what on earth can the little twit do?

Nothing is funny about this president or this administration. It’s not funny to point out his supposed stupidity or gaffes.  His cadre has set up most of the requirements for a dictatorship, has sold us down the river, eseentialy bankrupt the country, instituted illegal mass spying, legalized torture, willingly lied to get us into war, committed crimes associated with the Plame leak grand jury (which should never have been created if he declassified the info and approved leaking it which he says he did - Miller went to jail over it etc) watched New Orleans drwon from a distance, and on and on.

Colbert did awfully well given the circumstances.  Issues about timing and delivery are close to irrelevant. That’s like complaining that Murrow was off-tempo when he confronted McCarthy. They took their brief moments and got in there words of truth.

My overall reaction was “Nothing funny to see here. Move along.” Kind of like a crime scene with all the criminals still in place. Talk about your tough crowd to please. From that perspective, it was too true, but not too funny. Interesting problem there. I didn’t hear Colbert say a single word that Dubya didn’t deserve, but… The point was to be funny, not to make a political statement. Yes, some of it was funny, no matter how tough the audience, but overall I felt like it was mostly a political act.

Colbert has a lot of guts even to do it. That he could deliver it that well given the audience he was facing? I’m more impressed.

Just imagine what would have happened if Dubya had exploded? Now THAT would have been seriously funny.

I don’t think GWB was “visibly angered by the sharp lines that kept coming.”

He had that same dumb look on his face as he had when told of 9/11… deer in the headlights… NOT A CLUE what was going on.

I wonder which one of his “aides” rushed to his side to advise him to act “angry.”

Isn’t it comforting to know that the “leader of the free world” is so thin-skinned and “ready to blow” when needled by a few lines from a near-nobody. Imagine how far out of control he could get when faced with REAL opposition. Goodbye world!

My boyfriend and I were watching t.v. when we happened to come across the association dinner. We thought it was part of the colbert report, until we saw that it was indeed live. We agreed it was hilarious, yet awkward. I think Keith Olberman was right when he said it was really close to be over the line, but we all know what he was saying was right and g.d. hilarious. My props to Colbert!!!!!!!!

Nothing hurts like the truth!!!!!
If our sorry excuse for a free press actually did their jobs, this administration would already be in jail!
Stephen Colbert has brass balls. God Bless Him.
If Fox “news” is mad about it it must have been good.
You go Stephen.