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Bush Was ‘Ready to Blow’ During Colbert’s Roast

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 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." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Not Amused At Colbert’s Roast

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2006 The president and his wife, Laura, did not seem amused at the blistering "tribute" satirist Stephen Colbert gave them at the annual White House Correspondent's Dinner Watch the video (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) Salon calls it Colbert's "crowning moment" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘South Park,’ Censored Over Mohammed, Hits Jesus

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2006 The creators of "South Park," censored by Comedy Central when they attempted to show an image of the prophet Mohammed, aired instead an image of Jesus Christ defecating on President Bush and the American flag. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Withers Under Questioning of … Jon Stewart

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2006 The "Daily Show's" "fake news" interview exposed Sen. John McCain's far-right hypocrisies better than most interviewers in the traditional media. (video) Even the AP asks whether McCain has gone hard right. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Serves up Steaming Satire on Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2006 When Sen. Bill Frist calls it "workable" to deport 11 million illegal immigrants, Stewart replies, "It's absolutely workable! Just think about Elian Gonzalez. How easy that was!" (video) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher Takes on Christian Paranoia

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2006 Maher tells Christians, "If you're going to be that paranoid all the time, just get high." (video) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Rips Bush’s Bolten Selection

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2006 His take on Bush's appointment of Josh Bolten as chief of staff: "He just gave a promotion to the guy in charge of our $9-trillion debt. You know what? I really think if you walked into a cabinet meeting and started hurling your feces at the wall, Bush would name a state after you." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Skewers Fox News on Tasteless Segment

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 When Fox News decided to juxtapose busty bikini babes and news of a serial killer manhunt on the same screen, the savior from Comedy Central made wonderful mincemeat of the situation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New ’60 Minutes’ Star Slams Iraq Press Criticism

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2006 CBS' Lara Logan refutes Bush & Co.'s attempts to blame the media for the negative stories coming out of Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Matthews: I’m Mad as Hell and I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2006 NBC host Chris Matthews--whom many feel is a closet conservative--slams Bush & Co. for telling falsehoods every step of the way on Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold Speaks Truth to Power, and Stewart

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 The Wisconsin senator whips Jon Stewart's audience into a frenzy with his insistence on holding Bush accountable for his spying program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reporter Answers Criticism of War Coverage

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 An NBC reporter cuts through the chatter about unreported positive stories in Iraq: You can easily get killed reporting them. So how positive can the situation be? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )