Colbert Unleashes the Fearsome Power of Name-Calling
The take-away from the recent showdown between MoveOnorg and Bush administration members (not to mention the Senate) over the now-infamous "General Betray Us" ad should be, according to Stephen Colbert, that the full force of our nation's military power can best be unleashed on the world stage in the form of deadly schoolyard taunts .
The take-away from the recent showdown between MoveOn.org and Bush administration members (not to mention the Senate) over the now-infamous “General Betray Us” ad should be, according to Stephen Colbert, that the full force of our nation’s military power can best be unleashed on the world stage in the form of … deadly schoolyard taunts.
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