Colbert Suggests a New Name for FEMA
"The Colbert Report" host, fresh off his career-making roast of President Bush, comes up with a way to save the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“The Colbert Report” host, fresh off his career-making roast of President Bush, comes up with a way to save the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Wait, before you go…Salon:
Stephen Colbert is on a serious roll this week, capped off by this brilliant suggestion for a new name for FEMA.
If you're reading this, you probably already know that non-profit, independent journalism is under threat worldwide. Independent news sites are overshadowed by larger heavily funded mainstream media that inundate us with hype and noise that barely scratch the surface. We believe that our readers deserve to know the full story. Truthdig writers bravely dig beneath the headlines to give you thought-provoking, investigative reporting and analysis that tells you what’s really happening and who’s rolling up their sleeves to do something about it.
Like you, we believe a well-informed public that doesn’t have blind faith in the status quo can help change the world. Your contribution of as little as $5 monthly or $35 annually will make you a groundbreaking member and lays the foundation of our work.
Support Truthdig
The 43rd president—besides leaving the domestic economy in ruins—bequeathed a disastrous foreign policy.
America's military spending has spiraled completely out of control. Lockheed Martin and its cohorts are laughing all the way to the bank.
It affects our schools, our water, even the air we breathe. And like climate change, it demands an urgent, comprehensive response.
His “otherizing” of the U.S. colony should not obscure the fact he has failed Americans suffering through the aftermath of hurricanes.
There are currently no responses to this article.
Be the first to respond.