Bush Was ‘Ready to Blow’ During Colbert’s Roast
An aide to the president says that during Stephen Colbert's "tribute" on Sunday night, Bush "got that look that he's ready to blow."An aide to the president says that during Stephen Colbert’s “tribute” on Sunday night, Bush “got that look that he’s ready to blow.”
WAIT BEFORE YOU GO...U.S. News & World Report:
Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert’s biting routine at the White House Correspondents Association dinner won a rare silent protest from Bush aides and supporters Saturday when several independently left before he finished.
“Colbert crossed the line,” said one top Bush aide, who rushed out of the hotel as soon as Colbert finished. Another said that the president was visibly angered by the sharp lines that kept coming.
“I’ve been there before, and I can see that he is [angry],” said a former top aide. “He’s got that look that he’s ready to blow.”
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